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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Perform routine medical laboratory tests for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May work under the supervision of a medical technologist. | Conduct chemical analyses of body fluids, such as blood and urine, using microscope or automatic analyzer to detect abnormalities or diseases, and enter findings into computer. | |||
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Analyze the results of tests and experiments to ensure conformity to specifications, using special mechanical and electrical devices. | ||||
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Analyze and record test data to issue reports that use charts, graphs and narratives. | ||||
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Perform medical research to further control and cure disease. | ||||
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Conduct blood tests for transfusion purposes and perform blood counts. | ||||
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Obtain specimens, cultivating, isolating and identifying microorganisms for analysis. | ||||
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Examine cells stained with dye to locate abnormalities. | ||||
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Collect blood or tissue samples from patients, observing principles of asepsis to obtain blood sample. | ||||
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Consult with a pathologist to determine a final diagnosis when abnormal cells are found. | ||||
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Inoculate fertilized eggs, broths, or other bacteriological media with organisms. | ||||
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Cut, stain and mount tissue samples for examination by pathologists. | ||||
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Supervise and instruct other technicians and laboratory assistants. | ||||
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Prepare standard volumetric solutions and reagents to be combined with samples, following standardized formulas or experimental procedures. | ||||
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Test raw materials, processes and finished products to determine quality and quantity of materials or characteristics of a substance. | ||||
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Set up, maintain, calibrate, clean, and test sterility of medical laboratory equipment. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
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 | |||
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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Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. | |||
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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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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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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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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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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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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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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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Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. | |||
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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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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. | |||
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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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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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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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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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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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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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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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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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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. | |||
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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 | |||
Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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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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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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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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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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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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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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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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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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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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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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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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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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Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
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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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Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). | |||
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Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
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Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Billing software | Accounting software | |||
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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 platelet analyzers | Hematology analyzers | |||
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Automated/semi-automated dipstick analysis systems | Chemistry analyzers | |||
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Automatic pipetters | Robotic or automated liquid handling systems | |||
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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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Blood culture incubators | Shaking incubators | |||
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Butterfly needles | Butterfly needles | |||
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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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Compound microscopes | Binocular light compound microscopes | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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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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Evacuated blood collection tubes | Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers | |||
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Flow cytometers | Microbiology analyzers | |||
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Fluorescence microscopes | Fluorescent microscopes | |||
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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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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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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 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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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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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Petri dishes | Petri plates or dishes | |||
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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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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 | Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | |||
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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 6 months, up to and including 1 year | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Biotechnician | |||
Blood Bank Laboratory Technician | |||
Blood Typer | |||
Blood and Plasma Laboratory Assistant | |||
Blood or Blood Bank Technician | |||
Clinical Laboratory Scientist | |||
Clinical Research Assistant | |||
Cytogenetic Technician | |||
Cytotechnologist | |||
Hematology Technician | |||
Hemodialysis Technician | |||
Histologic Aide | |||
Histologic Technician | |||
Histology Technician | |||
Histopathology Technician | |||
Histotechnician | |||
Laboratory Assistant (Lab Assistant) | |||
Laboratory Associate (Lab Associate) | |||
Laboratory Supervisor | |||
Laboratory Technician | |||
Laboratory Worker | |||
Medical Lab Assistant | |||
Medical Laboratory Assistant | |||
Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) | |||
Medical Laboratory Technician (Medical Lab Tech) | |||
Medical Laboratory Technologist | |||
Medical Numerical Control Operator | |||
Medical Technologist | |||
Microbiology Technician | |||
Neurology Technician | |||
Non-Registered Technician | |||
Pathological Technician | |||
Pathologist Assistant | |||
Pathology Technician | |||
Pharmaceutical Laboratory Technician | |||
Phlebotomist | |||
Serology Technician | |||
Sleep Technician | |||
Specimen Processor | |||
Tissue Technician | |||
Toxicology Laboratory Technician | |||
Vascular Technician | |||
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