Description
Medical laboratory assistants work under supervision of the biomedical scientist and carry out basic laboratory procedures. They work in the pre-analytical handling of samples such as checking the details of specimens received for analysis, maintaining analysers, loading reagents, and packaging specimens. They also perform clerical tasks such as monitoring the stock levels of reagents used in analysis.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
microbiology-bacteriologyblood type classificationtechniques of blood-samplinglaboratory techniquesautomated analysers in the medical laboratorymicroscopic techniquesstem cellsdata protectionclinical biochemistrycryopreservationbiological chemistryvirologydermapathologyblood collection on babieshistopathologyurolithiasis in the urinary tractblood transfusiondensiometryelectroencephalographyblood donationpaediatric phlebotomy proceduresimmunologyclinical cytologytissue cytogeneticsfine-needle aspiration
Practical Skills
communicate in healthcareapply safety procedures in laboratoryperform laboratory testsconduct routine blood testinguse chemical analysis equipmentsend samples to laboratorycheck the received biological samplesarchive healthcare users' recordstransport blood samplesmaintain laboratory equipmentidentify patients' medical recordslabel blood samplesmix chemicalswear appropriate protective gearrecord test dataperform cerebrospinal fluid analysisperform sample testingmaintain medical laboratory equipmentwork safely with chemicalscalibrate laboratory equipmentprepare samples for testingoperate scientific measuring equipmenttest chemical samplesexamine cell specimens microscopicallymaintain healthcare user data confidentialityexplain the molecular basis of a disease to patientsperform stem cell transplantationinterpret medical resultsinterpret urology diagnostic testsperform fertility laboratory proceduressterilise medical equipmentmonitor stock levelanalyse cell culturesperform reconstructive microsurgeryexamine samples in dermatologycollect biological samples from patientscarry out flow cytometrywork with chemicalsperform PCR covid testconduct cancer screening testsinterpret hematological test resultscarry out quality control in microbiology laboratoriesanalyse blood samplesorder suppliesperform bone marrow transplantdispose medical wasteassist in the production of laboratory documentation