Medical Technicians
Medical Technicians operate anaesthetic, cardiac, operating theatre and medical testing equipment, perform and assist with laboratory tests, and fill prescriptions in support of Health Professionals.
Fun facts
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1178 Weekly Pay Before Tax
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53% full-time Full-Time Share
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79% female Gender Share
Tasks
There are many tasks done by medical technicians. A few are listed below:
- operating equipment used in diagnosing and monitoring disorders of the heart, kidneys, nervous system and hearing, and in anaesthesia
- undertaking and assisting with medical analytical procedures and assisting Anaesthetists and surgical teams
- recording the electrical activity of the heart, from which the heart rate is measured and pattern and rhythm interpreted
- taking, collecting and labelling blood, urine and other samples from patients
- preparing and staining slides and tissue sections for blood and histological examination
- performing diagnostic tests on tissues and body fluids and analysing the chemical constituents of blood, urine, faeces and tissues
- testing for diseases by looking for the presence of antibodies and the products of immune response in samples
- setting up, checking and maintaining operating theatres, anaesthetic workstations, life support machines and associated equipment
- referring prescriptions to Pharmacists and assisting in preparing medications
Specific occupations
- Anaesthetic Technician
- Cardiac Technician
- Medical Laboratory Technician
- Operating Theatre Technician
- Pharmacy Technician
- Medical Technician
- Audiometrist
- Dialysis Technician
- Electroencephalographic Technician
- Mortuary Technician
- Neurophysiological Technician
- Ophthalmic Technician
- Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician
- Perfusionist
- Renal Technician
- Respiratory Technician
- Sleep Technician
- Medical Laboratory Technical Officer
- Dispensary Technician
- Specimen Collector
- Blood Collector
- Cardiac Technologist
- Electrocardiographic Technician