Danielle Maruska
Medical Laboratory Scientist at Harry S Truman Va Hospital- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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ASCP Medical Laboratory Scientist
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Experience
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Harry S Truman Va Hospital
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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Medical Laboratory Scientist
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Feb 2017 - Present
Microbiology Microbiology
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Ann and Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital
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United States
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Medical Practices
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Medical Technologist
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Mar 2014 - Apr 2015
-Chosen for the Ebola preparedness team, attended specialized training with Sean Kaufman, CEO of Behavioral-Based Improvement Solutions -Perform clinical laboratory tests pertinent to hematology, chemistry, serology and urinalysis -Per manufacture’s guidelines, calibrated, maintained and operated Roche COBAS 6000, Nova 8 Analyzer, iSTAT, Siemens Advia 2120, PFA-100, and BCS XP -Evaluate quality control information against measurable data -Use EPIC, SunQuest, Mysis, BioRad Unity Realtime and Data Innovations computer systems
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Medical Laboratory Scientist
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2005 - Apr 2015
Mycology -Identification of yeast, filamentous fungi, and aerobic actinomyces -Yeast One Susceptibility Testing, fungal serology and exoantigen identification -Coordinate and enter results for CAP studies, and prepare unknowns for Medical Technology students and competency exams for staff -Write and update proceduresAcid Fast Bacilli -Genprobe, Bactec MGIT 960, manual identification and susceptibility testing -Coordinate and enter results for CAP studies -Implemented new methodology for the identification of Mycobacteria tuberculosis. Performed validation, wrote procedure and trained staff on GeneXpert MTB/RIF PCR assay. -Prepare competency exams for staff -Performed study on Rapid grower acid fast bacilli susceptibilityParasitology -Phosphotungstic acid-haematoxylin, Zeihl neelesin, and trichrome staining -UV fluorescence microscopy and photography -Performed validation for new giardia and cryptosporidium antigen test -Identification of blood and stool parasites including: cryptosporidium, microsporidia, isospora and cyclospora -Provide malaria training for third shift technologistsAdditional Benches -Respiratory, Wound, Anaerobe, Stool, Urine, Blood cultures and Urinalysis -Perform automated and manual methods for bacterial identification and susceptibility testing -Vitek 2 systems, Cerner, Powerchart and Epic -Bactec 9240, BacT/ALERT 3D key operator
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Education
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University of Alaska Anchorage
Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
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