Experience

North Shore Medical Center

• Laboratory Technical Assistant

  • May 2017 - Present

  Work in both Chemistry, and Microbiology departments on a wide range of activities.Chemistry duties include: -specimen receipt, -order proofreading for mistakes, management of a Roche Cobas 8100 automation line, -preparing and shipping send-out testing orders, -specimen processing of blood, urine, and stool specimens, which includes: centrifugation, aliquotting into appropriate containers either for immediate testing or for sending out, preservation of send-out testing samples such as… Work in both Chemistry, and Microbiology departments on a wide range of activities.Chemistry duties include: -specimen receipt, -order proofreading for mistakes, management of a Roche Cobas 8100 automation line, -preparing and shipping send-out testing orders, -specimen processing of blood, urine, and stool specimens, which includes: centrifugation, aliquotting into appropriate containers either for immediate testing or for sending out, preservation of send-out testing samples such as treating with acids, transferring to specialized containers, or freezing, as appropriate.This all occurs in a fast paced and high pressure team environment, in which proper work, and smooth cooperation between teammates and departments can literally save lives.Microbiology duties include:-specimen receipt and order proofreading, -culturing a high volume of a wide variety of specimens, -subculturing of positive blood and fluid culture bottles from a BacTec incubator/analyzer, -set up and running of rapid PCR testing on flu swabs, and specimen testing for a variety of bench-top testing kits including: rapid Strep antigen testing, C. difficile antigen and toxin screening, and Legionella urinary antigen screening. Show more Show less



Newton-Wellesley Hospital

• Phlebotomist

  • Jan 2015 - Aug 2016

  Performed in-hospital inpatient and outpatient draws, with experience holding a STAT pager, and performed outpatient phlebotomy embedded in an off-site primary care office. Experienced with patients ranging from 1 day old to 100 years old, in a wide range of physical condition. Exercised critical decision making and teamwork skills daily.