Clinical Laboratory Assistant - Clackamas Community College

Clinical Laboratory Assistant from Clackamas Community College is a Campus Certificate Clinical Laboratory degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Clinical laboratory assistants serve a diverse ancillary role assisting other laboratory personnel, physicians and patients. Their duties may include data entry, laboratory billing practices and the performance of ambulatory assistant-level testing according to standard operating procedures. Students are trained in all aspects of the medical laboratory support personnel, including phlebotomy, specimen processing, quality control, laboratory orientation and regulation. Students will participate in unpaid, supervised externships in ambulatory or acute care laboratory settings. The program is approved through the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS). PROGRAM PrerequisiteS Admission to the Clinical Laboratory Assistant program is during summer term to enroll for fall classes. Admission is by special application only. Specific skill levels are required in reading, writing and math. Applicants are advised that a high level of dexterity, the ability to multi-task and a high degree of attention to detail are required for the successful completion of this program. A physical examination by a licensed healthcare provider, immunizations and a criminal history background check are required. Drug testing will be required. Prerequisites are subject to change. Please see the Clinical Lab Assistant application for the most current requirements. PROGRAM OUTCOMES Upon successful completion of the program, students will be eligible to sit for the National Certificate Association of Clinical Laboratory Science (NCA) Phlebotomy examination and/or the American Medical Technologist (AMT) Certified Office Laboratory Technician (COLT) examination. Students will be prepared for entry level employment as a clinical lab assistant/phlebotomist. CAREERS Career opportunities may include but are not limited to phlebotomist, laboratory specimen processor, waived testing analyzer, medical research assistant and physician office laboratory assistant . View more details on Clackamas Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Clinical Laboratory courses.