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Duties and Responsibilities of MT

1. Examination of Laboratory Specimens2. Setting and Implementing a Quality Control Program3. Setting and Implementing Laboratory Safety easures!. "egular Calibration of Instruments and E#uipments$. %peration of Laboratory Instruments&. Conducting "esearc' (cti)ities and Exploration of ne* disco)eries in t'e field of science

and biotec'nology+. Collection of laboratory specimens

Personal Protective Equipments, -lo)es face mas/s respirators laboratory go*ns goggles

Section Utilizing Blood: Clinical C'emistry 0ematology icrobiology

!verage of "#$"%&'$ can onl( be a Medical )aborator( Tec*nician

+& Medical )aborator( Tec*nician

$ Performs less complex test and laboratory procedures$ Carry out an in)entory of laboratory materials$ Preparation of patients for laboratory examination

,& -(totec*nologist, edec', raining in specimen collection, Preparation of slides, Cytospin, ta/en after centrifugation

.& /istotec*nologist%& P*lebotomist

, L" graduate, P'lebotomy training

0& Blood Ban1 Tec*nologistReq2t : " usually *or/ing in t'e blood ban/ section, Screening of blood donation, Preparation of blood components for transfusion, In)estigation if transfusion reacted4

Scope Under )icensure E3am1. Clinical C'emistry, 2562. icrobiology and Parasitology, 2563. 0ematology, 256!. Clinical icroscopy, 156$. 0istopat'ology ec'ni#ues Cytotec'nology edical Laboratory La*s and

7ioet'ics Code of Et'ics, 15 6&. 7lood 7an/ing and Serology, 256-*airman: Marieta Bacca(

4ualificaiont to be a MEDTE-/ officer1. 8ilipino2. Qualification of being a Clinical Pat'ologist c'airman43. "

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!. edtec' for ! ,15 years and s'ould not be a member of t'e faculty of any edec' Sc'oolfor 2 yrs.

B5!RD 56 E7!M89ERS

embers9 Marian M& Tanti1o

State Board of E3am$8lorida -eorgia 0a*aii Louisiana ontana :e)ada :. ;e/ata "oad Islandennessee or/

-alifornia *as on e3am

-ertification !genc(;:ational (ccrediting (gency for Clinical Laboratory Scientist:ational Certification (gency for Laboratory Personnel

5rganization t*at Supports MT

1 . (merican Society for Clinical Laboratory Science2 0ong/ong Institute of L3 7ritis' Columbia Society of L! International 8ederation of 7iomedical Laboratory Science$ :e* ?ealand Institute of LS& 7lood Coordinating Council+ P'ilippine Council for Quality (ssurance

P!MET logo

"ound, continuous in)ol)ement,education

riangle, 3 traits of edtec', lo)epassion respect integrityColor -reen because 0ealt' is -reenicroscope, commonly used in t'e labSna/e, -ree/ myt'ology

-*aracteristics of a Medical Tec*nologist1. %utstanding 7e'a)ior and attitude2. (nalytical and Critical 'in/ing3. 8ully E#uipped *it' motor s/ills!. 0ig' le)el of Curiosity$. Industrious and 0ard*or/ing&. -ood Communication S/ills

MED8-!) TE-/95)5

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, Quality control and (ssurance$. En)ironmental 0ealt'&. 0ealt' Insurance+. (cademic area

(s a edtec'9

, 8ree Standing Laboratory, 0ospital 7ased, pri)ate or go)ernment, Clinics :ursing 0omes Public 0ealt' Laboratory

Traditional Role of a Med Tec*1. Staff ed ec'2. Specialist3. Section 0ead!. C'ief ed ec' or administrati)e ed ec'

9on$traditional1. Pri)ate Clinical Laboratory *or/ing in a p'ysician@s office2. "esearc' (ssistance3. ec'nical "epresentati)es for laboratory e#uipment

!. eac'ing$. State Public 0ealt' Personnel&.

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Problem and -oncerns in t*e Practice of Med Tec*1. :egligence, failure to act and use reasonable care2. alpractice, act of :egligence but more specific

Role of -linical )aborator(1. "esearc' and Education

2. Information ;esign and Implementation3. Quality Impro)ement

Purposes of a -linical )aborator(1. ;etect disease or predisposition of a disease2. Confirm or "eect ;iagnosis3. Establis'ed Prognosis!. -uide a patient$. onitor efficacy of management

9eeds of a clinical laborator(1. edical Scientific and et'ical expertise2. Laboratory and ;ata processing e#uipments3. Comply *it' t'e la*

!. %rganiFation management and communication s/illsManagement St(le and )eaderGLeader, administrator organiFer and de)eloper ris/ ta/er inspiration does t'e rig't t'ingGanager, implementer maintains control does t'ings rig't

! definitions of a leader91. Supporti)e, pro)ides p'ysical and personal resources2. ;irecti)e, present rules and define instructions3. ;edicating, pro)ides lo* support and direction4. Coac'ing, pro)ides 'ig' support