Desiree Cook
Prescott ,AZ
Summary
Highly motivated and career driven Medical Technologist with the eagerness and willingness to advance in education with the objective to provide patients with the utmost excellent care possible utilizing high standards along with an outstanding work ethic.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Prescott Health Solutions
02.2022 - Current
- Perform complex and advance laboratory procedures following strict laboratory policy and procedures as a Medical Technologist
- Oversee reception of laboratory specimens, verifying proper safety precautions and handling methods.
- Lead quality control diagnostic testing, documenting variances in results and blood product performance.
- Identify and report critical results to the physician
- Perform laboratory procedures in Chemistry, Hematology, Urinalysis, and Toxicology
- Perform adequate maintenance procedures to maintain optimal laboratory functioning to CLIA standards
- Observe and record patient results in the computer systems
Laboratory Assistant I/Medical Technologist I
Dignity Health/Yavapai Regional Medical Center
11.2021 - 02.2023
- Processed patient specimens according to priority and documented results.
- Prepared, embedded, stained, labeled, and catalogued patient slides for the attending Pathologist to review.
- Performed and documented calibrations and quality control daily for quality assurance and corrective actions taken to enhance analyzer performance and reliability for statistical principles.
- Review and verify laboratory results in the hospital computer systems, and reported critical results to the attending physician or nurse.
- Performed duties specific to a medical technologist.
- Trained and was present in the transitioning of an older model chemistry analyzer to a new and improved analyzer.
- Performed complex and advanced laboratory procedures in a fast paced clinical hospital setting
Education
Master of Science - Emergency Services
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Prescott, AZ05.2025
Bachelor of Science - Biology
California State University - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA12.2019
Associate of Arts -
University of Maryland - University College
Stuttgart, Germany 05.2008
Skills
- Aseptic procedures
- CAP and CLIA standards upheld
- Test data analysis
Certification
Certified Nurse Assistant
Emergency Medical Technologist
Basic Life Skills
Timeline
Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Prescott Health Solutions
02.2022 - Current
Laboratory Assistant I/Medical Technologist I
Dignity Health/Yavapai Regional Medical Center
11.2021 - 02.2023
Master of Science - Emergency Services
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Bachelor of Science - Biology
California State University - Los Angeles
Associate of Arts -
University of Maryland - University College