Shawnte Braffith

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Professional Summary

Generalist experience working for Legacy Health System. 20 years of experience working for MultiCare Health System, as a Lead Technician in the Hematology department at Allenmore hospital in Tacoma, Wa. I worked very closely with the Emergency and Surgery departments as well as patient floors overseeing patient service representatives and student interns to assure appropriate pre-analytic specimen preparation and performance is done according to CAP standards. MultiCare’s central lab based in Tacoma, WA, with 11 satellite labs in King, Pierce, and Thurston counties, and over 40 Patient Service Centers. MultiCare partners with Mayo Clinic and University of Washington laboratories to provide patients with cutting edge services.

Education

Bachelor of Science: Undergraduate Research in Phage biology

The Evergreen State College

Certification: Medical Laboratory Technician

Clover Park Technical College

Associate in Arts and Sciences: Transfer Degree

Pierce College-Lakewood

Work History

Generalist Medical Laborarory Technician (May 2019- currently employed)

Legacy Health System Salmon Creek Vancouver, WA

●Generalist trained in Chemistry on Access analyzers, and Beckman AU 680/480 analyzers. Hematology Sysmex analyzers. Microbiology running Cepheid Genexpert and ePlex analyzers for covid, setting up plates and reading gram stains. Urinalysis using Siemens advantus analyzers. Coagulation on Instrument Laboratories Top 500 and Top 50 analyzers. Processing all laboratory samples using Cerner Millennium and epic computer systems.

Lead Medical Laboratory Technician (2012 to May 2019)

Multi-Care Health System – Tacoma, Washington

●Worked with department leads, staff, and faculty to develop a positive learning environment for MLT students.

●Trained new staff and students.

●Certified that equipment and supplies were properly maintained for quality patient care and safety

●Participated in facility surveys and inspections made by CAP, JCAHO and DOH.

●Participated as a CAP inspector

●Performed monthly inventory on supplies and reagents.

●Administered job knowledge assessments and competency testing for certification-level training.

●Participated in unit-based Quality Assurance Program.

●Correlate reagents and QC on new lots for various analyzers

●Coordinated with other internal departments and customers to keep operations running smoothly and solve both routine and complex problems.

●Administered job knowledge assessments and competency testing for certification level training.

●Calibrate pipettes annually

●Perform calibrations on analyzers when needed

●Achieved high staff morale and retention through effective communication, prompt problem resolution, proactive supervisory practices and facilitating a proactive work environment

●Collaborated with department managers to correct problems and improve services.

●Helped edit and revise procedures in Coagulation and Hematology.

Medical Laboratory Technician (2000-2012)

MultiCare Health System – Tacoma, Washington

●Generalist trained in Phlebotomy, Chemistry, Hematology, Coagulation, Transfusion Services, Urinalysis and Microbiology

●Accurately recorded and reported test results according to established procedures.

●Perform daily, weekly, monthly, bi-annual and annual tasks in each department.

●Expertise in troubleshooting on various analyzers including calling service when needed.

●Analyzers used: Chemistry-Vitros950, Immulite, Architect i4200, Architect i8200, Roche e411. Urinalysis-Atlas. Transfusion services-Immucor echo, Grifols Erytra, manual gel cards

●Hematology- Sysmex XS, XE, XN. Polymedco sedimat 15 Coagulation-Stago Compact, Compact MAX, Mini-Vidas, CA-1500

●Proficient in WAM, Mysis, Sunquest and Epic

Phlebotomist (December 1999 to March 2000)

MultiCare Health System – Tacoma, WA

●Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.

●Administered therapeutic phlebotomy.

●Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs.

●Accurately labeled vacutainer tubes with patient name, date and time of collection using 2 patient identifiers

●Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.

●Developed rapport with patients with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce their fear or anxiety, and optimize their cooperation.

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