3.3 KiB
3.3 KiB
Competences — cytotechnologist
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d117ef65-b253-4f04-bc85-353ef853443a).
Essential
- accept own accountability (skill/competence)
- apply context specific clinical competences (skill/competence)
- apply good clinical practices (skill/competence)
- apply safety procedures in laboratory (skill/competence)
- assist in the production of laboratory documentation (skill/competence)
- biosafety in biomedical laboratory (knowledge)
- carry out flow cytometry (skill/competence)
- cervical screening (knowledge)
- check the received biological samples (skill/competence)
- chemistry (knowledge)
- clinical cytology (knowledge)
- communicate in healthcare (skill/competence)
- comply with legislation related to health care (skill/competence)
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice (skill/competence)
- conduct cancer screening tests (skill/competence)
- cytopathology (knowledge)
- ensure public safety and security (skill/competence)
- examine cell specimens microscopically (skill/competence)
- fine-needle aspiration (knowledge)
- follow clinical guidelines (skill/competence)
- follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health (skill/competence)
- health care legislation (knowledge)
- hygiene in a health care setting (knowledge)
- infection control (knowledge)
- label medical laboratory samples (skill/competence)
- maintain medical laboratory equipment (skill/competence)
- manage infection control in the facility (skill/competence)
- medical informatics (knowledge)
- microscopic techniques (knowledge)
- operate microscope (skill/competence)
- perform gynecological examination (skill/competence)
- professional documentation in health care (knowledge)
- provide test results to medical staff (skill/competence)
- recognize cytologic abnormalities (skill/competence)
- sterilization techniques (knowledge)
- tissue cytogenetics (knowledge)
- work in multidisciplinary health teams (skill/competence)
Optional
- address side effects of menopause (skill/competence)
- biostatistics (knowledge)
- conduct health related research (skill/competence)
- coordinate the procurement of organs for transplantation (skill/competence)
- deal with emergency care situations (skill/competence)
- genomics (knowledge)
- interact with healthcare users (skill/competence)
- interpret urology diagnostic tests (skill/competence)
- medical genetics (knowledge)
- medical terminology (knowledge)
- observe confidentiality (skill/competence)
- pedagogy (knowledge)
- perform virological test (skill/competence)
- transplantation (knowledge)
- urogynaecology (knowledge)
- urolithiasis in the urinary tract (knowledge)
- use foreign languages in patient care (skill/competence)
- work in a multicultural environment in health care (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 54 ads, as of 2026-07-11)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- specimen preparation — 22 %
- quality assurance — 19 %
Methods
- proficiency testing — 19 %
Responsibilities
- specimen evaluation — 20 %