Medical Laboratory Technician Program GENERAL INFORMATION

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1 Medical Laboratory Technician Program ENERAL INFORMATION Laboratory medicine may be a good career field for you, If: You have a strong interest in science and particularly enjoy anatomy and physiology. You would prefer to work in a lab behind a microscope over interacting with patien all day. You enjoy solving mysteries or finding answers to the unknown. What is a laboratory professional? Laboratory personnel examine and analyze body fluids, and cells. They look for bacteria, parasites, and other microorganisms; analyze the chemical content of fluids; match blood for transfusions; and test for drug levels in the blood that show how a patient is responding to treatment. Technologis also prepare specimens for examination, count cells, and look for abnormal cells in blood and body fluids. They use microscopes, cell counters, and other high-tech laboratory equipment. They also use automated equipment and computerized instrumen to test specimens. After testing and examining a specimen, they analyze the resul and relay them to physicians. Why is laboratory medicine important? Research has shown that at least 70% of all medical decisions rely on some sort of laboratory data. As a laboratory professional, you will play a huge role in the processing and analysis of laboratory samples. In turn, you largely influence the reliability and credibility of laboratory data as well as the accuracy of patient diagnoses and the quality of care that patien receive. Are medical laboratory technicians in demand? The job demand for Medical Laboratory Technicians is predicted to increase 15 percent between , about as fast as the average occupation according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Recently, the Medical Laboratory Technician was ranked 13 th in the Best Jobs 2012 column written by US News and World Report. The strong predicted job market and the favorable salary ranges make this field an excellence career choice. What is the career ladder for a laboratory professional? The certified Medical Laboratory Technician can further their education at various universities throughout the country. After the completion of a Bachelor s Degree the graduate will be eligible to sit for the ASCP National Certification Exam to be then recognized as a Medical Laboratory Scientist. Further education tracks would include Master s of Science, Master s of Education, Pathologist s Assistant among many others. Local colleges offering Bachelor s degree completion programs are Muskingum University, The Ohio State University, University of Cincinnati(online), and Marshall University(online). What are essential functions? It is critical that individuals performing laboratory testing are proficient. This requires that studen meet certain educational and technical standards that have been set by American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS), American Association of Clinical Pathologis (ASCP), American with Disabilities Act (PL ), and National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). All studen applying for admission to the Medical Laboratory Technician Program must be able to meet the essential functions as outlined by these organizations or request reasonable accommodations. These essential functions include a sound intellect; good motor skills; 1

2 effective communication skills; visual acuity; professional skills; and hold sound psychological health and stability. A more detailed list of these essential functions is included in this packet. Please review this list and determine your ability to meet these entry requiremen. Please be aware that we are able to accept only 20 studen into the MLT courses, which begin each fall semester. The minimum requiremen for acceptance to the MLT program are as follows: PA of 2.0 in either high school or college courses (at least 2 semesters/sessions), whichever is most recent ACT score of 20 or HOAE score of 40 Placement into ENL1500 Satisfactory completion of the following courses by the end of Summer Session 2013: o CHEM 1010 (CHM 101) o BIOL 1010 (BIO 101) o MATH 1240 (MTH 113) o BMCA 1010/1050 (CPT 101/105) Other than the minimum criteria listed above, selection is based upon performance in the following: rades in math and science courses High school and/or prior college grade point average ACT or Health Occupations Aptitude Exam College level courses which apply toward the MLT program, especially math and science. Work experience with the public or in health care. To learn more about the MLT program, you may or call to make an appointment to speak with one of the instructors. Please refer to the Zane State College website and access the Academic Catalog under Quick Links for the most current catalog and a complete description of the MLT program. Other informative websites about the laboratory profession include the following: If you have been accepted to Zane State College but have not yet met the requiremen for the MLT program, you may enroll in the Health Core program. This curriculum allows you to complete courses pertaining to the MLT degree as well as other health technologies offered at Zane State College. Demonstration of academic excellence in these courses will enhance your application to the MLT program. Please contact an advisor in the Student Success Center or an MLT faculty advisor if you wish to enroll in the Health Core curriculum. **PLEASE READ: All MLT studen will be required to complete a BCI background check between their first and second year. According to various sections of the Ohio law, persons convicted of certain felonies and misdemeanors may be refused clinical placement and/or employment by healthcare facilities. If you would like more information about specific charges please contact the Program Director as soon as possible. 2

