Beth Milts

• Sanitized workstations and instruments to avoid cross-contamination.
• Prepared laboratory equipment and instrumentation required for tests, research, process or quality control.
• Collected, labeled and stored lab samples according to laboratory specifications.
• Disposed of laboratory materials and samples using well established guidelines and instructions.
• Prepared lab for daily operations by stocking materials and equipment.
• Prepared specimens and forms for transport to outside laboratories.
• Supported cleanliness and health standards to foster safe and effective sample analysis.
• Maintained inventory and equipment and placed orders for laboratory supplies.

Draws blood from patients in the laboratory or on the Units to obtain samples for testing; receives, logs and prepares blood and other specimens for testing and analysis by clinical laboratory technologists; prepare specimens for transport to reference laboratories.

• Records specimen analysis information on appropriate forms and in log books and distributes results to physicians and nursing .
• Prepare and maintain necessary records and reports, including monthly work load and quality control reports; answers questions in person or by phone from physicians, nursing personnel, and others regarding procedures, scheduling, and results of tests.
• inventory of laboratory supplies and reorders as necessary; prepare and inoculate bacteriological media.
• stain and prepare slides for microscopic examination.