NORTHEAST MS

HEALTHCARE

Medical Laboratory Technician

Earn a great living performing life-saving lab work. Become a Medical Laboratory Technician.

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Salary Range Potential:
$55,000+ /YEAR

Education Required:
Community College or Technical Degree

Skills Needed:
Computer Savvy, Analytical Thinking, Mathematics, Attention to Detail, Communication, Problem-Solving

Types of Employers:
Hospital Laboratories, Public Health Laboratories, Biomedical Companies, Forensic Medicine

Job Description

Medical Laboratory Technicians work under the supervision of a medical technologist, pathologist and/or other physicians. They perform a wide range of routine tests and laboratory procedures in the areas of hematology, bacteriology, blood banking, chemistry, parasitology, serology, and urinalysis.

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Medical Lab Technician

This program is designed to prepare a qualified person to work in a medical laboratory under the supervision of a medical technologist or pathologist and/or other physicians. The student performs routine laboratory procedures and tasks in the areas of hematology, bacteriology, blood banking, chemistry, parasitology, serology and urinalysis. A student must make a grade of C or better in each academic course and each MLT course; in addition, he must make a grade of C or better in each course which is prerequisite to other courses in the program. (These are requirements for progression in the program and for graduation.) A graduate of this program is eligible to apply for admission to take national examinations for certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician.

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Pre-requisites required:
Application deadline is May 1st. Applicants must apply and be accepted to NEMCC and submit a separate application for the Medical Lab Program. Applicants must have a personal interview with program faculty by May 1st.

Length of Program:
6 semesters

Summary of Program Requirements:
Application deadline is May 1st. Applicants must apply and be accepted to NEMCC and submit a separate application for the Medical Lab Program. Applicants must have a personal interview with program faculty by May 1st.

Skills Needed
Reading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingScienceOperation MonitoringSpeakingActive LearningMonitoringComplex Problem SolvingQuality Control AnalysisWritingInstructingJudgment and Decision MakingTime ManagementMathematicsSocial PerceptivenessCoordinationService OrientationLearning Strategies

Northeast MS Community College

Contact
Shannon Goolsby
662-720-7388
shgoolsby@nemcc.edu

Rosalyn Singleton
662-720-7403
rhsingleton@nemcc.edu



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