Study Guide

Vieraan kielen kirjallinen ja suullinen taito, joka ammatin harjoittamisen ja ammatillisen kehityksen kannalta on tarpeellinen.

Ruotsin kielen taito, joka julkisyhteisöjen henkilöstöltä vaadittavasta kielitaidosta annetun lain (424/2003) mukaan vaaditaan korkeakoulututkintoa edellyttävään virkaan kaksikielisellä virka-alueella ja joka ammatin harjoittamisen ja ammatillisen kehityksen kannalta on tarpeellinen.

- is able to take responsibility for one's actions and their consequences as well as to evaluate the effects of one's actions
- is able to work according to the ethical principles of the subject field
- is able to take other people into account in one's work
- is able to apply the principles of equality
- is able to take account of the effects of disparities in one's work
- is able to apply the principles of sustainable development and understanding global responsibility of one's actions
- is capable of contributing to social change by means of one's expertise and ethical values

- is capable of creative problem-solving and development of working methods
- is able to work in projects
- is able to conduct research,development and innovation projects, applying existing knowledge in the field, current phenomena and methods to find human-centred solutions
- is able to find customer-oriented, sustainable and profitable solution

- is able to work in a multicultural community and customer environment
- is able to take into account the effects of and opportunities for global development and phenomena in one's field
- possesses communicative competence necessary for one’s work and for professional development in the subject field

- lifelong learning skills: is ableto describe, self-evaluate and develop one's skills and learning approaches and methods
- is able to retrieve and analyse information and evaluate it critically
- is capable to take responsibility for collaborative learning and sharing knowledge in teams

- is able to utilise the opportunities provided by technology and digitalisation in one's profession
- is able to recognise the effects of technological development on one's work and professional tasks
- is able to participate in the development of technology used in one's field

- is able to operate as a memberof a multidisciplinary work community, taking into account the diversity and promoting the wellbeing of the community
- is able to communicate and interact in working life
- is able to create personal working life connections and to operate in professional networks
- is capable of making decisions in unexpected situations
- is able to apply the principles of organisational management and leadership in working life, and work independently as an expert of one’s field
- is able to work as an entrepreneur
- is able to work in a customer-oriented way
- is able to adjust one's actions in reaching long-term objectives

Takes initiative and responsibility in client relationships;
· Designs and creates client-oriented laboratory services;
· Designs and creates material for teaching and counseling, and
participates in training other health care personnel and counseling
patients;
· Plans and carries out training, guidance and counseling on
laboratory services;
· Develops cooperation with internal and external clients according to
the principles of good service;
· Cultivates teaching and counseling skills that are needed in
laboratory services and scientific research;
· Contributes his/her own expertise in multiprofessional teams and
patient care.
Main contents:
Client and user oriented laboratory services
· Client and user oriented counseling and materials in
laboratory work (patient, sample and point-of-care
examinations)
· Multiprofessional team work in client counseling

Complies with the quality management system;
· Assesses the laboratory test process and its significance to the
patient’s treatment or as part of scientific research;
· Complies with patient safety and occupational safety instructions and
regulations and creates a safe atmosphere for patient contacts;
· Complies with the risk management system and aims to predict
risks;
· Develops laboratory work in compliance with the quality
management system and the principles of sustainable development.
Main contents:
Laboratory quality management systems
· Clinical laboratory process in health care
· Occupational safety in patient and laboratory work
· Risk management in laboratory work
· Principles of sustainable development in laboratory
work

Masters the terminology of laboratory tests and is able to explain the
purpose of laboratory tests;
· Explains the reasons for pre-analytical phase requirements and the
urgency of tests;
· Outlines plans for client-oriented guidance of sample collection;
· Plans and carries out sample collection, processing, preservation
and transportation in accordance with the quality management
system;
· Takes expert care of the patient’s wellbeing and safety during
sample collection and patient examination;
· Justifies his/her actions and complies with the legislation regulating
patient rights and privacy;
· Complies with international and national recommendations for preanalytical
laboratory work in patient and sample examinations;
· Develops and organizes sample collection together with other
personnel, complying with evidence-based practices.
Main contents:
Pre-analytical standards, recommendations and
guidelines for patient and sample tests
· Good and standardized national and international
practices of sample collection
· Client and user guidance in laboratory tests
· Patient and occupational safety in sample collection

