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Jennifer LaBruzza

Parlin

Summary

An ambitious medical laboratory professional looking to acquire a challenging and rewarding position where I can employ my pertinent knowledge as a Medical Laboratory Technician

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lab Technologist in Clinical Microbiology

Genesis Laboratory LLC
06.2019 - 08.2025
  • Ova & Parasitology Stool Microscopy Screening / White Blood Cell (WBC) Count
  • Proficient in staining/prepping Ova and Parasite specimens
  • Microscopy screening both wet mount, concentrated and Trichrome stained slides
  • Record results on specific worksheets with positive control slide
  • Compare Molecular results with O&P results for QC
  • Maintain QC and consistently record known positive control with daily specimens Result
  • O&P into Novopath/Labosome Software
  • Responsible for quarterly submission on CAP and API surveys
  • Cytology/ FISH prep (urine and pap smear cystology)
  • Prepare specimens for Thin Prep & FISH processing
  • Thin Prep 2000
  • Use of Centrifuge for prep work
  • Vortex
  • Staining for Uro-cytology
  • Urinalysis
  • Responsible for operating and performing Urinalysis on Clinitek and Preparing and Diagnosing urine microscopies
  • Fecal Fat
  • Proficient in staining both neutral and split fecal fat specimens
  • Screen fecal fat slides and record results on worksheets.
  • Record results in Novapath/Labosome software, sign out to ordering providers.
  • Maintain QC and consistently record known positive control with daily specimens.
  • Gram Staining for wound panels. Responsible for staining and resulting Microscopy Gram stain for wound panel results. Identifying/ reporting bacteria and white blood cells
  • Phlebotomy
  • Verifies and records patient information on log
  • Distributes samples accordingly to Chemistry and Urinalysis departments
  • Quality Control
  • Maintain logs
  • Record any discrepancies
  • Review QC slides or data for inconsistencies
  • Safety/ Cleanup/ Credentials
  • General cleanup of the laboratory and equipment.
  • Document Reagents and stains when received.
  • Practice laboratory safety.
  • Proper disposal of sharps/ hazardous waste.
  • Maintain daily and monthly quality control logs.

Lab Technologist

Central Jersey Blood Center
12.2017 - 12.2018
  • Performed daily quality controls on hematology instruments [Cell Dyn and Adam], forward and reverse antigens, pH meter, recorded temperatures of refrigerators/freezers.
  • Triaged incoming blood donor units, which included weighing units, barcode unit into computer system for inventory and centrifuged units.
  • Manufactured units which included adding Adsol additive to red cells and leuko-reduced units and extracted plasma from red cells.
  • Daily inoculations of platelets for aerobic and anaerobic incubation under aseptic technique. Followed by platelet splits which included weighing platelets, acquiring a platelet yield based on specific gravity, and ran white blood cell counts on platelets.
  • Resulted daily/weekly microbiology results on platelets.
  • Packing and distribution for all blood products for client hospital orders.

Lab Tech

Loricon Testing/ Industrial Microbiology Lab
08.2017 - 12.2017
  • Responsible for daily media prep including (Tryptic Soy agar, Centrimide, Mannitol Salt agar and Macconkey agar)
  • Autoclave agar and media, responsible for pouring up to three hundred Petri dishes/daily
  • Clean glassware for media
  • Adhere to (GLP) Good Laboratory Practice and (GMPs) Good manufacturing practice Pipette and inoculate samples onto plates; samples include cosmetics, paint, SPF creams, dyes maintained sanitary conditions, worked under laminar hood using aseptic technique

Lab tech/per diem

Jersey Shore Medical Center/Meridian Health/Microbiology
10.2015 - 04.2016
  • Responsibilities included plating all body fluids, specimen processing and set up tests for blood cultures and tissue samples
  • Performed Polymerase Chain Reaction testing on (Biofire instrument) viruses for verification of E-swabs
  • Processed and sorted incoming specimens from neighboring hospitals
  • Data transcription/entry for Standard Operation Procedure manuals

Education

Associates in Applied Science - Medical Laboratory Technology

Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ/ Florence M Cook School of Medical Lab Science
Lincroft, NJ
01.2016

Associates degree - Business Management

Ashworth College
Norcross, GA
01.2004

Skills

  • Extensive Microscopy experience within Microbiology
  • Operate and troubleshoot Echo {Immucor} instrument for Blood Bank
  • Hands on training in Hematology and Chemistry instruments including: Operating and troubleshooting Beckman Coulter DXC, Rapid Point 405, Bio Rad D10, Micro Osometer Model 3300, ACL/TOP 300, Cell dyn
  • Extensive experience in phlebotomy and specimen prep/collections
  • Microsoft Applications, Medical office management, managed and provided training on Electronic Medical Records software
  • Typing/ Transcription 60 words per minute

Certification

  • American Society for Clinical Pathology Certification
  • New York State Certified for Clinical Laboratory Technician
  • Ultrasound Diagnostic School, Edison, NJ - Diploma as a Medical Assistant

Timeline

Lab Technologist in Clinical Microbiology

Genesis Laboratory LLC
06.2019 - 08.2025

Lab Technologist

Central Jersey Blood Center
12.2017 - 12.2018

Lab Tech

Loricon Testing/ Industrial Microbiology Lab
08.2017 - 12.2017

Lab tech/per diem

Jersey Shore Medical Center/Meridian Health/Microbiology
10.2015 - 04.2016

Associates degree - Business Management

Ashworth College

Associates in Applied Science - Medical Laboratory Technology

Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ/ Florence M Cook School of Medical Lab Science

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