Medical Lab Assistant

Medical Laboratory Assistant

Other Duties And Responsibilities:

Certifications and Licensures

Credential: MLA (ASCP): Medical Laboratory Assistant

Equivalent Experience: Must hold and maintain an active, national Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) certification within 12 months of hire or transfer into role. It is preferred the first attempt occurs within 3 months of hire. Non-certified employees hired to an acquired facility must actively pursue an acceptable route to ASCP Certification and will be provided an appropriate amount of time to become certified. The amount of time offered is directed by the ASCP Board of Certification (BOC) route options and will vary by employee but should be no more than 3 years from date of acquisition (8/1/2028).

Qualification Source: Essential: true

Required Education

Education: HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

Equivalent Experience: One of the following combinations as outlined by ASCP must be met.

• High School Diploma or equivalent AND one of the following:
• a. Successful completion of NAACLS approved Clinical Assistant program within the last five years
• b. Successful completion of a 50-week U.S. military medical laboratory training course in the last ten years
• c. 2 years of full-time clinical laboratory experience
• 2. High School Diploma or equivalent and must satisfy both a. AND b.
• a. Associates degree or 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) from a regionally accredited college with a minimum of 6 semester hours (9 semester hours) of each chemistry and biology.
• b. 1 year of full-time clinical laboratory experience
• 3. High School Diploma or equivalent and must satisfy both a. AND b.
• a. Valid PBT (ASCP) certification.
• b. 1 year of full-time clinical laboratory experience
• 4. High School Graduation or Equivalent and must satisfy both a. and b.
• a. Successful completion of an acceptable two-part formal structured medical laboratory assistant program within the last 5 years that consists of classroom training and clinical laboratory training.
• b. 6 months of full-time clinical laboratory experience

Clinical Laboratory Experience: To fulfill the experience requirement for the Medical Laboratory Assistant examination, you must have clinical laboratory experience within the timeframe required in ALL of the following areas: Specimen Preparation and Processing Support for Clinical Testing Laboratory Operations.

Education Specialization: Essential: true

Education: HIGH

Equivalent Experience: One of the following combinations as outlined by ASCP must be met.

• High School Diploma or equivalent AND one of the following:
• a. Successful completion of NAACLS approved Clinical Assistant program within the last five years
• b. Successful completion of a 50-week U.S. military medical laboratory training course in the last ten years
• c. 2 years of full-time clinical laboratory experience
• 2. High School Diploma or equivalent and must satisfy both a. AND b.
• a. Associates degree or 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) from a regionally accredited college with a minimum of 6 semester hours (9 semester hours) of each chemistry and biology.
• b. 1 year of full-time clinical laboratory experience
• 3. High School Diploma or equivalent and must satisfy both a. AND b.
• a. Valid PBT (ASCP) certification.
• b. 1 year of full-time clinical laboratory experience
• 4. High School Graduation or Equivalent and must satisfy both a. and b.
• a. Successful completion of an acceptable two-part formal structured medical laboratory assistant program within the last 5 years that consists of classroom training and clinical laboratory training.
• b. 6 months of full-time clinical laboratory experience

Education Specialization: Essential: true