Carries out patient tests in clinical physiology, nuclear medicine and
clinical neurophysiology according to quality requirements and
recommendations. Analyses samples involving clinical hematology,
immunohematology, clinical histology and cytology, clinical
immunology, clinical biochemistry, clinical microbiology, and medical
genetics, according to quality requirements and recommendations.
· Applies the methodological principles of laboratory tests;
· Is committed to following internal quality control and external quality
assurance procedures and explains and justifies their interpretation
and methods;
· Evaluates and develops the functionality of the analysis process;
· Contributes within the limits of his/her expertise to the development
of new methods, equipment acquisition, and the validation of new
devices and methods.
Main contents:
Methods of clinical laboratory work and the
processes of analysis and patient examination in
clinical physiology, nuclear medicine, clinical
neurophysiology, clinical hematology,
immunohematology, clinical immunology, clinical
biochemistry, clinical histology and cytology, clinical
microbiology, and medical genetics
· Internal quality control and external quality
assurance in clinical laboratory work
· Validation of equipment and methods
· Equipment acquisitions

Assesses the urgency of informing the patient of his/her laboratory
test results and their significance for the treatment, and acts
accordingly;
· Assesses the reliability of the laboratory test results and testing
process with regard to the laboratory quality management system
and the patient’s condition;
· Assesses factors concerning decision-making in the post-analytical
phase and works on his/her own decision-making skills;
· Uses ICT systems to report laboratory test results within the
organization and to patient care units;
· Takes expert care of the patient’s wellbeing and safety during and
after testing.
Main contents:
Reliability assessment of the laboratory test process
and its results
· Reference and decision limits
· Laboratory information systems and the delivery of
test results to the client
· Patient safety

Complies with the values and professional ethics of clinical
laboratory work and health care;
· Participates in discussion on professional ethics in the field of social
and health care;
· Accepts responsibility for his/her own professional growth;
· Complies with information security regulations in patient work and
research;
· Processes biological materials in compliance with legislation and
with respect for the rights of the patient;
· Strives to build collegiality and an ethically sustainable working
community.
Main contents:
Values and ethical principles of clinical laboratory
work
· Professional development in clinical laboratory work
· Information security in patient work and research
· Legislation on biological sample material
· Legislation regulating the work of Biomedical
Laboratory Scientists

Assesses the basic functions of the human body and abnormalities
in the disease process, and applies this knowledge to practice;
· Applies biomedical competence to the pre-analytical, analytical and
post-analytical phases of the clinical laboratory test process and the
assessment of these phases;
· Evaluates the use of laboratory tests in health promotion,
diagnostics, treatment effectiveness evaluation, and the
development of treatment methods.
Main contents:
Biomedical terminology
· Human anatomy, biochemical and physiological
functions as a basis for laboratory tests
· Basic cellular and molecular biology and genetics
· Pharmacology
· Mathematics, chemistry, physics
· Laboratory tests as a method of examining the
functioning of the body

Participates in development projects of health care and clinical
laboratory work in multiprofessional teams;
· Follows the principles of intrapreneurship and works like an
entrepreneur in different environments;
· Applies evidence-based data to the production process of laboratory
services and to the development of this process;
· Strives for cost efficiency and economy and markets his/her
expertise in laboratory services for purposes of patient care;
· Participates in financial planning, product pricing and service
acquisition together with other experts;
· Plans, guides and organizes team work and acts in the role of a
team leader;
· Develops professional contacts and expert networks as well as
communications and interaction.
Main contents:
Research and development in clinical laboratory
work
· Innovation
· Evidence-based practices
· Entrepreneurship as a career choice;
intrapreneurship
· Working community skills
· Economic skills and cost efficiency
· Processing of statistical data