Laboratory Technician Medical

EMMA CRESSWELL

Guelph, ON ● 519-***-**** ● ********@*******.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Medical Laboratory Technician Assistant Diploma

MLPAO member

Phlebotomy training and experience in hospital environments doing specimen procurement.

Experience working in a fast-paced hospital environment. Experience working as an emergency department MLA performing phlebotomy and ECGs.

Experience in core lab, specimen procurement and management, phlebotomy, ECGs, Microbiology, and pathology

Experience in a hospital Microbiology laboratory; trained in various clinical microbiology techniques such as plating/streaking, making slides.

Proficient in Microsoft office (excel, word, etc)

Knowledge on special handling, receiving, and transporting requirements for blood, urine, and other bodily fluids.

Proficient in using Meditech and EMR systems; able to receive specimens, create send-outs, enter results, edit orders.

University of Guelph

Created laboratory inventory spreadsheets, using Microsoft Excel, for a University of Guelph graduate chemistry lab.

Experience in analyzing and deciphering compounds, using Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), UV-vis spectroscopy, and other spectroscopy experiment.

Experience as a healthcare worker; able to appropriately interact and communicate with patients of all demographics.

EDUCATION

Medical Laboratory Technician Assistant–Anderson College, Kitchener, ON

Phlebotomy and capillary puncture training

Extensive knowledge on laboratory safety, knowledge, equipment, and protocols

Vital signs, Holter monitor, and 12-lead ECG

Trained in medical/legal drug screens, urine testing, and blood analysis; trained in completing related documentation including chain of custody documentation.

Extensive knowledge and training in all medical laboratory settings including microbiology, urinalysis, coagulation, hematology, histology and cytology, and chemistry/core lab.

Proficient in preparing specimens for transportation and and testing.

Experience with chemistry analyzers; able to run blood gases, load analyzers, perform urinalysis and other point-of-care testing.

Extensive experience performing 12 and 15-lead ECGs.

Knowledgeable regarding transportation of biological fluids; able to generate and receive reports, and ship specimens.

Personal Support Worker - IBT College

Bachelor of Science: Physical Chemistry (Honors) - University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario

Recipient of the Lautens Prize in Organic Chemistry, an award recognizing academic excellence to the single student with the highest average grade of all 4th year organic chemistry courses

Ontario Secondary School Diploma: Ontario Scholar - Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute (GCVI), Guelph, Ontario

WORK AND RELATIVE EXPERIENCE

Medical Laboratory Technician Assistant – Guelph General Hospital – Guelph, Ontario

Laboratory Technician Assistant – Groves Memorial Hospital – Fergus, Ontario

Experience with paediatric venipuncture.

Experience with chemistry analyzers; able to run blood gases, load analyzers, perform urinalysis and other point-of-care testing.

Extensive experience performing 12 and 15-lead ECGs.

Knowledgeable regarding transportation of biological fluids; able to generate and receive reports, and ship specimens.

Extensive knowledge and use with Meditech.

Medical Laboratory Technician Assistant – Student Placement – Brantford General Hospital

Knowledge on transportation, shipping, and receiving protocols for biological specimens; able to efficiently send out samples for off-site testing and receiving samples from other locations.

Experience following laboratory labelling protocols and laboratory routine practices and standard precautions.

Consistently adhered to guidelines for specimen storage and retention, demonstrated knowledge of laboratory point-of-care testing and quality control, and demonstrated knowledge of laboratory inventory.

Trained in information management and able to use the LIS system.

Research Assistant in Two Organic Chemistry Labs – Synthetic Carbohydrate Chemistry and Sulfur Chemistry - University of Guelph, Department of Chemistry

Experience performing spectroscopy and compound analysis using NMR, liquid chromatography, HPLC, GCMS, UV-VIS, thin-layer chromatography, AAS, Mass spectroscopy and other spectroscopy methods.

Developed synthetic schemes for carbohydrate-based anti-cancer vaccines; Conducted organic reactions on sugars to synthesize new and existing products, purified and analyzed products for further biochemistry and immunological testing

Behavior Support Worker - Hopewell Children’s Homes

Personal Support Worker - Premier Healthcare

Personal Support Worker - Qualicare and Bayshore

Pharmacy Assistant - Shoppers Drug Mart Fergus and Shoppers Drug Mart Guelph

CREDENTIALS

Member of MLPAO

Medical Laboratory Technician Assistant Diploma

Phlebotomy, specimen procurement and handling training at Brantford General Hospital

WHMIS training

Food Handlers Certificate

First aid and CPR level C

N95 Mask Fitting

Personal Support worker/Community Health Worker Diploma

Healthcare Privacy training

Medical Support and Health Promotion Training

Complex Behavior Training

Non-violent Crisis intervention training

NMR, HPLC, GC-MS, UV-VIS training

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