Description

Medical laboratory technologists perform a variety of laboratory tests and procedures to assist physicians in diagnosing, monitoring, treating and preventing disease.  These tests include blood banking, chemistry, hematology, immunology, and microbiology.

Jobs duties and tasks;

• Clinical chemistry – chemically analyzing blood and other fluids
• Clinical microbiology – culturing and identifying micro-organisms and determining antibiotic sensitivities
• Hematology – studying blood cells and their formation in health and disease, and investigating coagulation factors and disorders
• Transfusion medicine – taking and testing blood to determine its suitability for transfusions
• Cytotechnology – microscopically examining prepared cellular slides for evidence of abnormality or disease
• Examine body fluids and tissues for abnormal chemical levels, cells or bacteria
• Prepare tissue for microscopic examination by pathologists
• Determine blood type for transfusions
• Conduct medical research and analysis
• Actively participate in Quality Improvement Programs essential to ensure that laboratory testing

• Clinical chemistry – chemically analyzing blood and other fluids
• Clinical microbiology – culturing and identifying micro-organisms and determining antibiotic sensitivities
• Hematology – studying blood cells and their formation in health and disease, and investigating coagulation factors and disorders
• Transfusion medicine – taking and testing blood to determine its suitability for transfusions
• Cytotechnology – microscopically examining prepared cellular slides for evidence of abnormality or disease
• Examine body fluids and tissues for abnormal chemical levels, cells or bacteria
• Prepare tissue for microscopic examination by pathologists
• Determine blood type for transfusions
• Conduct medical research and analysis
• Actively participate in Quality Improvement Programs essential to ensure that laboratory testing

• Diploma