Medical Laboratory Assistant
Resume:
ODETTE SALAMA
Mississauga, ON, L5M 4P3
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OBECTIVE
Responsible Medical Laboratory Assistant seeking a position within the healthcare industry where I can use my knowledge in Laboratory procedures and practical skills, to play an important role to serve your facility.
PROFILE
Understands the roles and the responsibilities of the member in a team.
Properly interacts with others in the work area.
Outstanding ability to communicate effectively with clients.
Shares in the activity of covering information through exchange of ideas.
Has sense of strategy to become adaptive.
Ability to build knowledge from previous experiences.
Smoothly able to correlate with spoken and written English, French and Arabic.
Trained in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point.
QUALIFICATIONS
Phlebotomy and drawing blood according to order of draw
.ECG performance& Holter as requested.
. Logs, sorts, labels all specimens submitted for laboratory testing/examination
Transports samples to testing laboratory.
• Handles, prepares and processes medical samples (e.g. culture media and reagents) for identification of micro-organisms, reagents and solutions and testing up to the point of result interpretation
• Uses automated equipment or manual methods to prepare, aliquot, extract human samples for testing.
• Uses PHO Laboratory Information System to prepare worksheets or enter data, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality of data.
• Performs inventory management functions including ordering, unpacking and storing of laboratory goods.
Files, stores, and discards laboratory samples.
• Cleans and maintains laboratory equipment, cleans, disinfects laboratory work areas.
• Maintains laboratory stock supplies.
• Assists with set-up of quality control and maintenance of stock cultures.
• Answers telephone and resolves problems related to samples (e.g., incomplete information, mismatched tests and information, leaking samples).
• Performs other duties or projects as assigned.
Knowledge and Skills
• Knowledge of medical terminology and laboratory safety procedures to provide a range of laboratory services in support of operations.
• Packaging and Transportation of biohazardous material as per Transportation of Dangerous Goods regulations (TDG).
• Knowledge of computer systems, familiarity with laboratory information systems, MS office products such as Word and Excel.
• Proficient computer skills necessary to work with automated, computer driven equipment.
• Oral communication skills to exchange information and clarify test requests or discrepancies with other team members as well as with external clients (i.e., physicians).
• Written communication skills to record information into logs/records.
EDUCATION
Certificate of OSMT (Ontario Society of Medical Technologists) March 2015
Medical Laboratory Assistant/Technician Diploma Jan. 2015 Everest College, Mississauga, ON.
Bachelor of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt Sept. 1987
WORK HISTORY
-Phlebotomist at medica one in Oakville 11/2017-present
-Phlebotomist at Canadian Blood Services 12/2016-10/2017
(765 Britannia rd. west)
Identify the donors
Collects blood bags and samples
Working under aseptic conditions
- Medical Laboratory Technician 4/2015 – 05/2017
(Medicaone at 2165 Grosvenor St. Oakville, ON.
(Wanless Medical Clinic at 10990 Chinguacousy,Brampton)
Responsibilities:
• Greet the patients, book appointments, ensure patients information and health card expiry.
• Check the requisitions & print the required labels.
• Perform Phlebotomy in sanitized condition, respecting the order of draw, check patients’ Blood pressure and collect urine samples when requested.
• Perform ECG ( Electrocardiogram) when requested by the Physician.
• Prepare the samples by centrifuge them& keep refrigerated, ensure that the delivery will come in the same day.
• Help the front desk in scanning, faxing, printing and add to patients documents.
Help in immunizations, injections and dressings.
Medical Laboratory Assistant Practicum Dec. 1- Jan. 2, 2015
(Life Labs. at Meadowvale Town Centre)
Greet and request required information from patients, explain the specimen collection process, and ensure patients have followed necessary test protocol prior to specimen collection.
Perform phlebotomies, connect/disconnect Holter monitors, and perform ECG tracings.
Perform special test collections, such as medical/legal drug screens, paternity tests, and clinical trials, and complete related documentation.
Maintain client relationships, including responding to inquiries and following up on requests.
Complete data entry of required patient demographics, requisition information, and other information related to processing test results.
Prepare specimens for transportation and testing.
Volunteer July 2014-Sept.2014
(Van Mills Medical Centre, Mississauga, ON.)
Assisted with venipuncture.
Greeted and direct patients to examination rooms.
Collected blood samples and urine for urinalysis
( Canadian Blood Services) Sept. 2014- Nov.2014
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