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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Additional Information
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Software
Timeline
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Hanna Stirn

Hanna Stirn

Medical Lab Scientist, Transplant Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, Research Assistant, Full-Time MPH Student
Charleston,SC

Summary

Skilled at improving processes, maximizing team productivity and reducing costs to achieve sustainable nursing home operations. Familiar with employee motivation and retention strategies, resident relations and accreditation requirements. Progressive Health Education Specialist with experience helping families and individuals lead healthy lives. Monitored and evaluated programs that teach healthy lifestyle choices. Flexible Environmental Health Specialist with excellent analytical skills that are necessary to identify violations. Great communication skills, both in person and through writing. Talented at developing effective plans for disposal of waste to comply with health and safety requirements. Driven Pharmacy Technician with proven track record and success in building strong relationships with patients and clients. Detail-oriented with a commitment to maintaining high-quality assurance and control standards when filling prescriptions.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
12
12
Certificates
3
3
Languages

Work History

HIVe Creator: Providing HIV Patients With RX's

HIVe
Charleston, SC
10.2021 - Current
  • Developed and updated policies and procedures, maintaining compliance with statutory, regulatory and local, state and federal guidelines relating to HIPAA, benefits administration and general liability.
  • Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
  • Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
  • Conducted routine facility inspections, identifying areas needing improvement and eliminating hazards posed to staff and residents for continued compliance with associated regulations.
  • Designed and introduced leadership development, coaching and team management model, resulting in promotion of employees into increased levels of responsibility.
  • Implemented successful healthcare program through professionalism, quality of care, medical teaching and patient satisfaction.
  • Worked closely with other team members in such tasks as troubleshooting and debugging.
  • Participated in design and planning exercises for future software rollouts.
  • Wrote code for database applications.
  • Developed and implemented personalized client solutions using programming language expertise.
  • Used ASP.NET, JavaScript and SQL Server to develop new applications.

Public Health Intern

MUSC
Charleston, SC
08.2021 - Current
  • Assisted with planning and implementation of special events.
  • Measured and controlled air pollution from commercial and industrial sources and investigated cases of serious infectious diseases.
  • Provided extensive clerical support to manage correspondence, files and communications.
  • Investigated allegations of foodborne and inspected or audited food business' food safety practices.
  • Gathered, organized and analyzed data on public health concerns.
  • Investigated incidents affecting health.
  • Engaged members of public in available resources through friendly and knowledgeable support.
  • Compiled reports and provided training courses.
  • Helped develop community awareness and outreach programs targeting specific demographics or health issues.
  • Investigated complaints and expediently resolved concerns.
  • Created, faxed and filed healthcare records for office personnel.
  • Prepared summaries and charts by testing and gathering samples and summarizing findings.
  • Performed statistical analysis of environmental data.

Research Assistant

MUSC/ VA
Charleston, SC
01.2022 - 09.2022
  • Gathered, arranged and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
  • Planned, modified and executed research techniques, procedures and tests.
  • Worked both independently and collaboratively in fast-paced laboratory environment.
  • Performed statistical, qualitative and quantitative analysis.
  • Worked with principal investigators to coordinate qualitative research.
  • Prepared materials for reports, presentations and submission to peer-reviewed journal publications.
  • Collected research data through experimentation, surveys and leading focus groups.
  • Recorded experimental findings in laboratory notebook to analyze and interpret experimental findings.
  • Assisted veterans and dependents in preparing forms and documents to present claims for benefits.

Medical Lab Scientist

Medical University Of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
09.2020 - 09.2021
  • Extrapolated test data with both manual and computerized procedures.
  • Determined acceptability of specimens for testing.
  • Worked closely with R&D scientists in small teams to support ongoing clinical projects.
  • Handled preventive maintenance and calibration of laboratory equipment.
  • Tested clinical samples according to protocols and reported results within established turnaround time.
  • Worked with clinical teams on study site visits and protocol training.
  • Worked with medical directors, clinical operations, biostatistics and other groups to conduct clinical reviews of study data.
  • Assisted with completion and submission of regulatory filings and other regulatory documentation.
  • Worked with clinical operations and medical directors to develop consistent language and criteria for forms, protocols, reports and safety procedures.
  • Maintained strict aseptic fields when collecting biological samples, minimizing staff and patient infection risks.
  • Set up, maintained and verified sterility of lab equipment and tools.
  • Collect blood and tissue samples with focus on accuracy and adherence to aseptic techniques.
  • Analyzed experiment and test results to validate adherence to standards and specifications.
  • Assisted with safe transfusions by conducting tests and completing blood counts.
  • Assisted pathology team with skilled analyses by preparing tissue samples.
  • Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.

