CLS 493 - Clinical Practicum – Immunology/Immunohematology

1. Perform proper infection control techniques such as hand washing, gowning, gloving and masking.
2. Use OSHA Standard Precautions/Universal Precautions.
3. Use prescribed procedures to handle electrical, radiation, biological and fire hazards.
4. Assemble specimens, controls, reagents and supplies.
5. Prepare specimens, controls and reagents for analysis.
6. Perform assigned tasks after minimal instruction, to completion and within specified time frames.
7. Use standard operating procedures to correctly perform tasks in serology and blood bank.
8. Perform maintenance procedures on analyzers in serology and blood bank.
9. Document maintenance procedure and control values.
10. Use standard operating procedures to document patient results in serology and blood bank.
11. Identify patient samples with 100% accuracy.
12. Identify major components of serology and blood bank analyzers.
13. Recognize clerical and technical errors and take corrective action.
14. Plan workflow to effectively utilize available resources and time.
15. Evaluate quality control data to determine acceptability of patient results in serology and blood bank.
16. Correlate patient results with health or disease states.
17. Communicate and interact effectively and appropriately in the workplace with coworkers, hospital staff and patients.
18. Project an image of professionalism including appearance, dress and behavior
19. Display initiative in assuming responsibility.
20. Accept and conform to rules and procedures.