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Choosing A Career As A Medical Laboratory Technician

By Michelle Hopkins

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There are so many jobs that are available in the medical industry that it can be tricky deciding which are you would like to work within. Of course each one will come with its own responsibilities, duties and training and so it is best to look at exactly what you would like to do, and then compare that against the job description. One area that you may want to think about is medical laboratory technician

A medical lab technician, or can sometimes be called clinical laboratory scientist work to perform lab tests upon a patient's blood or any other bodily fluid to determine any illnesses or conditions that they may have. This information can then be given to the doctor to determine the best course of medication the patient needs to take. This requires a lot of skill and covers many different duties. In this write up we will have a look at those and also more about the job itself. First off though is the training and education needed to become a medical lab technician.

Training Required

To get started in this career you will need to acquire an accredited Bachelors degree or diploma in medical laboratory, completed at a high level at a university. There are main areas that each course should cover and these include:
Laboratory mathematics
Microscopy
Microbiology
Immunology
Pathology
Chemistry

There are some instances where a person can train for this whilst working in the environment of a lab. There are some areas and countries that a person must be licensed or registered, before gaining any employment. Along with this qualification, you need to show the skill needed to be a technician, for instance, using your own judgment, problem solving, paying attention to detail. Combining these together you can get employment in this field fast; you may be able to secure a job in the lab that you have been training in.

The main duties when employment has started

Here is a list of a few core duties that you will be asked to do as a medical lab technician:
• Analyzing the chemical content of different fluids
• Reporting on the test results as to ailments a person may be suffering or on samples where a patient is undergoing medication, how well they are responding to it.
• Making sure to match blood types correctly for the use of transfusions.
• Getting ready any form of bodily fluid samples or tissue samples so that they can be tested upon
• Using all available lab equipment to test samples for parasites, microorganisms or bacteria

With all this in mind you can now decide whether this area of the medical world is going to be for you. There is a great demand for people to work in this sector, so there is never a shortfall of positions available. These positions don't have to be in a hospital either you can find that other places require medical lab technicians too, for example, pharmaceutical companies, private labs or local healthcare clinics. Salary will range dependent upon your qualifications and experience and the sector that you choose to work in. Whatever choice you make sure that it is one that you can get great job satisfaction out of.

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