Medical Cover Letter

Ashley Nicole Doran

**-** **** ****** *******, NY, 11106 718-***-**** **********@*****.***

Objective

Quality focused Clinical Laboratory Technologist with varied skills gained through hands on experience on rotation through

several hospital settings. I am able perform laboratory tests and procedures with attention to detail, and optimum quality. I

seek a career in the healthcare field, particularly in laboratory medicine.

Education

Clinical Laboratory Technologist License No: 017103

New York State Department of Education, Office of the Professions

Certificate in Clinical Laboratory Sciences – NAACLS accredited CLS 2012-2013

Saint John’s University, Queens, New York

Master’s Degree Biological Sciences 2005-2008

City University of New York Hunter College, New York, New York

Bachelor of Sciences, Biology 2001-2005

Marymount Manhattan College, New York, New York

Clinical Laboratory Work Experience

Biotechnology Workshop- 6/07 to 7/07

Location- CUNY Hunter College

Experience-

Working on running Western, Southern, and Northern Blots

Qualification of proteins, DNA, and RNA from blots

DNA splicing with restriction enzymes

Clinical Chemistry- 10/12 to 10/12 and 3/13 to 3/13

Location- Winthrop Hospital

Experience-

Automated methods which included working on the Siemens Advia 2400 and the Siemens Advia Centaur

Hemaglobin A1C testing

Manual Techniques:

Urine Drug Screens and Pregnancy Tests

Sweat Chloride Testing

Mini Vidas testing for Procalcrtonion

Osometery

Immunohematology – 9/12 to 9/12 and 2/2013 to 3/13

Location- Long Island Jewish

Experience-

Working with Galileo Echo

Gel Card Technology

Manual tube techniques including:

ABO Grouping

Rh Phenotyping

Weak D Testing

Cord Blood Evaluation

Direct and Indirect Anti Globulin procedures

Antibody Screens and Crossmatching

Antibody Identification Panels

Elution Procedures

Immunology – 1/13 to 1/13

Location- Wyckoff Heights Hospital

Experience-

Automated Testing for Antibody Titers including measles, mumps, rubella

Manual Testing for flu virus, Legionnaire’s disease, HIV Screens

Hematology – 7/12 to 8/12 and 1/13 to 2/13

Location- Flushing Hospital Medical Center

Experience-

Working with the Beckman Coulter LH 750

Manual techniques:

Slide making and staining from blood samples

Manual blood cell differentiations

Reticulocyte Counts

Spinal and body fluid counts and differentiations

Red blood cell sedimentation rates

Bacteriology – 10/12 to 11/12 and 4/13 to 4/13

Location- Flushing Hospital Medical Center

Experience-

Working with the Becton Dickinson Bactec 9240, Siemens MicroScan® WalkAway®-96 Plus System,

Manual Techniques:

Plating samples on correct media from various body sources

Gram Staining

Plate reading post-incubation

Kirby-Bauer Disc determination for sensitivity

E-testing for MIC

Spot Testing including Indole, Oxidase, Catalase, and Coagulase

Urinalysis – 11/12 to 12/13

Location- Flushing Hospital Medical Center

Experience-

Working with the Bayer CLINITEK 500

Manual Techniques:

Dipstick testing

Microscopic examination of samples

Pregnancy tests

Cytogenetics – 7/12 to 7/12

Location- Winthrop Hospital

Experience-

Working on computerized karyotyping techniques

Coagulation – 8/12 to 9/12

Location- Flushing Hospital Medical Center

Experience-

Working with the ACL Top 500 Coagulation Analyzer

Other Work Experience

Volunteer Dance Instructor, Cathy’s Dance Studio 2011- present

• Working with children of various ages and abilities

• Teaching- basic to advanced level dance related skills, group skills, teamwork, proper social interaction

• Working with parents to maintain a healthy student-instructor-parent relationships

Private Tutoring 2010- present

• Preparation for the New York State ELA, Mathematics, and Science exams for Grades three, four, and five on a weekly

basis

Girl Scout Leader of Greater New York Council, North Queens Daisy Troop 4718 2001- present

• Working with girls ages three to seven

• Teaching basic skills: reading, writing, “stranger danger,” group skills, basic science and reasoning skills, teamwork

• Event Coordinator- Produce: talent shows, plays, family receptions, fashion shows, benefit concerts

• Fund Raising- support for; troops overseas, cancer research, Hurricane Sandy victims, homeless, children in danger,

animal rescue centers

• Working with Girl Scout Parents in coordination with other Girl Scout leaders in an effort to better parent-leader

relationships

Computer Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Word, and Power Point

Proficient in SMART Notebook 10 technology

References

Available upon request

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