Brittany Lytton
Goodlettsville,TN
Summary
To obtain a position working in a clinical, research, or reference laboratory in order to proficiently and competently carry out lab work in effort to aid physicians in diagnosis of patients, make strides in revolutionizing modern medicine, or assist other hospitals with complex patient workups.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
MLS 3
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Transfusion Medicine
Nashville, TN
08.2021 - Current
- 3 years’ experience working in a Level 1 trauma center blood bank that processes 400 patient samples daily
- Aided instructors in the Blood Bank rotation of the MLS school, including guest lectures and helping out in student lab.
- Created a portfolio for the DPAL Board to earn a promotion from job title MLS 2 to MLS 3
MLS
Cleveland Clinic Transfusion Medicine
Cleveland, OH
06.2019 - 07.2021
- 2+ years’ experience working in a high-volume lab carrying out varying levels of complex testing
- Able to operate and troubleshoot Immucor Neo/Echo analyzers as well as Ortho Visions
- Experience with maintaining product/reagent inventory, issuing of blood products, cross-matching units, completing high complexity workups, and communicating with reference labs.
Volunteer
UH Portage Medical Center
Ravenna, OH
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Experience registering patients in the ED as well as transporting patient's to their cars, delivering flowers, and escorting visitors around the hospital
Manager
Subway
Stow, OH
01.2013 - 01.2016
Research assistant
Research Labs, Kent State University
Kent, OH
- In the fall, assisted PhD student studying effects of toxicity in human liver cells
- In the spring, assisted PhD graduate working with cell cultures from neurons in young rat brains
- Obtained ability to perform dissections, prepare western blots, and carry out cell counts
- Maintained lab equipment, chemical inventory levels, and prepared media.
Education
Cleveland Clinic School of Medical Laboratory Science
Kent State University - Honors College
Skills
In addition to 5 years' experience with a wide array of Blood Bank technology and methodologies, I also have had exposure with the following:
- Chemistry: Maintenance/operation of the Roche cobas 8000/E 411, ABL 800 FLEX blood gas analyzer
- Immunology: RPR, Rapid Immunoassays, Familiarity with Liaison and Architect analyzers
- Hematology: CBC, WBC diffs, RBC morphology, Maintenance and QC on Sysmex
- Microbiology: MALDI-TOF, VITE2K 2, Streaking plates, Inoculating broth/slants, Gram stains
Timeline
MLS 3
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Transfusion Medicine
08.2021 - Current
MLS
Cleveland Clinic Transfusion Medicine
06.2019 - 07.2021
Volunteer
UH Portage Medical Center
01.2017 - 01.2018
Manager
Subway
01.2013 - 01.2016
Research assistant
Research Labs, Kent State University
Cleveland Clinic School of Medical Laboratory Science
Kent State University - Honors College
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