The Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT), also known as Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT), is a health care professional trained in the theory, skills and procedures necessary to work in the clinical laboratory. MLT/CLT's obtain, process, test and evaluate biological samples from patients. Test results and information gathered from laboratory tests aid physicians in making an accurate diagnosis and choosing appropriate treatments for patients.
PROGRAM OUTCOMES:
1. Perform routine hematology, clinical chemistry, immunohematology, micribiology, serology/immunology, coagulation, molecular, and other emerging clinical laboratory tests according to established protocols and procedures.
2. Evaluate, correlate, and assure accuracy, validity, and quality control of laboratory information.
3. Make specimen oriented decisions on predetermined criteria, including a working knowledge of critical values.
4. Assess, analyze, and make decisions related to clinical situations, information management, regulatory compliance, education, and quality assurance whenever laboratory testing is researched, developed or performed.
5. Demonstrate safe working habits and apply universal safety procedures in the handling of chemical, radiological, and biological materials and processes.
6. Demonstrate professionalism in regards to ethical and responsible behavior leading to the gaining and maintaining of the confidence of patients, professional associates, and the community.
7. Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills with patients, coworkers, and physicians
8. Apply experience encountered in Edison Community College's academic core values of written and oral communication, interpersonal/teamwork, critical thinking, ethics, human diversity, and inquiry/respect for learning in the clinical laboratory setting.
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