Clinical Laboratory Scientist

• May 2019 - Present

Clinical Laboratory Scientist

• Aug 2014 - Jan 2022

• Working as a generalist Clinical Laboratory Scientist in a critical access hospital. • Works independently on the different sections of the laboratory like Hematology, Chemistry, Blood Bank, Clinical Microscopy and Microbiology especially when working on evenings and night shifts. • Performs manual, semi-automated, and fully automated procedures in the lab such as CBC with auto or manual differential count, Protime, APTT, Fibrinogen, BNP, D-Dimer, routine urinalysis with microscopic exam, urine drug screen, chemistry analytes and some therapeutic drugs, blood typing, crossmatching, gram stain, KOH method, strep screen, influenza screen, RSV screen, and routine culture and sensitivity. • Able to perform venipuncture from newborns up to geriatric patients. • Handles machines such as DXC600, Access, iStat, Siemens XS, CA-500, Microscan to name a few. Show less

Medical Laboratory Technologist I

• Sep 2006 - Jun 2014

• Worked as a Medical Technologist in a tertiary hospital assigned in Serology section. • Performed different serological procedures such as ELISA tests for HIV, Hepatitis Markers, HTLV 1 & 2, and HSV IgM and IgG. Confirmatory tests like Western Blot for HIV and HCV, and Neutralization procedures for HBsAg. • Able to run manual procedures like agglutination tests for Rheumatoid Factor, anti- Streptolysin O, Infectious Mononucleosis, flocculation test for syphilis, tube dilution tests for Widal and Brucella antibodies, allergy testing, and immunofluorescent assay for ANA, AMA, ASMA. • Handles and troubleshoots machines such as Tecan- Freedom Evolyzer, Tecan, Da Vinci, Vidas, Alegria, RIDA, Flextek, and Tektime. Show less

Medical Technologist, Microbiology Section-In-Charge

• Aug 2002 - Feb 2005

• Worked as the Microbiology Section-in-Charge. • Worked step by step and followed the procedures carefully in handling different specimens submitted in the laboratory for culture and sensitivity. • Reading slides for Gram Stains, Acid Fast Bacilli stains and cultures, KOH smears, and Leishmania smears. • Responsible for the preparation of culture media, standardisation of reagents, as well as running quality controls for the different microbiologic tests done in the laboratory. • Responsible for the monthly statistics and antibiogram, giving orientation and training to students rotating in Microbiology. • Participates in external quality control surveys like CAP survey. • Able to handle machines such as Vitek 1, Astell autoclave, Mini-agarster, Bactec 9240, media dispenser, and fluorescent microscope. Show less

Medical Technologist

• Sep 2001 - Aug 2002

• Rotated and worked in the different sections of the laboratory such as Hematology, Clinical Chemistry, Blood Bank, Clinical Microscopy, Histopathology, before becoming a permanent staff in Microbiology section. • Handled different specimens received in Microbiology, inoculating them in their respective culture media, reading the growth and perform tests for the identification and sensitivity of the isolated organism. • Performs manual procedures like Gram Stain, AFB Stain, and KOH smears as well as reading the slides. • Preparing culture media manually for Microbiologic studies. • Able to handle machines such as BactiAlert, Mini- api, Coulter counter, Sysmex, Clinitek 500, and Vitros 250. Show less