Newborn (0 to 1)

Toddler (1 to 3)

Preschool (3 to 5)

School age (6 to 12)

Adolescent (13 to 18)

Adult (19 to 65)

Elderly (over 65)

Outpatient Lab

Hospital Lab

Post-Acute Care

Ambulatory Care/Clinic

Morgue

Reference Lab

Automated Instrumentation

Computerized Databases

Computerized Documentation

Laboratory Information Systems

Knowledge of Computer Functions for Entering and Retrieving Results

Data Security

Neutropenic Precautions

Droplet Precautions

N95 Masks

CAPR/PAPR Respirators

Chain of Custody Documentation

COVID-19

Special Procedures

Specialized Specimen Handling (Ice etc.)

Specimen ID & Labeling

Specimen Logging

Test Requisitions

Add-on Requests

Aliquoting Processing

Block and Slide Retention/Retrieval

Centrifugation Processing

Chain of Custody Documentation

Compile Test Information

General Acceptability of Specimen for Testing

Log In and Set Up Specimens for Testing

Packaging and Shipment to External Facilities

Pneumatic Tube System

Post-testing Storage

Pre-testing Storage

Slide Preparation and Labeling

Special Handling Considerations (Time, Temperature, Light)

Specimen Plating

Specimen Prioritization and Distribution

Specimen Transport

Staining (e.g., Peripheral Blood Smears, Gram Stain)

Reagents, Standards, and Controls

Critical Value/STAT Results Recognition and Report

Inventory Maintenance

Loading (e.g., Reagents, Controls, Specimens)

Test Initiation

Technical and Analytical Error Recognition and Rep

Specimen Dilution

Basic (e.g., Pipettes, Centrifuges, Microscopes)

Environmental (e.g., Refrigerators, Incubators)

Calibrating Ocular Micrometer

Calibrations for Analytes

Advise Personnel in Test Procedures

Analyze Test Information

Assess Accuracy of Test Procedures

Billing and Coding Procedures

Instrument Maintenance

Interlaboratory Peer Comparison Education Program

Knowledge of Reference Ranges

Laboratory Safety Principles

Linearity

Operation of Centrifuge

Client Confidentiality

Pipetting

Preventive Equipment Maintenance

Proficiency Testing

Quality Assurance

Quality Control Requirements and Documentation

Radiation Safety

Ratios Calculations

Reagents Inventory/Storage

Recalls

Recognize Need for Additional Testing

Recognize Panic Values

Recognize/Report Abnormal Results

Refrigerator Temperature Checks

Slide Retention and Retrieval

Sources of Error in Lab Testing

Specimen Receiving and Accessioning

Specimen/Tissue Management and Storage

Standard Operating Procedures

Troubleshooting

Use of Balance (Weighing)

CAP Standards

CLIA Standards

Joint Commission Standards

Recognize/Report Abnormal Results

Recognize Need for Additional Testing

Calculation for Solution Preparation (Molarity, Molality)

Validation Studies

Specimen Acceptability

Sources of Error in Lab Testing

Assess Accuracy of Test Procedures

Knowledge of Reference Ranges

Recognize Panic Values

Chemical Monitoring

NFPA 704 M Warning Label

Blood Borne Pathogens

Exposure Plan

Hazardous Materials and SDS

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Tuberculosis Exposure Plan

Biological

Hazardous

Sharps

GYN Processing: Conventional/Thin Prep/Sure Path

GYN Prep and Staining

Non-GYN Prep and Staining

FNA Collections

Thin Prep Imaging System

Sure Path Imaging System

NON GYN/FNA Processing

Cytocentrifuge Technique

Direct Smear Preparation

Cell Block Preparation

Papanicolaou Stain

Diff Quick Stain

Normal Cellular Morphology

Benign Lesions

Inflammation

Organism Identification

Contaminant Identification

Reaction to Therapeutic Treatment

ASCUS

Atypical Glandular Cells

Premalignant Epithelial Cells

Indeterminate Lesions

Malignant Tumor

Participates in Annual GYN Proficiency Testing

Participates in GYN/Non-GYN

Interlaboratory Peer Comparison Education Program

Molecular (HPV, etc.)

FISH/ISH

Flow Cytometry

Immunohistochemistry

Special Stains (AFB, PAS, GMS)

Records Daily Screening Activity

Screening and Interpretation of GYN Cases

Cellularity Sufficient for Interpretation

Interpretation of Non-GYN Cases

Interpretation of FNA Cases