ISCO Occupation Group 3212.2 Medical Laboratory Assistant
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Medical Laboratory Assistant: 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.
Essential Skills
- Communicate Effectively In Healthcare
- Identify Patients' Medical Records
- Calibrate Laboratory Equipment
- Transport Blood Samples
- Automated Analysers In The Medical Laboratory
- Mix Chemicals
- Send Biological Samples To Laboratory
- Label Blood Samples
- Check The Received Biological Samples
- Maintain Laboratory Equipment
- Blood Type Classification
- Perform Sample Testing
- Use Chemical Analysis Equipment
- Laboratory Techniques
- Techniques Of Blood-Sampling
- Maintain Medical Laboratory Equipment
- Microbiology-Bacteriology
- Examine Cell Specimens Microscopically
- Record Test Data
- Perform Laboratory Tests
- Work Safely With Chemicals
- Test Chemical Samples
- Operate Scientific Measuring Equipment
- Apply Safety Procedures In Laboratory
- Wear Appropriate Protective Gear
- Archive Healthcare Users' Records
- Prepare Samples For Testing
Optional Skills
- Work With Chemicals
- Data Protection
- Assist In The Production Of Laboratory Documentation
- Microscopic Techniques
- Order Supplies
- Carry Out Quality Control In Microbiology Laboratories
- Histopathology
- Clinical Cytology
- Perform Bone Marrow Transplant
- Blood Transfusion
- Fine-Needle Aspiration
- Interpret Hematological Test Results
- Blood Collection On Babies
- Monitor Stock Level
- Paediatric Phlebotomy Procedures
- Maintain Healthcare User Data Confidentiality
- Biological Chemistry
- Analyse Cell Cultures
- Virology
- Immunology
- Sterilise Medical Equipment
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Blood Donation
- Interpret Medical Results
- Dispose Medical Waste
- Analyse Blood Samples
- Collect Biological Samples From Patients
Alternative Names
- Biomedical Laboratory Assistant
- Assistant Clinical Researcher
- Assistant In Medical Laboratory
- Medical Lab Assistant
- Medical Laboratory Research Assistant
- Clinical Research Assistant
- Assistant In Biomedical Laboratory
- Biomedical Laboratory Research Assistant
