Worked as a phlebotomy Supervisor in Virginia for over two years then transferred to Maryland where I worked until November of 2022.
Duties:
Collected specimens according to established procedures. This including drug screens and biometric screening.
Extensive front desk experience which involved greeting patients and looking up necessary orders and test information using computer systems available. Data entry, billing and payment collection while protecting the integrity of patient information.
Experienced in specimen processing and shipping.
Follow SOPs and departmental policies.
Manage inventories and supplies for the lab and maintained phlebotomy logs in a timely manner e.g.; maintenance logs and temperature logs.
Helped in training of new staff.
Strictly adhered to verification of patient demographics, initialing and correct labelling of specimens.
Kept updated with updates and recent technological advances.
Travelled frequently to various worksites to perform phlebotomy and any other necessary procedures on patients of all age groups.
Frequently worked with the Latin-American community as I also speak Spanish.
Phlebotomist
Frederick Memorial Hospital
05.1992 - 07.2011
Worked as a phlebotomist.
01.2004 - 01.2008
Flow Cytometry (2004 to 2008). Job duties entailed
Ran Quality Controls routinely on instruments used.
Daily and routine maintenance of the Cytometers by keeping error logs of software or hardware problems that may occur; follow S.O.Ps for Startup and Shut-down of the Cytometers and maintaining proper Fluidic levels etc.
Data analysis using different software programs to generate report-files for evaluation.
Maintain proper documentation of patient samples and data regularly and other related duties.
National Cancer Institute / NIH
01.2004 - 01.2005
Worked with Dr Alan Perantoni’s team studying embryonic and post-natal tumors of kidney and experimental carcinogenesis using endpoint studies in vitro model systems in mice.
Investigate the mechanisms of Cell signaling control, Gene expression and normal development, implementing the use of cell cultures to aid in these studies.
Evaluate aberrant mechanisms in the development of Cancer
Laboratory Manager
Hillcrest Clinic
05.2000 - 08.2004
Medical Laboratory Assistant / phlebotomist
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
01.1991 - 01.2003
Director
National Blood Transfusion Service
01.1985 - 01.1990
Performed and trained medical technologists to do HIV testing by the ELISA and Western Blot methods.
Served as Nosocomial Infection officer for Georgetown hospital.
Lectured Immunohematology at University of Guyana (1988-1989).