From sterile services technician to anatomical pathology technician
11 of the 32 essential skills of a anatomical pathology technician are already essential for a sterile services technician — about 34% 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
- 21
- would be new
- 34%
- of the target job covered
- 32
- essential skills of a anatomical pathology technician
What a anatomical pathology technician does
Anatomical pathology technicians assist specialised doctors in pathology in conducting post-mortem examinations, keeping records of the samples, specimens, organs and the respective findings and taking care of their appropriate disposal under supervision, following the orders of the doctor of medicine.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- follow clinical guidelines
- hygiene in a health care setting
- infection control
- manage infection control in the facility
- microbiology-bacteriology
- sterilization techniques
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
What would be new
21 skillsEssential for a anatomical pathology technician and not for a sterile services technician. 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
- apply context specific clinical competences
- assist with reconstructing the body after autopsy
- carry out an autopsy
- conduct visits to the postmortem room
- cope with unusual stimuli in the mortuary facility
- follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
- health care occupation-specific ethics
- human anatomy
- human physiology
- legal requirements related to mortuary services
- medical informatics
- observe confidentiality
- pathological anatomy
- pathology
- perform mortuary facility administration
- perform pathology consultations
- provide information on mortuary services
- select hazard control
- take samples during autopsy
- work with authorities related to mortuary services
Other moves from sterile services technician
2 roles- cytotechnologist12 skills in common
- biomedical scientist11 skills in common
← sterile services techniciananatomical pathology technician →The other way round
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How far are you from being a anatomical pathology technician?
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