Hortencia Castellanos
McFarland,CA
Summary
Hardworking team player, Lab Technician, bringing 11 years of expertise, strong knowledge in blood draws, microbiology, chemistry and hematology testing needs. Skilled multitasker with excellent communication and problem-solving skills. Proven history of maintaining equipment and lab areas in alignment with regulatory guidelines.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Laboratory Technician
Adventist Health Tulare
09.2018 - Current
- Receiving/Processing all specimen types.
- Send out orders: Hanford, Selma, Bakersfield, ARUP, Public Health, Toxicology.
- Draw blood on all ages, legal draws, blood bank type and screen.
- Micro Department: culture urine, wound, stool, fungus, +aerobic, +anaerobic, MRSA, CSF, sputum, gram stain, pleural, peritoneal.
- Documented and verified patient information using laboratory information system.
Lab Assistant
Bakersfield Heart Hospital
05.2016 - 01.2019
- Receiving/Processing all specimen type.
- Load and unload specimen types.
- Daily Maintenance on EXL chemistry analyzer, Also operate the Hematology instruments.
- Micro Department: culture urine, sputum, all types of body fluids/tissues, gram stain.
- Send out orders: Quest, BMH, PAL
- Log in temperatures.
Phlebotomist
Comprehensive Medical Labs
07.2014 - 05.2016
- Supervise, process complete blood draws to all ages Elderly, Adults, Infants, and New born.
- Drug screens collection.
- Verify Insurances and take payments.
- Process and intake patients information.
Education
GED -
McFarland Adult School
McFarland, CACPT-1
Clinical Training Institute
Bakersfield, CASkills
- Maintain laboratory logs in timely
- Processing specimens in a timely manner
- Phone communication
- Managing Standing Orders
- Data entry
- Order of draw
- Venipuncture/Capillary collection
- Strong knowledge in blood draws
- Computer literate
Timeline
Clinical Laboratory Technician
Adventist Health Tulare
09.2018 - Current
Lab Assistant
Bakersfield Heart Hospital
05.2016 - 01.2019
Phlebotomist
Comprehensive Medical Labs
07.2014 - 05.2016
GED -
McFarland Adult School
CPT-1
Clinical Training Institute