From sterile services technician to cytotechnologist
12 of the 37 essential skills of a cytotechnologist are already essential for a sterile services technician — about 32% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from sterile services technician in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 25
- would be new
- 32%
- of the target job covered
- 37
- essential skills of a cytotechnologist
What a cytotechnologist does
Cytotechnologists examines under a miscrocope samples of human cells obtained from various body parts such as the female reproductive tract, the lung or gastrointestinal tract, assist in identifying cell abnormality and disease such as cancer or infectious agents under supervision, following the orders of the doctor of medicine. The abnormal cells are being transferred to the pathologist for medical diagnosis. They may also work under the supervision of a biomedical scientist. They do not treat patients or assist in medical treatments.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- follow clinical guidelines
- hygiene in a health care setting
- infection control
- manage infection control in the facility
- microscopic techniques
- operate microscope
- professional documentation in health care
- sterilization techniques
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
What would be new
25 skillsEssential for a cytotechnologist and not for a sterile services technician. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- accept own accountability
- apply context specific clinical competences
- apply good clinical practices
- apply safety procedures in laboratory
- assist in the production of laboratory documentation
- biosafety in biomedical laboratory
- carry out flow cytometry
- cervical screening
- check the received biological samples
- chemistry
- clinical cytology
- conduct cancer screening tests
- cytopathology
- ensure public safety and security
- examine cell specimens microscopically
- fine-needle aspiration
- follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
- health care legislation
- label medical laboratory samples
- maintain medical laboratory equipment
- medical informatics
- perform gynecological examination
- provide test results to medical staff
- recognize cytologic abnormalities
- tissue cytogenetics
Other moves from sterile services technician
2 roles- anatomical pathology technician11 skills in common
- biomedical scientist11 skills in common
← sterile services techniciancytotechnologist →The other way round
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