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Medical Laboratory Technician - MLT

American Society for Clinical Pathology

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Collects, processes, and performs routine laboratory tests in blood banking, chemistry, hematology, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, and/or urinalysis on biologic specimens to provide information necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Cost

Application fee $235Show moreShow less

Format

Hybrid

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Collects, processes, and performs routine laboratory tests in blood banking, chemistry, hematology, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, and/or urinalysis on biologic specimens to provide information necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. An applicant must be able to verify that they meet all eligibility requirements, including education, training, and/or experience.

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Perform blood banking procedures including donor qualification, blood component processing, storage, and quality control while applying knowledge of blood group systems, immunology, and transfusion practice including adverse effects and component therapy
  • Conduct serologic and molecular testing for blood group identification, antibody detection, crossmatching, direct antiglobulin testing, and compatibility testing using routine and special reagents and techniques
  • Perform urinalysis and body fluid analysis including physical, chemical, and microscopic examination while correlating results with renal physiology and disease states for specimens including CSF, synovial, amniotic, and serous fluids
  • Perform clinical chemistry testing for carbohydrates, lipids, heme derivatives, enzymes, proteins, nitrogen-containing compounds, electrolytes, and acid-base and blood gas determinations while correlating results with disease states and reference ranges
  • Perform special chemistry testing including endocrinology, vitamin and nutrition assays, therapeutic drug monitoring, and toxicology using immunoassay and enzymatic methods while interpreting results and correlating with disease states
  • Perform hematology laboratory testing including manual and automated cell counts, differential and morphology evaluation, hemoglobin quantitation and electrophoresis, special stains, flow cytometry immunophenotyping, and molecular and cytogenetic testing
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians29-2012.00
  • Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists29-2011.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certification)

  • Chemical analyses of blood and urine samples — conduct routinely using automatic analyzers and microscopes with minimal oversight in a clinical laboratory.
  • Medical laboratory equipment — set up, calibrate, and clean instruments independently according to standard maintenance schedules in a hospital lab.
  • Volumetric solutions and reagents — prepare accurately using standardized formulas, adapting to varying sample requirements in a routine laboratory workflow.
  • Blood and tissue samples — collect from patients independently while consistently observing aseptic principles in a clinical or outpatient setting.
  • Test results and experimental data — analyze for conformity to laboratory specifications using mechanical or electrical devices in a diagnostic environment.
  • Laboratory findings — record and enter into database systems with attention to detail and accuracy during normal daily operations.
  • Time management principles — apply to prioritize multiple specimen analyses and equipment tasks efficiently during moderate-volume laboratory shifts.
  • Quality control procedures — monitor ongoing test runs and flag out-of-range results for review in a clinical lab setting.
  • Medical and billing software — use to document patient testing information and support administrative workflows in a laboratory department.
  • Newer laboratory assistants — provide informal guidance on equipment use and safety protocols in a supervised team environment.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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