Abigail Grande
Anchorage,AK
Summary
A licensed Medical Technologist with 2 years of experience conducting basic and complex laboratory tests in a hospital-based facility; is highly organized and detail oriented in handling specimens and instrumentations utilized in conducting tests. A motivated in individual ready to step up to a challenging new role.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
L'CHAIM RETIREMENT HOMES
STUDENT PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER
10.2022 - 01.2023
- Facilitate patient movement and daily care support
- Assist in maintaining safe, clean, and positive client environments
- Completed light housekeeping duties in residences
- Provided preventative care to residents by positioning and applying skin care treatments to prevent/treat sores
- Assisted residents to complete activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, feeding, and toileting; helped residents to clean and maintain eyeglasses, dentures, and hearing aids
- Prepared and distributed beverages and snacks to residents
- Assessed resident well-being, including vitals, weight, and daily input/outputs; documented and report changes in health status to supervise healthcare providers.
ILOCOS TRAINING AND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST - GENERALIST
06.2020 - 09.2022
- Interacts with patients and is responsible for obtaining their biological samples needed for the tests
- Operates, calibrates and maintains equipment utilized to produce accurate results
- Employs microscopic techniques to collect and study specimens according to specific diagnostic criteria
- Analyzes routine and special tests according to the hospital’s protocols
- Performs donor and patient’s antibody screen and performs compatibility testing Performs donor bleeding; and performs screening for potential transmissible diseases in the blood unit collected
- Performs oro/nasopharyngeal swabbing; conducts meticulously different method of identifying covid-19 causative agent, which includes RT-PCR and rapid antigen testing.
ROUEN'S DIAGNOSTIC CENTER
JUNIOR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST
04.2019 - 12.2019
- Performs proper patient identification, specimen collection, labeling, and handling while following established procedures
- Maintain proper inventory of equipment and supplies
- Ensure safe handling and disposal of specimens and waste materials
- Determines the acceptability of samples and prepares specimens for analysis
- Performs Quality Control and Calibration of the machines inside the laboratory
- Ensure the services provided by the laboratory units are in line with the highest professional and service standards.
Education
Personal Support Worker
ANDERSON COLLEGE
Toronto, ON04.2023
Bachelor in Medical Laboratory Science -
Pines City Colleges
Baguio City, Philippines12.2017
Skills
Phlebotomy
Clinical Assays
Lab Equipment and Quality Control
Test Result
Verification HIS (MEDIX) and LIS (WEBLIS)
Hematology
Chemistry
Clinical Microscopy
Blood Bank
Immunology and Serology
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Certification
MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST (ASCPi)
Certificate # 21461
Valid December 28, 2023 through December 31, 2026
REGISTERED PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER (Canada)
April 14, 2023
CERTIFIED DRUG TEST ANALYST (Philippines)
From August 27, 2019 to August 29, 2019
REGISTERED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST (Philippines)
License # 0089129
Valid October 9, 2018 through September 19, 2024
Equipment used and Job Description
HEMATOLOGY
Performs complete blood count, coagulation studies, peripheral blood smear etc. machines operated: Sysmex XN-1000, Sysmex XN-500, Mindray BC-5380, Minday BC-6200, Maccura F560, Maccura F580, Beckman Coulter DxH 560, Diagon Coagulation Analyzer, Maccura H2600
BLOOD BANK
Performs crossmatching of different blood units, mostly using gel technology machines operated:Matrix CW-2400, Matrix CC2400,Matrix 6800, BIO RAD ID- Incubator 37 S I, BIO RAD ID- Centrifuge
CLINICAL CHEMISTRY
Performs routine blood chemistry tests machines operated: Cobas Integra 400 plus,Vitros 350 , Caretium XI-931CT, Easylyte, Caretium H8, Caretium XI -931C, Caretium XI-921
IMMUNOLOGY AND SEROLOGY
Performs routine and special tests,e.g. tumor markers machines operated: Cobas e 411, Architect Plus i1000sr
CLINICAL MICROSCOPY
Performs routine and special tests,e.g. FIT machines operated: Mindray EU-5300, SentiFOB
MICROBIOLOGY
Performs routine tests, e.g. Gram Stain, KOH, AFB, etc. machines operated: BacT/ALERT, Vitek
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Performs Oro/Nasopharyngeal swabbing and RT-PCR specific for SARS-CoV-2 ZybioEXM3000
CLINICAL TRAINING
ILOCOS TRAINING AND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Clinical Internship
May 15, 2017 - November 15, 2017
PINES CITY COLLEGES
Clinical Internship
July 15, 2016 - January 14, 2017
REFERENCES
References are available upon request
Timeline
L'CHAIM RETIREMENT HOMES
STUDENT PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER
10.2022 - 01.2023
ILOCOS TRAINING AND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST - GENERALIST
06.2020 - 09.2022
ROUEN'S DIAGNOSTIC CENTER
JUNIOR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST
04.2019 - 12.2019
Personal Support Worker
ANDERSON COLLEGE
Bachelor in Medical Laboratory Science -
Pines City Colleges
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