Technologists are primarily responsible for performing testing and reporting results. Other duties include:

• Performing only those tests authorized by the director and for which the technologist is licensed by specialty.
• Following the laboratory's procedure for specimen handling, running tests, reporting results, and maintaining records
• Participating in proficiency testing and demonstrating that proficiency samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples
• Following quality control and instrument calibration policies
• Documenting corrective action taken when results exceed the laboratory's acceptable performance values
• Using professional judgment to ensure test validity, including recollecting and retesting samples that may be flawed or contaminated