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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 %