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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Perform complex medical laboratory tests for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May train or supervise staff. | Analyze laboratory findings to check the accuracy of the results. | |||
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Conduct chemical analysis of body fluids, including blood, urine, and spinal fluid, to determine presence of normal and abnormal components. | ||||
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Operate, calibrate and maintain equipment used in quantitative and qualitative analysis, such as spectrophotometers, calorimeters, flame photometers, and computer-controlled analyzers. | ||||
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Enter data from analysis of medical tests and clinical results into computer for storage. | ||||
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Analyze samples of biological material for chemical content or reaction. | ||||
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Set up, clean, and maintain laboratory equipment. | ||||
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Provide technical information about test results to physicians, family members and researchers. | ||||
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Supervise, train, and direct lab assistants, medical and clinical laboratory technicians and technologists, and other medical laboratory workers engaged in laboratory testing. | ||||
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Develop, standardize, evaluate, and modify procedures, techniques and tests used in the analysis of specimens and in medical laboratory experiments. | ||||
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Cultivate, isolate, and assist in identifying microbial organisms, and perform various tests on these microorganisms. | ||||
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Obtain, cut, stain, and mount biological material on slides for microscopic study and diagnosis, following standard laboratory procedures. | ||||
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Select and prepare specimen and media for cell culture, using aseptic technique and knowledge of medium components and cell requirements. | ||||
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Conduct medical research under direction of microbiologist or biochemist. | ||||
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Harvest cell cultures at optimum time based on knowledge of cell cycle differences and culture conditions. | ||||
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Establish and monitor quality assurance programs and activities to ensure the accuracy of laboratory results. | ||||
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Collect and study blood samples to determine the number of cells, their morphology, or their blood group, blood type, and compatibility for transfusion purposes, using microscopic techniques. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. | |||
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Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. | |||
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Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Medicine and Dentistry | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Clerical | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. | |||
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Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. | |||
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Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. | |||
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Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. | |||
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Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Equipment Selection | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. | |||
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Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. | |||
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Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
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Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. | |||
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Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Commercial plate reader software | Medical software | |||
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Database software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Electronic medical record EMR software | Medical software | |||
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Email software | Electronic mail software | |||
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Hematology laboratory workflow management software | Medical software | |||
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Laboratory information system LIS software | Medical software | |||
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Medical digital imaging software | Medical software | |||
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Medical software | Medical software | |||
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Medical system integration software | Medical software | |||
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Microscopic image capturing software | Medical software | |||
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Quality control software | Medical software | |||
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Reimbursement screening software | Medical software | |||
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Specimen tracking software | Medical software | |||
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Spreadsheet software | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Test result delivery software | Medical software | |||
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Test routing software | Medical software | |||
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Word processing software | Word processing software | |||
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22-gauge needles | Hypodermic needles | |||
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5-part differential automated hematology analyzers | Hematology analyzers | |||
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8 and 12 channel pipettes | Electronic multichannel pipetters | |||
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Agglutination viewers | Blood bank analyzers | |||
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Anaerobe jars | Anaerobic jars or accessories | |||
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Analytical balances | Analytical balances | |||
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Antigen-coated test plates | Tissue culture coated plates or dishes or inserts | |||
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Autoclaves | Steam autoclaves or sterilizers | |||
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Automated chemistry analyzers | Chemistry analyzers | |||
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Automated coagulation analyzers | Coagulation analyzers | |||
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Automated hematology analyzers | Hematology analyzers | |||
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Automated platelet analyzers | Hematology analyzers | |||
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Automated urinalysis equipment | Urinalysis analyzers | |||
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Automated/semi-automated dipstick analysis systems | Chemistry analyzers | |||
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Automatic pipetter diluters | Laboratory diluters | |||
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Automatic pipetters | Robotic or automated liquid handling systems | |||
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Automatic tissue processors | Tissue processors | |||
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Balances | Laboratory balances | |||
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Bench refractometers | Bench refractometers or polarimeters | |||
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Blood agar plates | Specialty plates for bacteria | |||
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Blood collection needles | Blood collection needles | |||
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Blood collection syringes | Blood collection syringes | |||
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Butterfly needles | Butterfly needles | |||
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Calorimeters | Calorimeters | |||
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Candle jars | Anaerobic jars or accessories | |||
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Capillary sticks | Capillary or hematocrit tubes | |||
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Capillary tubes | Capillary or hematocrit tubes | |||
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Cell counters | Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters | |||
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Cell washers | Blood bank cell washers | |||
