Skills Medical Laboratory Technical Assistant in Canada

Find out what skills you typically need to work as a medical laboratory technical assistant in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants (NOC 33101).

Tasks

  • Collect blood, tissue or other samples from patients
  • Log patient samples and prepare them for testing
  • Set up medical laboratory equipment
  • Conduct routine laboratory tests and sample analyses
  • Clean and maintain medical laboratory and laboratory equipment
  • Conduct quality control assessment of testing techniques
  • Arrange for radiographic examinations of patients for autopsy
  • Assist with or perform autopsies and surgical specimen examinations under pathologists' supervision
  • Clean and maintain autopsy, surgical and other equipment
  • Collect tissue specimens for chemical analysis and record findings
  • Discard specimens according to established safety procedures
  • Dissect, examine, weigh and photograph organs and specimens
  • Prepare bodies for release to funeral homes
  • Prepare for autopsies by obtaining patients' medical records
  • Supervise and train junior resident pathologists and morgue attendants

Skills and Knowledge Checklist

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

Skills

Handling Goods and Materials

Working with goods and materials manually or with machines.

Building

Working with materials to construct, renovate and maintain structures.

Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles

Working with and/or repairing vehicles, machinery or stationary equipment.

Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery Help - Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery
  • Using Specialized Instrumentation and Equipment

Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.

Using Specialized Instrumentation and Equipment
Controlling, monitoring, calibrating and adjusting precision instrumentation.
Service and Care Help - Service and Care
  • Cleaning and House/Shop Keeping

Service and Care

Taking care of the needs of people and animals.

Cleaning and House/Shop Keeping
Providing cleaning and janitorial services.

Communication

Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.

Creative Expression

Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.

Information Handling Help - Information Handling
  • Processing Information

Information Handling

Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.

Processing Information
Inputting, recording, transcribing and updating data using electronic or manual information systems.
Analysis Help - Analysis
  • Analyzing Information

Analysis

Examining and evaluating information.

Analyzing Information
Examining data or facts to determine appropriate actions or recommendations.

Management

Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.

Knowledge

Manufacturing and Production

Knowledge related to the delivery of a series of operations in large-scale production or processing of goods or crops, according to safety and quality standards.

Communications and Transportation

Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.

Law and Public Safety

Knowledge related to the provision and enforcement of laws and regulations that safeguard the effective functioning of a democratic society.

Social Sciences and Arts

Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.

Education and Training

Knowledge related to the theory and practice of teaching, and the methods used in the design, delivery and evaluation of the provision of knowledge or information.

Health Services Help - Health Services
  • Medicine

Health Services

Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.

Medicine
Knowledge of body systems and processes and techniques to diagnose and treat human and animal injuries, diseases, conditions and deformities. This includes understanding treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health care measures.
Mathematics and Science Help - Mathematics and Science
  • Biology
  • Chemistry

Mathematics and Science

Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.

Biology
Knowledge of living organisms including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution and classification and their interdependencies and interactions with each other and the environment.
Chemistry
Knowledge of chemical composition, structure and properties of substances; of chemical processes, interactions and transformations; and of uses of chemicals, their production techniques and disposal methods.

Engineering and Technology

Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.

Business, Finance and Management

Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.

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