Medical Assistant
Resume:
JASMINE WALKER
Youngsville NC, 27596
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WORK EXPERIENCE
COMPARATIVE MEDICAL SPECIALIST II at Duke University Medical Center Division of Laboratory Animal Research, March 2014 / present
Perform daily work involving the handling of conventional and genetically engineered animal models with immunocompromised health status, animals recovering from surgery or other invasive procedure.
Perform duties with various animal biosafety levels
Change cages or pens following aseptic and conventional technique and assures animals are not contaminated when outside their primary enclosure.
Evaluate animal health each day and report abnormal clinical signs to the veterinary staff.
Perform treatments as prescribed by the veterinary staff and report progress of therapies.
Provide specialized technical assistance (dosing, tissue procurement, necropsies, and treatments) to veterinarians and investigators.
Adhere to containment practices in the event of an infectious pathogen outbreak or when working in biocontainment facilities.
Perform routine euthanasia on laboratory animals according to the American Veterinary Medical Associations (AVMA) Panel on Euthanasia.
Collecting samples for PCR pinworm testing, RODAC plates for sanitation monitoring, ATP swabs and water analysis.
Comply with Duke Policies and standard operating procedures
LABORATORY ASSISTANT at East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, November 2011 / April 2013
Observing and monitoring weights and tumor sizes.
Assist with the administration of chemotherapy, sodium pentobarbital and radiation therapy
Assist with the harvesting of bone marrow
Handling of mice injected with adenovirus
Cleaning and sterilization of lab equipment with cleaning solutions and autoclave
Keeping data organized in a laboratory notebook
Data entry using Microsoft Excel
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY at East Carolina University, Greenville NC December 2013
CERTIFICATION in Assistant Laboratory Animal Science Technician received from the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
CERTIFICATION in First Aid and CPR/AED from the American Red Cross
SKILLS
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) training
Ability to work in diverse teams and to communicate well with others.
Inputting data into spreadsheets
Animal handling
Knowledge and use of aseptic techniques
Ability to work independently
Energetic and flexible team player
Basic laboratory skills (pipetting, dilutions, sterilization of equipment, and etc…)
Ability to write clear, comprehensive and grammatically correct documents
Can follow policies and standard operating procedures
Experience with Microsoft Office
Ability to stand for several hours
REFERENCES
Jamie Barbour
Comparative Medical Specialist III
Co-Worker (Team Leader)
April Badger
Comparative Medical Specialist II
Co-Worker
Janet Steele
Assistant Operations Director (UNC)
Former Supervisor
Suzanne Lougee
Comparative Medical Specialist IV
Current Supervisor
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