From phlebotomist to biomedical scientist
11 of the 98 essential skills of a biomedical scientist are already essential for a phlebotomist — about 11% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 87
- would be new
- 11%
- of the target job covered
- 98
- essential skills of a biomedical scientist
What a biomedical scientist does
Biomedical scientists perform all laboratory methods required as part of medical examination, monitoring, treatment, and research activities which involves designing, planning, organizing, applying, evaluating, interpreting and validating all analytical processes. They develop their activity in several fields of expertise such as haematology, microbiology, clinical immunology, cytopathology, histopathology, immunohistochemistry, and clinical biochemistry among others. This requires the application of qualitative and quantitative laboratory methods, including image analysis and digital pathology, to provide an investigative report and diagnostic opinion on products of a biological nature.
What carries over
11 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
- human anatomy
- human physiology
- hygiene in a health care setting
- interact with healthcare users
- label medical laboratory samples
- manage infection control in the facility
- medical informatics
- techniques of blood-sampling
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
What would be new
87 skillsEssential for a biomedical scientist and not for a phlebotomist. 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
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- analyse body fluids
- analyse cell cultures
- analytical methods in biomedical sciences
- apply context specific clinical competences
- apply good clinical practices
- apply organisational techniques
- apply safety procedures in laboratory
- apply scientific methods
- assist in the production of laboratory documentation
- automated analysers in the medical laboratory
- bioethics
- biological chemistry
- biological haematology
- biology
- biomedical science
- biomedical scientists' role in health care system
- biomedical techniques
- biophysics
- biosafety in biomedical laboratory
- biostatistics
- blood transfusion
- carry out biopsy
- chemistry
- clinical biochemistry
- clinical cytology
- clinical immunology
- clinical microbiology
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- conduct health related research
- contribute to continuity of health care
- cross-matching techniques for blood transfusions
- deal with emergency care situations
- densiometry
- dermapathology
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
- diagnose disorders of the urogenital system
- diagnostic methods in medical laboratory
and 47 more
Other moves from phlebotomist
2 roles- anaesthetic technician12 skills in common
- occupational therapist10 skills in common
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How far are you from being a biomedical scientist?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.