Chemistry Lab Medical Laboratory
Resume:
Ousman L. Njie
**************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE:
Dependable, results-driven, high-energy professional with a track record of working in both research and diagnostic laboratories and seeking MLS Position.
EDUCATION:
Weber State University: Ogden, Utah
Bachelor of Science Degree: Dec. 2018
Major: Medical Laboratory Science:
Tyler Junior College: Tyler, Texas
Associate of Applied Science Degree: June 2013
Major: Medical Laboratory Technology
St. George’s University of London, UK
Certificate in Undergraduate studies: May 2010
Major: Biomedical Sciences
HONORS: President’s List, Dean’s List, Phi Theta Kappan.
LIS: Meditech, EPIC, Novius, SoftLab and LigoLab
ASCP: Certified Medical Laboratory Scientist.
EXPERIENCE:
Travel Medical Laboratory Scientist—Avero Diagnostics: Irving,Texas: 11/22–Present
AMN HealthCare Staffing Agency
Clinical Core Lab
Uses XN 2000 for CBC, ran QC and routine maintenance
Uses Cobas Pro (Roche) for chemistry and immunoassay testing on patients. Also perform routine QC, calibration, and maintenance.
Perform urinalysis with DxU iRIS– QC and maintenance routinely performs.
Helped write SOPs for various tests perform in the clinical core lab
Did validation and correlation study on XN 2000, Cobas Pro and IRIS.
Created the clinical Lab MSDS for all the materials that needed it.
Helped with orders, supplies and purchasing of instruments, reagents, and consumables needed in the set -up of a new clinical core lab.
Travel Medical Laboratory Scientist —Kaiser Permanente Urgent Care: Bellevue, WA, 07/2022-11/2022
AMN Healthcare Staffing Agency
Core Lab
Used AU480 for patients’ assays and ran daily QC and calibration plus daily and weekly maintenance on the analyzer.
Used DxH 600 for hematological analysis and ran daily QC and maintenance on the analyzer
Used Stago Compact Max for coagulation studies
Used Access 2 for Special chemistry assays.
Used Cobas Liat for Covid/Flu tests and Clinitek Advantus for urinalysis.
Travel Medical Laboratory Scientist – St. Joseph Hospital: Bryan, TX 11/2021- 05/2022
AMN Healthcare staffing agency
Microbiology
Read urine, stools, genital cultures at 24 and 48 hrs.
Used the Verigene Nanosphere to identify positive blood cultures, C-Diff and respiratory panels.
Use Vitek to perform bacterial identification and susceptibility, help set up cultures, and read gram stains.
Travel Medical Laboratory Scientist – Christina Hospital Newark, DE: 05/2021-11/2021
Cross country Allied staffing agency
Manual Chemistry : which comprises of urinalysis with IRIS and blood gases with I-STAT, osmolarity with OSMOPRO, oxy and carboxyhemoglobin with ABL-80, ionized calcium with GEM 3500, BOHB and plasma hemoglobin tests.
Perform coagulation studies with LTOP analyzer.
Travel Medical Laboratory Scientist – Texas Children’s Hospital Houston, TX: 01/2021-04/2021
Cross country Allied staffing agency
Molecular micro
Test for COVID specimens using Simplexa and Panther Fusion analyzers.
Test for respiratory pathogens and gastrointestinal pathogens using biofire.
Medical Laboratory Scientist - University of Texas Health East Texas Tyler, TX: 06/2019-01/2021
Work in Hematology, Chemistry and Processing departments to run patients’ specimens, QC and maintenance on
Vista, XPand Siemen, LH, LTOP, Elite and AUWi urinalysis.
Help train new hires and students doing clinicals.
Microbiologist - University of Texas Health Science Center Tyler, TX: 12/2014-01/2021
Process AFB specimens (sputum, blood, washings, CSF) daily using NALC Pac
Decontaminate, inoculate AFB specimens into 7H11 media and VersaTrek bottles.
Stain AFB slides with auramine/rhodamine and read with fluorescence microscope
Make reagents, media and autoclave as needed
Perform set-up for all cultures on bodily fluids for processing
Load and work-up positive blood cultures into VersaTrek
Perform gram stain, microscopy and report results through Meditech
Perform daily maintenance and set up cultures on microscan 40 and 96plus
Use gene probe luminometer technique to speciate MAC,TB, and other mycobacteria species for susceptibility and Identification
Read 24Hrs/48Hrs plates of various cultures including urine, wound, stool and respiratory specimens
Use Allere and Cepheid PCR machine to detect C.Diff, influenza virus and rapid strep.
MLT (ASCP) - Good Shepherd Medical Center Longview, Texas: 08/2013 – 12/2014
HEMATOLOGY
Worked on patients, ran QC and routinely performed maintenance on LH 750 and XN 2000 and IRIS 1Q200
Ran patients, QC and maintenance on the automated IRIS Plus for urinalysis. Performed manual hematology as needed.
Worked on patients, ran QC, and performed maintenance on LTOP analyzers for coagulations studies.
CHEMISTRY
Worked on patients, ran QC and maintenance on DXC and DXI analyzers.
BLOOD BANK
Performed type & Screen & cross match with tubes and gel-card methods.
Performed DAT, antibody ID and mother to baby protocol blood banking.
Used the Provue analyzer to perform type, screen, cross match, and DAT.
Trained on how to carefully and effectively issue blood using the Meditech.
MICROBIOLOGY
Performed set-up for all cultures on bodily fluids.
Trained on how to load and work-up positive blood cultures into BacT/Alert
Performed gram stain, microscopy and reported results through Meditech
Performed all the rapid tests
Used molecular DNA amplicode technique (PCR) to detect Gonorrhea and Chlamydia.
LABORATORY ASSISTANT – TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE, CHEMISTRY LAB 08/2010 – 05/2013
Ensured that the lab is cleaned and tidy
Did inventory on all lab stocks including glassware and solutions
Helped grade papers and tests for professors
Set-up laboratory experiments for students
Prepared solutions, chemicals as needed by professors.
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