Medical assistants in the central laboratory
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Overview
Besides practices, medical assistants also work in hospitals and medical laboratories; drawing blood and laboratory work are part of their occupational profile. In the hospital laboratory they support sample preparation in clinical chemistry, help with blood count analyses and other haematology tests and prepare coagulation tests. They perform and document point-of-care rapid tests. Their tasks include correctly labelling and documenting samples. They work with information and communication systems while observing data protection and data security, and they contribute to quality management.
Profession by country
Fields of use and typical tasks
(Zentral-) Labor
Evidence from: DE, AT
- Handle telephone enquiries from senders
- Receive, unpack and register samples and check their quality visually
- Check laboratory orders for correctness, enter them into the laboratory information system, add to or change them
- Record request forms and handle dispatch to external laboratories
- Centrifuge samples and distribute the material to the individual workstations
- Prepare and carry out laboratory tests in support of physicians and biomedical scientists
Specializations
Devices and systems they use
Who they work with
- Laboratory physicians heading the laboratory
Frequently asked questions
Which tasks do medical assistants take on in the hospital laboratory?
Example from one facility: sample preparation in clinical chemistry, assisting with blood count and other haematology analyses, and preparing coagulation tests.
Who performs point-of-care rapid tests?
In the example of one facility, medical assistants perform and document the point-of-care rapid tests.
Who labels and documents the samples?
In the example of one facility, correct labelling and documentation of samples is among the tasks of medical assistants.
Does the group work with laboratory software?
The group works with information and communication systems; in the example of one facility, knowledge of the laboratory IT system is desirable but not required.
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- Stellenausschreibung Medizinische Fachangestellte (0099-HS-25), Krankenhauslabor, Krankenhauslabor GmbH der Hochtaunus-Kliniken (DE)
- Berufsprofil Medizinische Fachangestellte, Landesärztekammer Brandenburg (DE)
- MFA (m/w/d) für den Probeneingang, MVZ Labor Schweinfurt GmbH (Limbach Gruppe) (DE)
- MFA (m/w/d) für die Präanalytik im Probeneingang, MVZ Labor Ludwigsburg GbR (Limbach Gruppe) (DE)
- LaborassistentIn, AMS Berufslexikon, Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich (AMS) (AT)
- Laborassistent*innen (Tätigkeitsbeschreibung, auszugsweise), Wiener Gesundheitsverbund, Klinik Hietzing (AT)
- Als Leitender BMA den Laborbetrieb koordinieren, Kepler Universitätsklinikum (AT)
- Lab Assistant (Req 0000215575), Laboratory, RWJBarnabas Health (Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton) (US)
- Clinical Lab Assistant, Lab Central Processing, Emerson Hospital (US)