Medical Technologist Checklist


Instructions: This checklist is meant to serve as a general guideline for our client facilities as to the level of your skills within your nursing specialty. Please use the scale below to describe your experience/expertise in each area listed below.

Total Stars:

Obtained Stars:

Ranking: 0%

Proficiency Scale:

1 = No Experience

2 = Need Training

3 = Able to perform with supervision

4 = Able to perform independently

  Blood Bank         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Component Preparation  
  Special Blood Typing  
  Procedures  
  Patient Identification  
  Emergency Release  
  Freezing Blood  
  Antibody Identification  
  Antibody Titer  
  Blood Irradiation  
  Cold Agglutinins  
  Urinalysis         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Automated Instrumentation  
  Crystal Identification  
  Semen Analysis  
  Macroscopic UA  
  Microscopic UA  
  Hematology         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Body Fluid Count  
  Bleeding Time  
  Lee-White Clotting Time  
  Differential  
  Eosinophil Count  
  Factor Assays  
  Fibrinogen  
  Fibrin Split Products/FDB  
  Platelet Aggregation  
  Platelet Count  
  PT and PTT  
  Reticulocyte  
  Sedimentation Rate  
  Chemistry         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Acetone Analysis  
  Atomic Absorption  
  Thin Layer Chromatography  
  Gas Chromatography  
  CSF/Body Fluid Drug Monitoring  
  CSF/Body Fluid Electrolytes  
  Electrophoresis  
  Immunoelectrophoresis  
  Osmolality  
  Stool Analysis  
  Serology/Immunology         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Hemagglutination Inhibition  
  Pregnancy Testing  
  Meningitis Screen  
  Body Fluids  
  Rubella Serology  
  ANA  
  ASO Titer  
  C3  
  C4  
  Total Complement  
  Febrile Agglutinations  
  FTA-ABS  
  Phlebotomy         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Basic Safety Guidelines: gloves and goggles  
  Communication Skills  
  Ability to Write Procedures  
  Masks  
  Use of Balance (weighing)  
  Anticoagulants - Knowledge of Tube Types and Uses  
  Calculation for Solution Prep: Molarity and Molality  
  Finger Stick  
  Heel Stik  
  M.L.A.  
  Operatoin of Centrifuge  
  Pediatric  
  Pipetting  
  Microbiology/Virology         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Blood Culture  
  Cell Culture  
  Aerobic Culture  
  Anaereobic Culture  
  Anaereobic Identification  
  Mycobacteria Culture  
  Sensitivities  
  Virus Identification  
  Virus Isolation  
  Acid Fast Stain (Fluorescent)  
  Acid Fast Stain (Kinyoun)  
  C Difficili Assay  
  Concentration Techniques  
  Culture Plating  
  Darkfield  
  Gram Stain  
  Identification  
  RIA         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Data Reduction  
  Curves/Regression  
  Counters  
  Background Counts  
  Scintillation Counter  
  Hormone Testing  
  Radiation Safety Techniques  
  Instrumentation/Gamma Counters  
  B12/Folates  
  EMR         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Allscripts  
  Cerner  
  Epic