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Unit II Part 2

The document discusses the organizational structure and roles of personnel in a clinical laboratory. It describes the hierarchy from the chief pathologist down to technicians. Key positions include the laboratory director (pathologist), laboratory administrator (chief medical technologist), section supervisors, and medical laboratory scientists and technicians who perform analyses and testing. Duties of each role are outlined with an emphasis on quality assurance and quality control.

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Unit II Part 2

The document discusses the organizational structure and roles of personnel in a clinical laboratory. It describes the hierarchy from the chief pathologist down to technicians. Key positions include the laboratory director (pathologist), laboratory administrator (chief medical technologist), section supervisors, and medical laboratory scientists and technicians who perform analyses and testing. Duties of each role are outlined with an emphasis on quality assurance and quality control.

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Clinical

Laboratory:
Clinical Area
Medical Laboratory Science Program
College of Allied Medical Professions
Lyceum of the Philippines University- Batangas
The Clinical Areas:
■ Hematology

■ Coagulation

■ Chemistry

■ Blood Bank/Immunohematology

■ Serology

■ Microbiology

■ Clinical Microscopy

■ Phlebotomy

■ Sample Processing

■ Laboratory Information System


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Clinical Laboratory
Personnel
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Chief Pathologist

Chief Med Tech

Section Supervisor Section Supervisor Section Supervisor

Senior MLS Senior MLS Senior MLS

Junior MLS Staff Junior MLS Staff Junior MLS Staff

Medical Lab Medical Lab Medical Lab


Technician Technician Technician
Phlebotomist Phlebotomist Phlebotomist
Clinical Laboratory Personnel
▪ Laboratory Director (Pathologist)
▪ A licensed physician who have completed a 4
to 5 year pathology residency
▪ Specialist in the study of disease
▪ Can work in the clinical lab, anatomic lab or
both
Clinical Laboratory Personnel
▪ DOH Admin. Order 2007-0027

“Every clinical lab. shall be


headed and managed by a
pathologist certified by the Phil.
Board of Pathology.”
Clinical Laboratory Personnel
▪ Job Description of a Laboratory Director (Pathologist)
▪ liaison officer between medical staff and lab staff
▪ consultant regarding patient’s diagnosis and treatment
▪ supervises the over-all operation of the lab
▪ Perform biopsies and autopsies
▪ Diagnose disease from tissue specimens or cell
preparations
Clinical Laboratory Personnel
▪ Laboratory Administrator (Chief Med
Tech)
▪ A licensed medical lab scientist with a
master’s degree and five or more years of
lab experience
Clinical Laboratory Personnel
▪ Job Description for Laboratory Administrator
(Chief Med Tech)
▪ liaison officer among the lab staff, lab director and other
staff in the professional services
▪ responsible for the over-all technical and administrative
management of the laboratory which may include:
▪ Personnel hiring and scheduling
▪ Budget Operations
▪ Ordering of Lab Supplies
Clinical Laboratory Personnel
▪ Technical/Section Supervisor (Section
Head)
▪ A licensed medical lab scientist with
experience and expertise in a particular
section of the laboratory
Clinical Laboratory Personnel
▪ Job Description for Technical / Section Supervisor
(Section Head)
▪ reviewing all lab test results
▪ preventive maintenance of machines
▪ performance of Quality Assurance and Quality
Control Procedures
▪ maintaining reagents and supplies
▪ orienting, evaluating and teaching personnel
▪ provision of protocols for new test and procedures
Clinical Laboratory Personnel
▪ Medical Laboratory Scientist (Senior /
Junior MLS Staff)
▪ Holds a Bachelor’s Degree in MLS with 1 year
training in an accredited clinical laboratory
▪ Have successfully passed the licensure examination
conducted by PRC
Clinical Laboratory Personnel
▪ Job description for Medical Laboratory Scientist
(Senior / Junior MLS Staff)
▪ performs lab procedures with minimal
supervision
▪ Performs QA and preventive maintenance
activities
▪ Analyze QC data
▪ Report and answer queries regarding test results
Clinical Laboratory Personnel
▪ Medical Laboratory Technician
▪ Holds a Bachelor’s Degree in MLS with 1 year
training in an accredited clinical laboratory
▪ In foreign countries, they are usually a 2-year
associate degree holder from an accredited college
offering medical laboratory science program
▪ Failed to get an average of 75% in the board exam
but registered an average grade of 70 to 74.99%.
Clinical Laboratory Personnel
▪ Job Description for Medical Laboratory Technician
▪ performs laboratory procedures according to
established protocols and works under the
supervision of a licensed medical lab scientist
▪ collection and processing of biological samples,
▪ performs routine analysis,
▪ reports abnormal findings to supervisor,
▪ recognize equipment malfunction
Clinical Laboratory Personnel
▪ Phlebotomist
▪ holds a 2-year associate degree in Phlebotomy
▪ completed a structured phlebotomy training
program
▪ passed the national certifying exam and or
competency exam given by authorized
agencies of the government
Clinical Laboratory Personnel
▪ Job Description for Phlebotomists
▪ proper patient identification
▪ proper collection of blood with proper label and
appropriate use of venipuncture equipments
▪ proper transporting of lab samples
▪ strict adherence to all safety and quality control policies
▪ proper patient education and conformance to medical
ethics
Managerial Levels
Managerial Skills

Technical skill Human skill Conceptual skill

Operational ability People handling Integration


Motivation

- Mastery of methods - Ability to work well - Ability to think


& techniques in cooperation with analytically and
- Competent use of other persons achieve integrative
tools and - Work effectively as problem-solving
equipments a member of a group

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