3 Essential Functions Required of Medical Laboratory Technician Studen I. Observational Requiremen The student must be able to: Observe laboratory demonstrations in which biological (i.e., body fluids, culture materials, tissue sections, and cellular specimens) are tested for their biochemical, hematological, immunological, and histochemical componen. Characterize the color, odor, clarity, and viscosity of biological specimens, reagen, or chemical reaction produc. Employ a clinical grade binocular microscope to discriminate among fine structural and color (hue, shading, and intensity) differences of microscopic specimens. Read and comprehend text, numbers, and graphs displayed in print and on a video monitor. II. Movement Requiremen The student must be able to Move freely and safely about a laboratory. Reach laboratory benchtops and shelves, patien lying in hospital beds or patien seated in specimen collection furniture. Travel to numerous clinical laboratory sites for practical experience Perform moderately taxing continuous physical work, often requiring prolonged sitting, over several hours. Maneuver phlebotomy and culture acquisition equipment to safely collect valid laboratory samples. Control laboratory equipment (i.e. pipettes, inoculating loops, test tubes) and adjust instrumen to perform laboratory procedures. Use an electronic keyboard to operate laboratory instrumen and to calculate, record, evaluate, and transmit laboratory information. III. Communicate Requiremen The student must be able to: Read and comprehend technical and professional materials (i.e. textbooks, magazine and journal articles, handbooks, and instruction manuals). Follow verbal and written instructions in order to correctly and independently perform laboratory test procedures. Clearly instruct patien prior to specimen collection. Effectively, confidentially, and sensitively converse with patien regarding laboratory tes. 3

4 Communicate with faculty members, fellow studen, staff, and other health care professionals verbally and in a recorded format (writing, typing, graphics, or telecommunication). Independently prepare papers, prepare laboratory repor, and take paper, computer, and laboratory practical examinations. IV. Intellectual Requiremen The student must: Possess intellectual skills: comprehension, measurement, mathematical calculation, reasoning, integration, analysis, comparison, self-expression, and criticism. Be able to exercise sufficient judgment to recognize and correct performance deviations. V. Behavioral Requiremen The student must: Be able to manage the use of time and be able to systemize actions in order to complete professional and technical tasks within realistic constrain. Possess the emotional health necessary to effectively employ intellect and exercise appropriate judgment. Be able to provide professional and technical services while experiencing the stresses of task-related uncertainty (i.e. ambiguous test ordering, ambivalent test interpretation), emergent demands (i.e. "stat" test orders), and a distraction environment (i.e. high noise levels, crowding, complex visual stimuli). Be flexible and creative and adapt to professional and technical change. Recognize potentially hazardous materials, equipment, and situations and proceed safely in order to minimize risk of injury to patien, self, and nearby individuals. Adapt to working with unpleasant biological specimens. Support and promote the activities of fellow studen and of health care professionals. Promotion of peers helps furnish a team approach to learning, task completion, problem solving, and patient care. Be honest, compassionate, ethical, and responsible. The student must be forthright about errors or uncertainty. The student must be able to critically evaluate his or her own performance, accept constructive criticism, and look for ways to improve (i.e. participate in enriched educational activities). The student must be able to evaluate the performance of fellow studen and tactfully offer constructive commen. (Essential functions as listed in Clinical Laboratory Science Vol. 9, No. 1 Jan/Feb 1996) I have reviewed the essential functions and feel that I can meet all requiremen. Name Date 4

5 HEALTH ALERT MEDA,, OTAP, PTHA, RADT ENTERIN STUDENTS Federal legislative action through the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) now mandates that facilities employing individuals who come in contact with hazardous and infectious materials, i.e., body fluids such as blood, semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, pleural fluid, synovial fluid, peritoneal fluid, amniotic fluid, saliva, or any fluid contaminated with blood must offer their employees Hepatitis B immunization. While Zane State College does not fall under OSHA regulations, most of the clinical affiliates for the above identified programs do and must comply with the law. Studen are not employees of the hospitals or clinical affiliates. Therefore, these facilities are not required to provide the immunization for studen but they can limit the college's access to their facilities if studen are perceived to be at risk and without appropriate opportunity for immunization. Consequently, ALL STUDENTS ENTERIN MEDA,, OTAP, PTHA, or RADT, MUST ACQUIRE THE HEPATITIS B IMMUNIZATION SERIES OF THREE INJECTIONS (OVER A SIX MONTH PERIOD). New studen in these programs must provide the college with documentation of the first Hepatitis B injection no later than August 1, of the entering year. Entering studen who fail to provide the appropriate documentation by the designated timeline will be withdrawn from their programs and their places will be given to alternates. Current freshmen studen who fail to comply with this requirement will be unable to register for technical courses and, hence, unable to complete their programs. Studen failing to complete the series of three injections will be unable to register and/or complete their programs. ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MEETIN THE HEALTH/IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS OF HEALTH PRORAMS ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT. Studen should not begin Hepatitis B immunization until they have been fully accepted into the program of choice. Notification of acceptance into your program will be official when coming from the following faculty: MEDA (Medical Assisting Technology) S. Morgan (Medical Laboratory Technology) L. eiger OTAP (Occupational Therapy Assistant) - M. Arnold PTHA (Physical Therapist Assistant) L. Wahl RADT (Radiologic Technology) L. Huffman O:Hsfaculty/Health/\HE-ALERT.doc Revised: May

