Daniel Messina

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Cell: 908-***-****, Home: 201-***-****

E-mail: abn4a8@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To further advance my career in the healthcare profession as a Medical Laboratory Technician. To utilize my

abilities and work in an environment promoting teamwork and better healthcare for patients. Diligent, hard

working, and loyal individual; possess a willingness to go the extra mile. Neat and articulate professional who

has a high level of integrity.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Medical Lab Technician Outpatient Oncology Center June 1982 - Present

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ

• Developed and implemented departmental processes in accordance with hospital guidelines.

• Streamlined training program for newly assigned extern in Phlebotomy process and procedures.

• Mentored and coached new interns on department processes.

• Single handedly run stat lab seeing over 15,600 patients anually.

• Perform bleeding times procedures.

• Responsible for analyzing and documentation of C.A.P. surveys.

• Prepare spin and ship blood for reference laboratories.

• Perform venipuncture and finger sticks to be analyzed in Oncology lab as well as main lab.

• Analyze blood specimens and prepare slides for microscopic evaluations.

• Prepare, run, calibrate, and maintain lab quality control data and internal documentation on daily basis

which is Evaluated regualary by inspection team.

• Properly maintain Beckman Coulter HMX Analyzer, controls, and reagents.

• Maintain and enter patient results into hospital computer systems.

• Responsible for keeping up with quality control on a daily basis, and submitting the data to IQAP

program on a monthly basis.

• Analyze blood sugar using the Accu-Chek glucometer. Responsible for daily quality control.

• Perform and monitor patient vital signs

Medical Lab Technician, Immunology Laboratory May 1991 - September 1994

UMDNJ Newark, NJ

• Prepared and stained specimens for flow cytometry using monoclonal antibodies.

• Performed CBC analysis on blood specimens.

• Entered data into computer systems.

June 1991 - December 1993

Phlebotomist

Overlook Hospital

Summit, NJ

• Performed venipuncture and finger sticks on patients which included adults,children,and neonates.

• Entered computer data into computer systems.

• Supervised team of five phlebotomists.

Pharmacy Technician July 1992 - October 1993

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ

• Responsible for dispensing all antibiotics/drugs.

• Responsible for preparing and mixing of all pediatric and neonatal TPN’s.

• Mixing of all large volume IV’s.

IV Technician January 1991 - March 1993

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ

• Responsible for starting IV’s on patients.

• Performed venipuncture on patients for blood specimen collection.

EDUCATION

Medical Lab Technician

Lyons Institute of Technology Clark, NJ Certification June 1982

Pharmacy Technician Certification June 1993

Essex County College Newark, NJ

CERTIFICATIONS

ASCP Ceritified in Phlebotomy March 2007

American Society of Clinical Pathology

SKILLS

Beckman Coulter ACT-Diff Analyzer

HMX Analyzer

SMS Computerized Patient Billing System

Baker 9000 CBC Cell Counter

Sysmex KX-21

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