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Centrifuges | Benchtop centrifuges | |||
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Chemistry analyzers | Chemistry analyzers | |||
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Chromatographs | Chromatographic detectors | |||
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Coagulation analyzers | Coagulation analyzers | |||
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Collection tube holders/adapters | Phlebotomy trays or accessories | |||
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Colorimeters | Colorimeters | |||
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Compound light microscopes | Binocular light compound microscopes | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Differential cell counters | Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters | |||
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Differential hematology analyzers with laser technology | Hematology analyzers | |||
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Diluters | Laboratory diluters | |||
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Dropping pipettes | Dropping pipettes | |||
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Electrical mixers | Laboratory mixers | |||
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Electrolyte analyzers | Electrolyte analyzers | |||
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Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA plate readers | Microplate readers | |||
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Evacuated blood collection tubes | Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers | |||
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Flame photometers | Photometers | |||
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Flow cytometers | Microbiology analyzers | |||
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Fluorescence microscopes | Fluorescent microscopes | |||
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Fume hoods | Fume hoods or cupboards | |||
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Gel electrophoresis equipment | Gel documentation systems | |||
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Glass slides | Microscope slides | |||
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Glucose monitoring systems | Glucose monitors or meters | |||
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Hemacytometers | Hemacytometer sets | |||
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Hemaglobinometers | Hematology analyzers | |||
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Hematology analyzers | Hematology analyzers | |||
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Hematology task-targeted automation TTA systems | Hematology analyzers | |||
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Heterologous test systems | Chemistry analyzers | |||
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Homologous test systems | Chemistry analyzers | |||
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Hot air ovens | Laboratory mechanical convection ovens | |||
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Incubators | Forced air or mechanical convection general purpose incubators | |||
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Label printers | Compact disc CD or labeling printers | |||
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Laboratory vacuum pumps | Laboratory vacuum pumps | |||
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Laminar flow cabinets | Laminar flow cabinets or stations | |||
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Laminar flow hoods | Laminar flow cabinets or stations | |||
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Laser printers | Laser printers | |||
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Light microscopes | Stereo or dissecting light microscopes | |||
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Manual pipettes | Manual multichannel air displacement pipetters | |||
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Microhematocrits | Microcentrifuges | |||
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Micrometers | Micrometers | |||
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Microtiter plates | Multiwell plates | |||
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Needle holders | Blood collection needle holders | |||
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Notebook computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Osmometers | Osmometers | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Petri dishes | Petri plates or dishes | |||
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Photometers | Photometers | |||
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Photomicroscopes | Photo attachments for microscopes | |||
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Plasma extractors | Extracting equipment for laboratories | |||
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Plasma thawers | Warming cabinets | |||
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Plate washers | Microplate washers | |||
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Platelet rockers | Platelet mixers | |||
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Portable coagulation analyzers | Coagulation analyzers | |||
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Safety pipetting devices | Pipetter inserts or accessories | |||
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Scintillation counters | Liquid scintillation counters | |||
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Semiautomated hematology analyzers | Hematology analyzers | |||
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Sensitivity plates | Tissue culture coated plates or dishes or inserts | |||
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Serological kits | Immunology or serology test kits or supplies | |||
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Serology tube rotators | Tube rotators | |||
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Single-channel pipettes | Manual single channel air displacement pipetters | |||
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Spectrometers | Spectrometers | |||
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Spectrophotometers | Spectrophotometers | |||
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Sterile blood lancets | Lancets | |||
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Sterile transfer tubes | Multipurpose or general test tubes | |||
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Stylets | Surgical sterile instrument brushes or instrument stylets or instrument wipes | |||
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Thermal cyclers | Temperature cycling chambers or thermal cyclers | |||
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Tissue cassettes | Histology tissue cassettes | |||
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Tissue embedding equipment | Tissue embedding stations | |||
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Tourniquets | Tourniquets | |||
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Triple beam balances | Triple beam balances | |||
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Ultracentrifuges | Ultracentrifuges | |||
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Unopettes | Phlebotomy trays or accessories | |||
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Urinometers | Urinalysis analyzers | |||
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Vacutainer tubes | Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers | |||
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pH meters | pH meters | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | Bachelor's Degree | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Up to and including 1 month | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Biochemistry Technologist | |||
Blood Bank Laboratory Technologist | |||
Blood Bank Technologist | |||
Chemistry Technologist | |||
Chief Medical Technologist | |||
Clinical Immunology Specialist | |||
Clinical Laboratory Manager | |||
Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) | |||
Clinical Laboratory Technologist | |||
Clinical Medical Technologist | |||
Clinical Research Assistant | |||
Clinical Research Associate | |||
Clinical Researcher | |||
Cytogenetic Technologist | |||
Cytologist | |||
Cytology Laboratory Manager | |||
Cytotechnologist | |||
Differential Specialist | |||
Flow Cytometry Technologist | |||
Hematology Technologist | |||
Histologist Technologist | |||
Histology Technician | |||
Histotechnologist | |||
Immunohematologist | |||
Immunology Technologist | |||
Laboratory Supervisor | |||
Medical Chief Technician | |||
Medical Laboratory Technician | |||
Medical Laboratory Technologist (Medical Lab Tech) | |||
Medical Numerical Control Operator | |||
Medical Technician | |||
Medical Technologist (MT) | |||
Medical Technologist Teaching Supervisor | |||
Microbiologist | |||
Microbiology Technologist | |||
Molecular Pathology Technologist | |||
Pathology Laboratory Technologist | |||
Research Assistant | |||
Tissue Technologist | |||
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