6 Medical Laboratory Technician Program Application Requirement Checklist The MLT program is a selective program that admi only 20 studen per year due to a limited number of clinical sites available. To be considered for the class starting in Fall 2013 you must complete all of the following and submit appropriate documentation to the program director by April 1, All materials must be turned in at one time in a flat, three-pronged folder no three ring binders. Place this checklist as the first page and include ALL applicable materials in your application folder in the order they are listed. Present folder to the MLT Program Director by the noted deadline Apply to Zane State College listing MLT as technical field of study. If you are already enrolled at Zane State College, you must complete a "Change of Technology" form and list MLT as your program. Completion of high school and/or college course work with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 is needed. Submit a copy of your high school transcript or ED examination resul and if applicable. If you have attended college previously (other than Zane State College), submit a college transcript directly to the Zane State College Registrar s Office for evaluation and provide a copy in your folder. Also provide a most recent copy of your Zane State transcript as we may not have access to it. Applican with an ACT composite score of less than 20 must submit resul of the Health Occupations Aptitude Exam (HOAE). The HOAE test is scheduled during late fall and early spring semester by the Zane State College Student Success Center, (740) You will receive an from the college with the dates and times of this exam. A minimum score of 40 must be earned as your average academic aptitude. If applicable, complete the Zane State College Assessment and Placement Test (Accuplacer) for math and communication skills. Studen must be ready to take Math 2270 and English 1500 before entering the program. This may be arranged through the Zane State College Student Success Center (740) Studen who have not taken an advanced high school biology and general chemistry course within the last three years will need to complete BIOL 1010 and CHEM 1010 with a grade of C or better before entering the program. Studen must also complete BMCA 1050 & MATH 1240 before entering the program. A self composed research paper regarding the profession of Medical Laboratory. You may add additional information regarding life experience at the conclusion of the paper. This paper should be a least two pages double spaced, and referenced as needed. Review the Essential Functions and return form documenting that you feel you meet these requiremen (attached). 9. Studen officially accepted into the program are required to obtain a physical, Hepatitis B, and a TB skin test at their own expense. (See insert for additional information.) 6

7 Course ID Medical Laboratory Program () Course of Study 2012 First Semester I (Fall) Second Semester I (Spring) Summer Session I Course Name off Course ID Course Name BIOL 2400 Anatomy and Physiology l 3 BIOL 2010 eneral Microbiology 3 Anatomy and Physiology l Anatomy and Physiology BIOL 2410 Lab 1 BIOL 2420 ll 3 Anatomy and Physiology CHEM 1210 eneral Chemistry I 5 BIOL 2430 ll Lab 1 CHEM ENL 1500 Composition I eneral Chemistry II 5 FYEX 101 First Year Success Strategies Intro to Med Lab Science T Clinical Hematology I T Clinical Immunology T 2 off Course ID Course Name COMM 2610 Public Speaking 3 MATH 2270 Statistics 3 ENL 2500 Composition II or 3 ENL 2800 Technical Writing 3 *Social & Behavioral Science Elective 3 off Course ID Total: 15 Total: 17 Total: 12 Curriculum Summary: eneral ()/ Basic (B) = 40 Hours Technical (T) = 33 Hours Total Curriculum Hours= 73 Third Semester II (Fall) Fourth Semester II (Spring) Summer Session II Course Name 2000 Clinical Body Fluids T Clinical Hematology II T Clinical Chemistry T Clinical Microbiology T 4 Clinical 2400 Immunohematology T 3 off Course ID Course Name 2500 DP 1: Clinical Chemistry T DP 2: Clinical Immunohematology T 2 DP 3: Clinical Hematology & Coag T 2 DP 4: Clinical Micro & Immunology T 2 Medical Lab Tech Seminar T 2 *Ar & Humanities Elective 3 off Course ID Course Name Total: 16 Total: 13 Total: 0 **Computer proficiency is a College requirement for graduation. This may be accomplished through successful completion of BMCA 1010 or BMCA 1050 or passing the proficiency exam. *ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON REVERSE off 7

8 Medical Laboratory Program () Course of Study 2012 Page 2 Ar & Humanities Electives Social & Behavioral Science Electives HUMS 1020 Critical Thinking 3 POLS 1010 American National vt. 3 PHIL 1020 Intro to Ethics 3 PSYC 1010 Introduction to Psychology 3 SOCI 1010 Introduction to Sociology 3 8