Georgica "Gigi" Pierre, ASCP
Olympic Medical Center
Port Angeles,WA
5
years of professional experience
Medical laboratory scientist with four years of experience and a strong background in blood bank looking to continue to develop my investigative skills, efficiency and curiosity for better patient care.
Work History
Medical Laboratory Scientist, Generalist
1 Year 9 Months- Performing simple and complex lab testing across all workbenches as a night tech while maintaining consistent turnaround time of above 95%.
- Completing nightly quality control and troubleshooting analyzers as needed for smooth production of testing on subsequent shifts
- Implementing efficient, professional communication with hospital personnel to ensure correct laboratory order processing, appropriate sample collection testing procedures, notification of critical results, and coordination of blood bank dispenses.
Medical Laboratory Scientist, Blood Bank
1 Year 10 Months- Managed automated and manual testing workflows for 1000+ bed Level I and II trauma hospital while ensuring accurate outcomes, productivity, and reproducibility.
- Crossmatched patient samples for diverse patient population efficiently while maintaining excellent patient care
- Released blood products in emergency and MTP situations in accordance with hospital protocol while maintaining urgency, accuracy, and composure.
- Prepped the lab for any unexpected occurrences by monitoring and confirming units for inventory, stocking, and staying knowledgeable on SOPs
- Performed analyzer and reagent QC maintenance, troubleshooting, and timely corrective actions as needed to support lab reliability.
Medical Lab Intern
7 Months- Completed chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, microbiology, and immunohematology rotations under supervision while serving as a per diem lab assistant on swing shift.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Bachelor of Science - Botany
Instrumentation
- DXH Coulter 500
- ACL Tops
- Iris
- Siemens Atellica
- Cepheid PCR
- Nova Prime Plus
- Ortho Vision
- Bio-Rad IH 1000
- Bactec
LIS and Middleware
- Epic
- Wellsky
- ADM
- Meditech
- Cerner
Testing
- Manual and automated type and screens, DATs, IATS, ABIDs, antibody titers, elutions, adsorptions , fetal screens, manual differentials and slide reviews, ESRs, gram staining, plate setups, QC and calibration reagent prep and testing
Timeline
Medical Laboratory Scientist, Generalist
Olympic Medical Center
01.2025 - CurrentRead More
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UF Health Shands Hospital
06.2022 - 04.2024Read More
Medical Lab Intern
North Florida Medical Centers
05.2021 - 12.2021Read More
Santa Fe College
Bachelor of Science from Medical Laboratory Science
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University of Florida
Bachelor of Science from Botany
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