# Competences — medical laboratory manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f4de7e28-ca67-46cd-b760-30e02b3aa83b).

## Essential

- **apply safety procedures in laboratory** (skill/competence)
- **arrange equipment repairs** (skill/competence)
- **develop project schedule** (skill/competence)
- **diagnostic methods in medical laboratory** (knowledge)
- **health and safety regulations** (knowledge)
- **interpret medical images** (skill/competence)
- **interpret medical results** (skill/competence)
- **maintain medical laboratory equipment** (skill/competence)
- **manage budgets** (skill/competence)
- **manage health and safety standards** (skill/competence)
- **manage inventory** (skill/competence)
- **manage schedule of tasks** (skill/competence)
- **manage staff** (skill/competence)
- **medical laboratory technology** (knowledge)
- **plan schedule** (skill/competence)
- **project management** (knowledge)
- **provide test results to medical staff** (skill/competence)
- **supervise equipment** (skill/competence)
- **supervise laboratory operations** (skill/competence)
- **supervise staff** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- assist in the production of laboratory documentation (skill/competence)
- biological chemistry (knowledge)
- clinical biochemistry (knowledge)
- clinical cytology (knowledge)
- cryopreservation (knowledge)
- data protection (knowledge)
- healthcare administration (knowledge)
- histopathology (knowledge)
- immunology (knowledge)
- maintain healthcare user data confidentiality (skill/competence)
- microscopic techniques (knowledge)
- monitor stock level (skill/competence)
- order supplies (skill/competence)
- paediatric phlebotomy procedures (knowledge)
- stem cells (knowledge)
- sterilise medical equipment (skill/competence)
- virology (knowledge)
- work with chemicals (skill/competence)