Pharmacy Technician

Walgreens Pharmacy
North Charleston, SC
03.2019 - Current
  • Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy
  • Participated in COVID clinics assisting in immunization of the new COVID vaccine, monitored patients after immunization, and coordinated with the insurance company and government for medical coverage
  • Assisted pharmacy with increased hours and help during COVID pandemic, while still being a full time student
  • Developed network of medical professionals whose referrals led to average increase of patients per quarter
  • Assisted patients in minimizing medical expenses by recommending generic alternative prescription medications
  • Performed various pharmacy operational activities with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency and service quality
  • Verified patient data and billing information to discover and resolve erroneous bills due to system errors
  • Implemented vaccine awareness campaign that increased immunization-based revenue and enhanced community health education
  • Provided consultations and answered inquiries from patients, healthcare professionals and physicians regarding drugs, potential side effects and specified use
  • Helped pharmacist clear problematic prescriptions and address customer questions to keep pharmacy efficient
  • Consulted with insurance company representatives to complete claims processing, resolve concerns and reconcile payments
  • Solved customer problems in-person or over telephone by providing assistance with placing orders, navigating systems and locating items
  • Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.

Education

Master of Science - Masters of Public Health

Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
08.2021 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Biology With An Emphasis, Medical Lab Science

Charleston Southern University, University of Nebraska Medical Center, University of Kearney And Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
08.2017 - 01.2021

Skills

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Certification

CPR Certification

Additional Information

  • Immunization certification (in regards to COVID vaccine, however applicable for all vaccines) MLS certification eligible in May 2021 Research Completed three semesters of cancer research under Dr. Lawton Roberts using techniques such as PCR-RT, Gel Filtration Chromatography, and Protein Electrophoresis. Completed one semester of research under Dr. Melissa Fly learning basic laboratory techniques, along with sterile technique and the best way to maximize laboratory time. Completed over 3000 hours working under Dr. Wu at the Medical University of South Carolina analyzing rat cervical disks to evaluate the amount of damage by inhaling cigarette smoke to the spinal column. This research included using machinery to analyze the osmolality inside the cervical disks, working with bioengineering machinery, and surgically removing the disks from the animals.

Accomplishments

  • Achieved maximum comprehension by introducing SAS, R, Python, Microsoft Excel, and other software types to analyze and display pertinent information.
  • Languages Confident/ Certified in:
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Arabic
  • American Sign Language

Affiliations

  • Society of Women Engineers
  • American Society of Safety Professionals

Software

SAS Programming

R Programming

Python Programming

Microsoft Office

Timeline

CEPH Accreditation; MPH MUSC

05-2023

CPR Certification

10-2022

Immunization Certification

10-2022

FEMA Certifications (ICS-100, ICS-200, IS-203.E, IS-2200,IS-1300)

10-2022

Infection Prevention Certification

02-2022

Research Assistant

MUSC/ VA
01.2022 - 09.2022

COVID-19 Emergency Officer Certification

01-2022

Responder in Epidemics, Pandemics, and Outbreak Certification

01-2022

Public Communication Regarding Healthcare Certification

01-2022

Global Health Essential Certifications

01-2022

Challenges of Global Health Certification

01-2022

Healthcare program management and design

01-2022

Environmental Public Health Officer

01-2022

HIVe Creator: Providing HIV Patients With RX's

HIVe
10.2021 - Current

Public Health Intern

MUSC
08.2021 - Current

Master of Science - Masters of Public Health

Medical University of South Carolina
08.2021 - Current

Medical Lab Scientist

Medical University Of South Carolina
09.2020 - 09.2021

Pharmacy Technician

Walgreens Pharmacy
03.2019 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Biology With An Emphasis, Medical Lab Science

Charleston Southern University, University of Nebraska Medical Center, University of Kearney And Medical University of South Carolina
08.2017 - 01.2021

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