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MLT Entry-level Competencies
The educational experiences in the Casper College MLT program are designed to ensure that students are well prepared to enter the profession as a Medical Laboratory Technician, and have the ability to continue their learning throughout their professional career.
At the completion of the Casper College MLT program, students will be able to function as medical laboratory technicians who are competent in:
- collecting, processing, and analyzing biological specimens and other substances;
- performing analytical tests of body fluids, cells, and other substances;
- recognizing factors that affect procedures and results, and taking appropriate actions within predetermined limits when corrections are indicated;
- performing and monitoring quality control within predetermined limits;
- performing preventive and corrective maintenance of equipment and instruments or referring to appropriate sources for repairs;
- applying principles of safety;
- demonstrating professional conduct and interpersonal communication skills with patients, laboratory personnel, other health care professionals, and with the public;
- recognizing the responsibilities of other laboratory and health care personnel and interacting with them with respect for their jobs and patient care;
- applying basic scientific principles in learning to new techniques and procedures;
- relating laboratory findings to common disease processes, and
- establishing and maintaining continuing education as a function of growth and maintenance of professional competence.