Can a Medical Technologist draw blood?

Question

i would love 2 be a medical technologist, but i also am a people person. could a medical technologist draw blood and obtain specimens???

Answer 1

If you want the correct answer, then here it is from an actual medical technologist. Yes. Medical technologist do draw blood. It is one of the basic job skills they are required to know. Now, depending on the place where you may work you may be expected to draw blood a lot or very little. In the lab I work in we have phlebotomist who do most of the blood drawing. Some of our techs do very little, mostly because of lack of skill. Our microbiology tech does 't draw any because she is stuck in a specialized area of the lab and is too busy to draw. As far as collecting other specimens, that depends on the policies of the hospital. Any procedure for collecting specimens needs to be done by trained people. That training can be easily done on the job. I have collected nasal swabs for influenza, nasal washes for RSV and swabs for Strep screens and occasionally cultures from other sites on outpatients. Nurses are expected to collect specimens from inpatients and from outpatients when the procedure is outside the scope of training for med techs. There are a lot of regulations involved for labs and they can impact what med techs can and cannot do. The medical technology field can be rewarding. It is a career that few are qualified to do. Since there is a national shortage of techs, you can get a job just about anywhere you want in this country. Good luck in your career plans.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Yes. When I need blood drawn from the medical lab at my hospital, the medical technologist is the one who does it. Even when I visit my doctor, he orders tests that are done by a medical technologist. This goes for specimen and the like. They don't do any tests that require them to do any kind of "light surgery." Peace and God Bless.

Answer 4

The phlebotomist merely draws the blood, and in most places that is on the job training. A medical technologist who specializes in blood banking does blood typing, and most other lab tests. In most places it is a four year degree program. A medical technician can do some things in the lab and it is usually a certificate program.

Answer 5

I think you need a specialty within med tech for this as most med techs do not draw blood. Phlebotomists are the folks who draw blood. If this is a career you are interested in, take a visit to your local clinic and ask the folks who do the job you are interested in what type of training they had.

My Mom (works at a hospital) said at the hospital, they have nurses and nurse assistants that draw blood. Again, I'd suggest going to the hospital and asking. My Mom also suggests talking to lab techs to find out about jobs that would be interesting to you and what training you would need for that kind of job.

Answer 6

Depending on where you work, med techs can draw blood. Nurse assistants cannot draw blood, as another person stated before me.

Answer 7

If you work in a drs office your basically working under his license but yes you can

Answer 8

no.