Medical Technologist

Medical / Clinical Laboratory Technician

Medical Laboratory Scientist

Medical Laboratory Technician

Laboratory Supervisor, Medical / Clinical

Medical / Clinical Laboratory Technologist

Senior Medical Technologist

Laboratory Manager

Main

Female

Male

Prefer to self-define

Medical / Health

Dental

Vision

None

Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp)

Idexx Laboratories, Inc.

HCA, Inc.

Memorial Hermann Hospital

Mercy Hospital

Quest Diagnostics

Scott & White Hospital and Clinic

Emory Healthcare

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

5-9 years

10-19 years

20 years or more

Houston, Texas

San Diego, California

New York, New York

Seattle, Washington

Chicago, Illinois

Boston, Massachusetts

Tyler, Texas

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Greensboro, North Carolina

Dayton, Ohio

San Antonio, Texas

Los Angeles, California

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Birmingham, Alabama

Atlanta, Georgia

Indianapolis, Indiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

Charlotte, North Carolina

Columbus, Ohio

Kansas City, Missouri

Mobile, Alabama

Denver, Colorado

Spartanburg, South Carolina

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Austin, Texas

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Salt Lake City, Utah

Green Bay, Wisconsin

Dallas, Texas

Johnson City, Tennessee

Raleigh, North Carolina

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

San Francisco, California

Huntsville, Alabama

St. Louis, Missouri

Jackson, Mississippi

Buffalo, New York

South Bend, Indiana

Tampa, Florida

Cleveland, Ohio

Nashville, Tennessee

Madison, Wisconsin

Tacoma, Washington

Knoxville, Tennessee

Greenville, South Carolina

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Washington, District of Columbia

Asheville, North Carolina

Rochester, New York

Lincoln, Nebraska

Baltimore, Maryland

Duluth, Minnesota

Sacramento, California

Wichita, Kansas

Florence, South Carolina

Memphis, Tennessee

Fargo, North Dakota

Cincinnati, Ohio

Portland, Oregon

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Lexington, Kentucky

Jacksonville, Florida

Phoenix, Arizona

Irvine, California

Tucson, Arizona

Lafayette, Louisiana

Mankato, Minnesota

Las Vegas, Nevada

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Canton, Ohio

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Newport News, Virginia

Norfolk, Virginia

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Akron, Ohio

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Newark, New Jersey

Meridian, Mississippi

Shreveport, Louisiana

Frederick, Maryland

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Little Rock, Arkansas

Gadsden, Alabama

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Macon, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Honolulu, Hawaii

Augusta, Georgia

Belleville, Illinois

Peoria, Illinois

San Jose, California

Pasadena, California

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Clanton, Alabama

Scottsdale, Arizona

Somerset, Kentucky

Detroit, Michigan

Burlington, North Carolina

Generalist Duties

Quality Assurance / Quality Control

Phlebotomy

Data Analysis

Microbiology

Medical Terminology

Technical Analysis

Molecular Biology

Order Inventory

PCR Analysis

Quality Control (QC)

Customer Service

Biotechnology

Aseptic Processing

Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)

Microsoft Excel

Clinical Data Processing

Microsoft Office

Patient Education

Administration

Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS)

Training

Team Leadership

A medical/clinical laboratory technician performs a number of tasks in a medical laboratory within a hospital or other independent medical laboratory setting; their primary focus is generally specimen collection, processing, and handling. The medical laboratory technician is expected to follow all rules and protocols at all times, ensuring quality control for all collected specimens. Medical laboratory technicians also read, understand, analyze, maintain, and record all test results. They also help identify and resolve inconsistencies in patient results after analyzing the reports. 
Additionally, the medical laboratory technician must be (or become) proficient in operating and maintaining all relevant laboratory equipment. In addition, they run regular quality-control tests on the equipment to ensure the highest possible accuracy from the specimen testing procedures. The technician also diagnoses and fixes any issues that are found during the quality-control testing process. The medical laboratory technician must be proficient in clerical duties such as recording and reporting specimen data, compiling and submitting scheduled weekly and/or monthly reports, maintaining the file system, making copies, and other duties when needed.Work hours for this position are usually regular weekday shifts, with some on-call time scheduled for weekends and holidays as needed.
Medical laboratory technicians are usually required to have either an associate's or bachelor's degree in medical technology, life sciences, or a similar fields; certification as a clinical laboratory technician may be accepted in lieu of a university degree. 


The average pay for a Medical / Clinical Laboratory Technician is $19.23 per hour.

The average pay for a Medical / Clinical Laboratory Technician is $42,358 per year.

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