Clinical Laboratory Specialists

Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical laboratory Specialists include both Clinical Laboratory Technicians and clinical Technologist. These professionals are also referred to as Medical Laboratory Technicians or Medical Technologists.

Both technicians and technologists perform laboratory work to identify, diagnose, and treat diseases.

Clinical laboratory technicians use microscopes,  laboratory equipment, chemicals and computers to perform laboratory procedures. They also collect blood specimens and prepare culture media. They conduct tests and prepare reports for clinical technologists or physicians.