Clinical Lab Assistant at Edmonds Community College

The Clinical Laboratory Assistant program at Edmonds Community College in Lynnwood, Wash. prepares students for entry-level positions in clinical laboratory settings such as medical centers, outpatient laboratory facilities and research laboratories. Trained in all aspects of the medical laboratory, including phlebotomy, specimen processing, quality control and laboratory orientation and regulation, Clinical Laboratory Assistants serve a diverse role assisting other laboratory personnel, physicians, and often patients. Their duties may also include computer skills, laboratory billing practices, and the performance of assistant level testing according to standard operating procedures.