Medical Laboratory Specialist

Overview

The Medical Laboratory Specialist conducts tests on the tissue, blood, and body fluids of patients.

Job Duties

• Perform elementary blood banking and clinical laboratory procedures in hematology, immunohematology, clinical chemistry, serology, bacteriology, parasitology, and urinalysis.
• Collect blood specimens by venipuncture and capillary puncture.
• Pack, unpack, inspect, store, and distribute blood and blood products.
• Assemble, disassemble, and maintain laboratory equipment.

Training

Job training for a Medical Laboratory Specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 52 weeks and two days of Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sam Houston, TX, including practice-testing specimens.

Some Of The Skills You’ll Learn Are

• Medical laboratory procedures
• Study of human parasites and diseases
• Laboratory administration and record-keeping
• Chemistry & Biology
• Detection & Analysis

Future Civilian Careers

The skills you learn will help prepare you for a career with privately owned laboratories, hospitals, clinics or research institutions.

The certifications available to you after continued study and experience are medical laboratory technician, cytotechnologist and clinical laboratory technician. Specific educational criteria must be met before you can qualify for certification.

For More Information Call or Text

Active/Reserve

U.S. Army Lompoc, California

SFC Arellano, Samuel JR

Call or Text (805) 363-1760

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