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LAB Management ( Module 3 Guide)
Medical Technology
Southwestern University PHINMA
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Name: Marjorie B. Sanchez Section: BSMT 2C
Lab Management: Module 3
Activity 3 The clinical laboratory structure, Qualification and function
Position Qualification Function
Laboratory manager
❖ Bachelor’s degree in science or health-related discipline ❖ Possess managerial skills and knowledge of safety and lab procedures ❖ Effective data trending, document control, and technical bench skills ❖ Strong problem-solving, training, team building, and mentoring abilities ❖ Excellent written and verbal communication skills
✓ Overseeing the day-to-day operations of a clinical laboratory ✓ Communicating with supervisory medical directors ✓ Scheduling staff ✓ Train lab technicians and assistants on the correct use of lab equipment ✓ Manage reporting, monitoring, resources, and laboratory personnel
Section head
❖ Specialized in analyzing existing operations and drawing up improvement plans ❖ Functional supervision (plan, organize and delineate duties) of personnel in a section of the laboratory. ❖ Educational background and experience in technical methodology and theory to supervise the performance, interpretation and reporting results of test analysis.
✓ Specialize in organisational tasks in their own section ✓ Scheduling meetings, ✓ Assists with preparing operational and capital budget yearly; confers with salespersons to acquire data and prices for input to laboratory purchasing decisions ✓ Assures that all remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications. ✓ Provides technical assistance to and coordinates the duties of, other laboratory personnel, such as MT, MLT, to maximize staffing for smooth, efficient operation of the area.
Technician
❖ Associate’s degree in clinical laboratory science. ❖ Bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory technology or medical laboratory science ❖ Liscence/ certification as medical laboratory technician
✓ Assist medical technologist ✓ Does not typically interact with patients directly unless it is to draw blood, perform a test, explain test results, or report an abnormal value. ✓ Prepare specimens ✓ Operate automated analyzer ✓ Perform manual tests ✓ Perform less complex tasks and laboratory procedures than Medical Technologists.
Equipment maintenance
❖ Perform skilled repair, maintenance, assembly,
✓ Major overhaul of equipment, ✓ Assembly, installation of
and installation of a variety of instructional support equipment within a specialty area ❖ Expert in machine and mechanical maintenance ❖ Specialist in Plumbing, Industrial Equipment, Calibration, Blueprint Reading, Schematics, Electricity and Preventive Maintenance.
equipment or making simple modifications. ✓ Requisition and maintain inventory of spare and replacement parts ✓ Maintain records of all equipment repaired and in process of repair ✓ Give technical advice relative to equipment, its characteristic and operation, and to the selection and of new equipment
Write there the organization structure of Hospital based secondary clinical laboratory. (You may visit a laboratory and see this at the entrance area for your reference)
Laboratory Manager
Equipment maintenance
Medical Director (Pathologist)
Director/Administrator (Clinical Pathology)
LAB Management ( Module 3 Guide)
Course: Medical Technology
University: Southwestern University PHINMA
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