DEFINING THE PRACTICE OF MEDICAL

TECHNOLOGY/CLINICAL LABORATORY
SCIENCE PROFESSION
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Hospital Administrator
I
Laboratory Director (Department Head)
I
Chief of Different Sections (Associate Pathologist)
I
Chief Medical Technologist
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART…
Assistant Chief Medical Technologist
I
Different Laboratory Sections:
Hematology
Microbiology
Clinical Chemistry
Blood Bank
Immunology / Serology
Clinical Microscopy
Histopath
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART…
Medical Technologist Supervisor of different sections
I
Staff Medical Technologist
I
Laboratory technician
I
Laboratory Nurse
I
Laboratory Aide
MEDICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL
• Laboratory Director
–Pathologist
–Medical doctors
–Doctoral scientist
–Doctors of Osteopathy
–has ultimate responsibility for all laboratory operations
MEDICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL…
• Laboratory Manager
– usually someone educated in the laboratory sciences and with
additional business or management training.
– Responsible for the day-to-day operation of the laboratory
– Responsible for setting personnel standards, establishing training and
evaluation procedures, establishing appropriate quality control
programs, and observing and documenting employee performance
and competence.
– Monitor manuals containing instructions for every procedure
performed in the laboratory
MEDICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL…
• General Supervisor/ Department Head
– Responsible for the quantity and quality of work performed in his/her
department
– Responsible for training employees and for evaluating employee
performance.

• Testing Personnel/ Bench Technologist

– Individuals who actually perform the laboratory analyses.
MEDICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL…
Qualifications for Medical Technologist (MT) / Clinical
Laboratory Scientist (CLS)
• has a baccalaureate degree from a college or university
• Has completed specified clinical training in an accredited Medical
Technology program.
• Individuals must also pass the National Examination (Medical
Technology Board Licensure Examination)
MEDICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL…

• Laboratory Technician / Med. Lab. Technician

– Assist Med.Tech. in the performance of different laboratory
assays.

• Phlebotomist
– Perform blood extractions
PERSONAL QUALITIES DESIRABLE IN MEDICAL
LABORATORY PROFESSIONALS
• Dedication • Normal color vision
• Cooperation • Manual dexterity
• Neatness • Good intellect
• Caring attitude
• Aptitude for biological sciences
• Physical stamina
• Communication skills
• Good eyesight
• Honesty
ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM
➢ International – American Association of Clinical Laboratory Science
(ASCLS); formerly American Society for Medical Technology (ASMT)
➢ Local – Professional Regulation Commission Ethics Committee / PAMET
Ethics Committee
❑Prescribed code of conduct and behavior
 PRIVACY / CONFIDENTIALITY
– Patient information is confidential. It must only be discussed with health care
employees who are directly related to the case and who have a “need to know”
– Test results should not be discussed with patients, their relatives, or other
inappropriate persons
– Test results should be reported only to the physician or other appropriate
designated employee.
– The employee must be professional, courteous and considerate of patients.
– Laboratory analyses must be performed carefully and accurately, using the best
techniques available.
 CAREERS

• Job Opportunities/Places of Work:

– Hospital
– Researcher
– Sales
– Academician

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CAREERS
• Medical technologist in the laboratory
– Clinical laboratory
• Hospital
• Clinic
• Independent laboratory
– Sales industry
• Sales representative – pharmaceutical,
equipment, reagents
• Educational representative
– Research industry
• Medical center research
• Industrial research

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 CAREERS
• Medical technologist in the laboratory

– Academician
• College, chemistry, biology, medical
sciences
– Veterinary medicine
• Research
• Clinics
– Forensic

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CHARACTERISTICS / TRAITS
• Physical stamina
• Good eyesight – normal color vision
• Manual dexterity
• Good intellect and aptitude to biological
science and caring attitude
• Communication skills
• Observant, motivated, precise, good
organizational skills
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OTHER SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS
• Service oriented
• Patient
• Honesty, accuracy, skillful
• Dedicated
• Emotional, intellectual, spiritual and
physically mature
• X - factor

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Clinical Chemistry – body fluid components
Clinical Chemistry section is
where patients’ blood and other
body fluids are checked for
various chemical components
using state-of-the-art equipment.

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 Microbiology – pathogenic microorganisms
Bacteriology section is where patients’
samples are examined microscopically for
agents of infectious diseases. Specimens
that can be examined may come from
wounds, throats, eye, blood, body fluids,
and many other body sites. The agents
that are detected may be bacteria
(aerobic, anaerobic, acid fast), fungi
(molds and yeasts), parasites, or viruses.

The Bacteriology section also tests the

various antibiotics to determine the best
agent for therapy.
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Hematology – whole blood analysis and coagulation

The Hematology Section performs routine

and special tests on the components of
whole blood such as the red blood cells,
white blood cells, and platelets.
The section also performs cell counts,
differential counts, and other microscopic
examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and
other body fluids.

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 Urinalysis

Clinical Microscopy section

performs routine and special
tests on patients’ urine and fecal
samples. These samples are
chemically analyzed and
examined at the microscopic
level.
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 Blood Bank (Immunohematology) – transfusion
related testing
• Blood Bank Production prepares blood
components, derivatives, and products
for transfusion. Blood Bank Production
ensures that the donor is free of
infectious diseases.
• They are also in charge of ensuring
that there is a supply of various blood
products that are readily available for
patient administration.
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Serology (Immunology) – antibody studies
• Serology section is where
patients’ blood samples are
examined for the presence
of antibodies produced
against infectious agents
that causes hepatitis,
measles, and HIV.
• Immunology section is where
blood samples are analyzed
to quantify tumor markers
and thyroid hormones.
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Cytology section examines smears of body
fluids for evidence of inflammation,
cancer, and other conditions.
 Histopathology section is where surgical
specimens are examined at the microscopic
level for pathologic diagnosis and
interpretation.
 SPECIMEN COLLECTING AND PROCESSING
– INCLUDES PHLEBOTOMY

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