Medical Laboratory
Medical Laboratory
Proficiency Scale:
1 = No Experience | 2 = Need Training | 3 = Able to perform with supervision | 4 = Able to perform independently
Administrative Duties
| Medical Laboratory | Rating Stars (Click) |
|---|---|
| Blood bank | |
| Chem | |
| Hemo | |
| Micro | |
| Serol |
| Medical Laboratory | Rating Stars (Click) |
|---|---|
| Patient positioning | |
| Fingerstick | |
| Venipuncture | |
| Warming the puncture site | |
| Tourniquet application & removal | |
| Decontamination of the puncture site | |
| Tuberculosis exposure control plan | |
| Post venipuncture site care | |
| Order of tube collection | |
| Arterial blood gas kits | |
| Occult blood packets | |
| Heel warmers | |
| Pin worm kits | |
| Serum separators | |
| Blood culture preparation kits | |
| Centrifuge | |
| Capillary blood kits | |
| Bacteria media | |
| Drug screen kits | |
| Ova parasite containers | |
| Legal blood draw kits | |
| Paternity blood draw kits | |
| RSV kits |
| Chemistry | Rating Stars (Click) |
|---|---|
| Acetone analysis | |
| Atomic absorption | |
| B12/folates | |
| CSF protein | |
| Drug monitoring | |
| Electrolytes | |
| Electrophoresis | |
| Gas chromatography | |
| Hepatitis | |
| Hormone testing | |
| Immunoelectrophoresis | |
| Include blood gas | |
| Main chemistry unit | |
| Osmolality | |
| Stool analysis (fecal fats) | |
| Thin layer chromatography | |
| Thyroid testing | |
| Tumor markers |
| RIA | Rating Stars (Click) |
|---|---|
| Background counts | |
| Counters | |
| Curves/regressions | |
| Data reduction | |
| Instrumentation/gamma | |
| Radiation safety techniques | |
| Scintillation counter |
| Blood Bank | Rating Stars (Click) |
|---|---|
| Antibody identification | |
| Antibody titer | |
| Blood irradiation | |
| Component preparation | |
| Direct | |
| Indirect | |
| Cross match | |
| Donor unit collections | |
| Emergency release | |
| Freezing blood | |
| Immediate spin cross match | |
| Patient identification | |
| Plasmapheresis | |
| Plateletpheresis | |
| Procedures | |
| Rhogam | |
| Antigen typing | |
| Type, RH |
| Microbiology/Virology | Rating Stars (Click) |
|---|---|
| Concentration techniques | |
| Identification | |
| Acid fast stain (fluorescent) | |
| Acid fast stain (Kinyoun) | |
| Anaerobic culture | |
| Anaerobic identification | |
| Blood culture | |
| C. difficile assay | |
| Cell culture technique (viral) | |
| Chlamydia culture | |
| Chlamydia smear | |
| Culture plating | |
| Darkfield | |
| Gram stain | |
| India ink | |
| KOH prep | |
| Malarial examination | |
| Mycobacteria culture | |
| Occult blood | |
| Organism identification | |
| Ova & parasite concentration | |
| Trichcone | |
| Wet mount | |
| K.B. | |
| M.I.C. | |
| Virus isolation | |
| Wet mount-motility |
| Urinalysis | Rating Stars (Click) |
|---|---|
| Automated instrumentation | |
| Large volume automation equipment | |
| Small volume automation equipment | |
| Crystal identification | |
| Macroscopic U.A | |
| Microscopic U.A | |
| Semen analysis |
| Hematology | Rating Stars (Click) |
|---|---|
| Bleeding time | |
| Body fluid count | |
| CBC | |
| D-dimer | |
| Differential | |
| Eosinophil count | |
| Factor assays | |
| Fetal hemoglobin | |
| Fibrin split products/FDP | |
| Fibrinogen | |
| Lee-White clotting time | |
| Platelet aggregation | |
| Platelet count | |
| PT & PTT | |
| Reticulocyte count | |
| Sedimentation rate | |
| Special stains (PAS, peroxidase, leukocyte alkaline phosphatase) | |
| Sickle cell prep | |
| Thrombin time |
| Serology / Immunology | Rating Stars (Click) |
|---|---|
| ANA | |
| ASO titer | |
| C3, C4, total complement | |
| Cold agglutinins | |
| C-reactive protein | |
| ELISA testing | |
| Febrile agglutinins | |
| Fluorescent testing | |
| FTA-ABS | |
| Hemagglutination inhibition | |
| LE cell prep | |
| Monospot | |
| Pregnancy testing | |
| Radial immuno diffusion | |
| Rheumatoid factor | |
| RPR | |
| Rubella serology | |
| TORCH studies |
| National Patient Safety Goals | Rating Stars (Click) |
|---|---|
| Accurate patient identification | |
| Labeling | |
| Effective communication | |
| Infection control | |
| Quality control/quality assurance | |
| Assist with On-site procedure |
| Age Specific Competencies | Rating Stars (Click) |
|---|---|
| Newborn / neonate (Birth-30 days) | |
| Infant (31 days-1 year) | |
| Toddler (2-3 years) | |
| Preschool (ages 4-5 years) | |
| School Age (ages 6-12 years) | |
| Adolescents (ages 13-21 years) | |
| Young Adult (ages 22-39 years) | |
| Adults (ages 40-64 years) | |
| Older Adult (ages 65-79 years) | |
| Elderly (80+ years) |