Medical Lab Technician

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Medical laboratory technologists have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

• Set up, operate and maintain laboratory equipment
• Conduct and interpret chemical analyses of blood, urine, and cerebrospinal and other body fluids
• Study blood cells and other tissues to determine their relation to various physiological and pathological conditions
• Prepare tissue sections for microscopic examinations using techniques to demonstrate special cellular tissue elements or other characteristics
• Perform and interpret blood group, type and compatibility tests for transfusion purposes
• Validate, document and report test results
• Establish procedures for the analysis of specimens and for medical laboratory experiments
• Conduct quality control assessment of testing techniques
• May supervise and train other medical laboratory technical staff, students and helpers
• May assist pathologists during autopsies.