Christine Guthrie
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Objective
To obtain a fulltime position as a Medical Laboratory Scientist in a hospital lab in Buffalo, NY as a generalist or in a specialized
department.
Education
Saint Vincent School of Medical Technology, NAACLS Accredited - Saint Vincent Health Center - Erie PA- 07/2013-07/2014
o Clinical rotations including Saint Vincent Health Center Laboratory, Associated Clinical Laboratories- Erie, PA main lab, and
Community Blood Bank- Northwest, PA
SUNY Fredonia - Fredonia NY - 08/2008-05/2013
o B.S. Clinical Laboratory Science, Minor in Chemistry and Anthropology
o Organic Chemistry Lab Teaching Assistant, 2010-2011
Work Experience
Laboratory Assistant - Associated Clinical Laboratories at Saint Vincent Hospital - Erie PA - 05/2014-07/2014
o Process and run specimens in Hematology, Chemistry and Urinalysis departments
o Certified to release Urinalysis manual tests and microscopic work
o Certified to perform manual chemistry tests
o Experience with CERNER software system
Laboratory Assistant and Phlebotomist - Brooks Memorial Hospital - Dunkirk NY - 03/2011-06/2013
o Process all patient samples delivered to lab
o Perform phlebotomy for inpatients, nursery, outpatient and home draws
o POC testing on inpatients
o Performed patient care and service outside of phlebotomy such as providing physical comfort and assisting nursing staff
o Experience with MEDITECH software system
o Responsible for reference lab specimen preparation
o Performed courier duties on off shifts
Sales Associate - Colley's Pools and Spas - Hamburg NY - Summer 2009, Summer 2010
o Performed water testing, chemical consultation, customer service
Supervisor - Tim Hortons - Hamburg NY - 02/2006-08/2008
o Supervised team of workers, assigned duties, managed money
Relevant Skills and Experience
• Knowledge of CLIA, HIPAA, OSHA, and safety guidelines in the clinical laboratory
• Able to work as an individual and part of a team to achieve great patient care and accurate results
• Comprehensive knowledge of computer systems to develop alternative ways to accomplish tasks
• Proficient and accurate in lab techniques including pipetting, dilutions, titration, interpretations, analysis and reporting
• Able to follow the laboratory’s procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining
records of patient test result
• Experience with the following Instruments by Department:
o Immunohematology:Ortho Provue, Blood Irradiator, Abbott Emerald, Abbott Pism, Roche s201, NanoEnTek, Immucor
capture station, Sorvall Cell Washer II
o Chemistry:Siemens Immulite 1000, Siemens Dimention Vista 500, Siemens Centaur, Perkin Elmer Gas
Chromatography, Helena Protein Electrophoresis, Helena Immunofixation, BioRad PhD, DPC Immulite
o Hematology/Coagulation:Beckman Coulter LH780 and LH750, Streck Laboratories Auto-Plus ESR, Sysmex CA
1500, CA7000, Siemens PFA 100, CellaVision Differentials, MES Spermalite SQA-V
o Microbiology:BD Viper, PCR(MRSA), GeneXpert, Panther, API 20 E,NE,ANA, Biomerieux Vitec 2, Bactec 9240,
Biomerieux Vitek MS (MALDI-TOF)
o Urinalysis: Siemens Clinitek Advantus, Siemens Atlas and UF