Clinical Laboratory Science - Mercy College of Health Sciences

Clinical Laboratory Science from Mercy College of Health Sciences is a Campus Certificate Clinical Laboratory degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Become a Clinical Laboratory Scientist. A clinical laboratory scientist (CLS) performs a full range of laboratory tests from simple cholesterol screenings to more complex tests to uncover diseases such as AIDS, diabetes and cancer. As a clinical laboratory scientist you will be responsible for confirming the accuracy of test results and reporting laboratory findings to the pathologist and the patient's physician. You will work quickly and carefully. As a clinical laboratory scientist you hold life and death in your hands because the information you give to the doctor influences the medical treatment that a patient receives. The clinical laboratory scientist works with microscopes, complex electronic equipment, computers and precision instruments. Our Program Our 47-week certificate program includes intensive classroom instruction and clinical laboratory experience. You will gain the intellectual tools to understand disease processes and the corresponding laboratory skills needed to assist physicians with diagnosis and treatment of their patients. You will learn to perform a wide variety of laboratory tests ranging from simple one step to complex multiple step procedures. You will also learn to operate complex equipment, computers, microscopes and precision instruments, and how to use equipment such as pipettes, inoculating loops and other equipment used in manual testing methods. Job Outlook Once you have completed your CLS certificate, you will have the knowledge and clinical laboratory experience needed to become a nationally certified medical laboratory scientist. You will be eligible to sit for the Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) exam offered by the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification. There is currently a shortage of Clinical Laboratory Scientists/Medical Technologists , and they are in demand across the country. Graduates of the CLS program at Mercy College will find career opportunities in hospitals, independent clinical laboratories, blood centers, industry, universities, government laboratories, and research facilities. Faster-than-average job growth is expected to arise as our population ages and experiences an increased need for diagnosing and treating diseases. View more details on Mercy College of Health Sciences . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Clinical Laboratory courses.