Quality Control Technician

Erin May

*** ******* **** **

Rome, Georgia *****

cell: 706-***-****

email: ********@*****.***

Objective:

To obtain employment within my career field so that I may utilize my knowledge and broaden my qualifications.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Cedar Bluff High School Cedar Bluff, Alabama

2001 Graduate – Alabama High School Advanced Diploma

Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, Al

2007 Graduate - Associate of Science, Clinical Laboratory Technology

LICENSURE

American Society of Clinical Pathology Medical Laboratory Technician

Board Eligibility

American Association of Bioanalysts Medical Laboratory Technologist

Application accepted and board eligible as of February 2012

American Society of Clinical Pathology Histology Technician

Board Eligible September 2012

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden, Alabama

2010 – Present Medical Laboratory Technician/Histology Technician

Responsibilities:

Received patient samples for analysis in the departments of Chemistry, Hematology, and Blood Bank. Report patient results accurately and timely. Perform maintenance, calibrations and quality control on all equipment and analyzers in each department. Assist in training new employees and students during their clinical rotations. Receive specimens for culture and analysis in the department of Microbiology. Set up patient and quality control organism cultures for growth. Read growth on assortment of agar plates and set up for definitive analysis and working antibiotic results. Obtained Bioterrorism training certification through the Alabama State Laboratory, for identifying bioterroristic agents and disaster training techniques. Receives specimens from surgical procedures or diagnostic cases, sorts them in accordance with priority and difficulty of work, and assigns each specimen a surgical case #. Maintains responsibility for accuracy in fixing, preparing, and processing tissue and specimens for cytology. Responsible for embedding, cutting, staining, and mounting tissue sections to assist pathologists in making correct diagnosis of patient's disease. Prepares specimens by frozen section method under supervision of Pathologist to provide immediate diagnosis of patient disease and assist with informing surgeon of next step in patient care. Assists Pathologist in autopsy procedures to determine patient’s cause of death. Responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of all equipment, including processor, embedding stations, slide stainer, microtome, and cryostats. System Administrator over Pathology computer system – Power Path. Trained in Tucson, Arizona to build and implement the Power Path system into the hospital use. Responsible for the training of other histology employees, administration, medical staff, transcription and medical records staff. Responsible for the upkeep, maintenance, backup and distribution of patient reports. Responsible for proper patient coding and billing.

Performs tasks in accordance with standard laboratory practices and procedures and keeps these practices and procedures up to date and accurate. Takes periodic inventory of supplies and equipment and prepares requisition forms to replenish depleted supplies. Responsible for training of new hire employees and keeping current employees up to date on current procedures and educational materials and for maintaining each employee’s competency exams.

Floyd Medical Center Rome, Georgia

2007 – 2010 Medical Laboratory Technician, Generalist

Responsibilities:

Receiving patient samples and processing them for analysis. Analyzing the patient’s specimen and receiving accurate results and reporting them to physicians and nursing staff. Kept up maintenance, calibrations and quality control on all analyzing equipment. Worked as a generalist technician in the departments of Chemistry, Microbiology, Hematology, Serology, and Blood Bank.

DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne, Alabama

2007 Phlebotomist/Medical Laboratory Technician

Responsibilities:

Performed and completed clinical training rotations through each department and worked as a phlebotomist upon completing training in each department. Receiving patient samples and processing them for analysis. Analyzing the patient’s specimen and receiving accurate results and reporting them to physicians and nursing staff. Kept up maintenance, calibrations and quality control on all analyzing equipment. Worked as a generalist technician in the departments of Chemistry, Microbiology, Hematology, Serology, and Blood Bank.

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