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Amela Salkic

St. Louis,MO

Summary

Highly adaptable and reliable healthcare professional seeking a position that allows me to utilize my strong interpersonal and communication skills to support a diverse population of clients, patients, and teams. Committed to delivering service excellence while fulfilling organizational goals in dynamic clinical and research environments. Skilled in clinical operations, data accuracy, and regulatory compliance, with a strong reputation for critical thinking, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently or collaboratively in fast-paced settings. Demonstrates leadership potential through effective communication, proactive problem-solving, and team-oriented support. Eager to contribute to a high-level role with a focus on operational efficiency, coordination, and continuous improvement.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Clinical Research Laboratory Technician

Washington University in St. Louis
09.2021 - Current
  • Processing high volumes of international, national, and local cancer research specimens. The specimens include plasma, double-spun plasma, serum, buffy coats, cell pellets, PBMC's, tissue samples, and multiple types of body fluid.
  • Maintain and operate diagnostic lab equipment such as centrifuges, electronic and manual pipettes for aliquoting, and Cellometers for specimen quantification.
  • Operating with a compact diagnostic and completely automated Cellometer Spectrum that measures cell size, counts cells, and detects fluorescence quality. The concentration, size fluorescence intensity of the cells are examined and translated into histograms and scatter plots.
  • Biospecimen collection, monitoring, and archiving to support cancer genomic and biomarker research in conjunction with investigator-initiated cancer clinical trials at the institutional and multi-institutional levels.
  • Store and retrieve frozen specimens from cryogenic storage systems, freezers, and liquid nitrogen tanks.
  • Assists with validation of new processing techniques, workflows, and equipment and compiles reports in collaboration with laboratory management.
  • Was responsible for training new hires and make sure they’re fully prepared for the given position.

Phlebotomist Laboratory MPA (Modular Pre-Analytics) Processor and Manually Pre-Analytics Processor

Mercy South Hospital/Outpatient Laboratory
04.2014 - 01.2021
  • Collecting blood samples from patients throughout the hospital.
  • Difficult draws (patients in long-term care facilities), labelling them correctly, and sending them off for analysis and testing.
  • Performing many tasks in main laboratory including outpatient registration, verifying insurances, collecting urine, specimen receiving and processing, adding tests, data entry activity using multiple systems, pickup and delivery of specimens/reports, and customer service duties; answers phones, faxing results upon request, centrifugation, loading specimen on MPA.
  • Complying with OSHA, State and Federal regulatory sources/standards.
  • Maintaining patient confidentiality always.
  • Participating in quality improvement activities, to ensure appropriate clinical outcomes.
  • Maintain required skills and competencies and participating in educational programs, staff meetings and in-service.
  • Managed all laboratory operations during closing shifts, overseeing staff workflow, coordinating with physician offices, and ensuring timely and accurate specimen processing and compliance with protocols.
  • Was responsible for training new hires and make sure they’re fully prepared for the given position.

Independent Contractor/Health Biometric Screener

Summit Health/Quest Diagnostic
01.2015 - 01.2019
  • Performed employee screening and traveled to almost all Washington University locations.
  • Taking BMI, Blood pressure, height, weight, waist circumferences, finger stick for checking HH measured, glucose, venipuncture.
  • Document everything and read gotten results to clients.
  • Consult them and give them instructions on how to keep up with good nutrition, healthy exercise and advise them to discuss with their doctors about screening results.

Medical Assistant

Mercy/Mercy Urgent Care
11.2015 - 01.2017
  • As a Medical Assistant I performed various of duties at Urgent Walk-in Facility on all ages of clients.
  • Taking patients in room to obtain take vital sings and put readings into the computer using a new version of Epic Software.
  • Taking chief complaint, history medication, and primary medical history of the patient as well as preferred pharmacy.
  • Prepare next patient while the previous one is waiting for a Nurse or Doctor to be seen.
  • Obtain flu swab, strep throat, RSV, pregnancy test, glucose test, urine automatic dipstick, lStat, WBC, blood draw, ECG, and mono test.
  • Perform quality control at each machine, run the test, and enter results in the computer.
  • Assist doctors with some physical exams including Irrigation of ears, Distance Vision Acuity Check using Snellen Chart, placing splints and OCl on broken bones, both upper and lower extremities, irrigating, dressing wounds and removing sutures.
  • Preparing procedures room for small surgeries, stiches, etc.
  • Administration of shots; intramuscularly and subcutaneously under the supervision of nurse.
  • Cleaning rooms after patients leave, charge them for the supplies used based on Mercy Policy.
  • Prepared to stay overtime as needed.

Education

Master of Science in Clinical Research Management

Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis, MO
05-2025

Bachelor of Science in Health Care

Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis, MO
05-2023

Associate of Arts -

Meramec Community College
Saint Louis, MO
05-2019

NHA CCMA Certification -Medical Assistant

NHA
05-2015

IV Infusion Certificate

Phlebotomy School of Saint Louis
12-2015

Nursing School
Bosnia And Herzegovina
05-2001

Skills

    I began my healthcare journey in the United States by applying my prior nursing experience, quickly adapting to new clinical settings and responsibilities Before starting college, I skipped two years of high school, which allowed me to begin my education early While pursuing my academic goals, I earned a Medical Assistant certification from the National Heart Organization and later completed IV infusion training through through Phlebotomy School of Saint Louis and received my certificate I then obtained my Associate’s degree from a community college and continued working across various medical fields When I began my Bachelor’s degree at Washington University, I was able to skip an entire class by writing an essay, and I was named to the Dean’s List nearly every semester Today, I am proud to be pursuing my Master’s degree in Clinical Research Management—a reflection of my long-term commitment to growth, academic excellence, and leadership in healthcare

Languages

English
Full Professional
Bosnian
Full Professional
Spanish
Full Professional

Timeline

Clinical Research Laboratory Technician

Washington University in St. Louis
09.2021 - Current

Medical Assistant

Mercy/Mercy Urgent Care
11.2015 - 01.2017

Independent Contractor/Health Biometric Screener

Summit Health/Quest Diagnostic
01.2015 - 01.2019

Phlebotomist Laboratory MPA (Modular Pre-Analytics) Processor and Manually Pre-Analytics Processor

Mercy South Hospital/Outpatient Laboratory
04.2014 - 01.2021

Master of Science in Clinical Research Management

Washington University in St Louis

Bachelor of Science in Health Care

Washington University in St Louis

Associate of Arts -

Meramec Community College

NHA CCMA Certification -Medical Assistant

NHA

IV Infusion Certificate

Phlebotomy School of Saint Louis

Nursing School

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