Lab Assistant Skills Checklist

Skills Checklist

Let’s assess your clinical skills and experience. Fill out this checklist to get one step closer to your next opportunity.

1

= No theory and/or experience
2

= Limited Experience
3

= Experienced/minimal support needed to perform
4

= Proficient

Age of Patients Cared For
Newborn/Neonate (birth to 30 days)*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Infant (1 month to 1 year)*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Toddler (1 year to 3 years)*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Preschooler (3 years to 5 years)*
- Yes
- No
School Age Child (5 years to 12 years)*
- Yes
- No
Adolescents (12 years to 18 years)*
- Yes
- No
Young Adults (18 years to 39 years)*
- Yes
- No
Middle Adults (39 years to 64 years)*
- Yes
- No
Older Adults (64 years to 79 years)*
- Yes
- No
Elderly Adults (over 79+ years)*
- Yes
- No
General Laboratory
Centrifuge Operation and Maintenance*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Refractometer Operation and Maintenance*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Cytospin Operation and Maintenance*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Hood Operation and Maintenance*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Proper Storage of Specimens for Later Testing*
- 1
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- 4
Departmental Record Completion*
- 1
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- 3
- 4
Departmental Sample Preparation*
- 1
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- 4
Referral Testing – Sample Requirements, Packaging, Reporting*
- 1
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- 4
Patient and Sample Identification*
- 1
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Collection of Samples*
- 1
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- 4
Specimen Labeling*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
General Venipuncture*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Heel Stick*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Finger Stick*
- 1
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- 3
- 4
Whole Blood Bedside Glucose Testing*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Preparation of Peripheral Blood Smears*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Collection of Specimens for Microbiology*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Emergency Identification Procedure*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Specimen Collection for Drug Testing*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Handling of Biohazardous Materials/Waste*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Guidelines for Specimen Rejection/Acceptance*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Standard Precautions*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Isolation Precautions*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Electronic Documentation*
- 1
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- 4
Testing
Daily Startup Procedure*
- 1
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- 3
- 4
Run and Review Q.C.*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Follow Policy/Procedure Corrective Action for Out-of-Range Q.C.*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Perform CBC Testing*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Perform PT and APTT Testing*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Perform Urinalysis Dipstick Procedures*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Perform Urinalysis Microscopic Procedures*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Perform Confirmation Testing for Positive Results*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Kit Testing (RPR, H. Influenza, Monotest UPT, RSV, Strep A Screen, Rotavirus, etc.)*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Culture Routine, Collection, and Setup*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Culture Collection Procedure*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Set Up Culture According to Protocols*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Proper Planting Techniques*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Seek Assistance for Critical or Absurd Results*
- 1
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- 3
- 4
Report Acceptable Results*
- 1
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- 4
Save/Archive/File Patient Results Per Policy*
- 1
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- 4
Perform Preventative Maintenance*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Ability to Troubleshoot Instruments per Policy*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Cytology Specific
Assist with Collection of Bronchoscopy*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Assist with Fine Needle Aspiration*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Assist with Cyst Aspiration*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Assist with Buccal Smears*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Assist with Renal Biopsies*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Assist with Effusions*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Assist with Pleural Biopsies*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Assist with Cytogenetics Prep*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Logging and Accessioning of Specimens*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Fixation of Specimens*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Staining and Coverslipping*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Processing of Specimens by Centrifuge Method*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Processing by Cytocentrifuge Method*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Filing Slides, Requisitions, and Reports*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Carbowax Preparation*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Cresyl Violet Preparation*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
3% Amphyl Preparation*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
10% Bleach Preparation*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Scott’s Tap Water Preparation*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Saponin Preparation*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Centrifuge Operation and Maintenance*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Fume/Biological Hood Operation and Maintenance*
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Other Skills
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