Jenny Johnson
Roanoke,Virginia
Summary
Dynamic professional with a robust background in sciences, clinical interactions, healthcare, and healthcare administration. Over five years of experience in clinical and research laboratory settings, particularly within infectious disease. More than fifteen years of dedicated patient interaction for plastic surgeons in the Roanoke Valley demonstrate a strong commitment to enhancing patient care. A highly motivated non-traditional student who returned to college after raising children, offering a unique perspective shaped by personal experiences in a small, rural Virginia mining town significantly impacted by the opioid epidemic. Eager to contribute to an environment focused on public interaction and human subjects research, driven by a passion for making a positive impact in the community.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Tech Carilion
07.2020 - 10.2025
- COVID Crisis Laboratory/Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
- Responsibilities include:
- Neutralization of Covid virus
- Neutralization of Hepatitis virus
- Neutralization of wildlife sample for surveillance of infectious disease
- Filtering of wastewater for infectious disease
- Freezing samples at -80 storage for future research
- Data collection and quality control of all frozen samples for future research
- Input of confidential personal information for reporting results
- Report result to REDCap
- Assist with IRB operations
- Oversee lab safety, cleanliness and equipment and report to EHS when issues arise
- Proper removal and disposal of chemical and biological waste for lab in compliance with EHS
- Help maintain laboratory records and quality control for staff and equipment
- Help maintain inventory and ordering with HokieMart
Payroll and Billing, Helping Hands Healthcare and Hospice
02.2013 - 12.2024
- Responsibilities include:
- Maintain employee and protected payroll operations confidential
- Maintain payroll information by calculating, collecting and entering data
- Accurately calculate bonuses, salary increases and overtime
- Manage payroll for an organization of 20-30 personnel
- Conduct periodic reconciliations of all accounts to ensure accuracy
Health Screener for Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
07.2020 - 08.2020
- Responsibilities include:
- Take temperatures of patient, visitors, and vendors
- Collect answers to basic health screening questions form patients, visitors and vendors entering Carilion Clinic buildings and or properties
- Projects a positive first impression to patients, guests, and employees
- Demonstrates Carilion Clinic Values in all aspects of interactions
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Molecular Visualization SURF program, Carilion Virginia Tech
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Responsibilities include:
- Maintenance of cell cultures
- Infection of cell culture
- Molecular Visualization of infected cell with STORM and confocal microscopy
- Poster preparation and presentation
Safety Data Sheet Coordinator MSDS, Chemistry Department Virginia Western Community College
08.2015 - 05.2018
- Responsibilities include:
- Maintained safety data sheets online and on campus
- Helped with inventory maintained in Chemistry Department with 600 plus chemicals
Medical Laboratory Technology, Clinicals, Lewis Gail Medical Center
06.2017 - 08.2017
- Responsibilities include:
- Analyze wide variety of specimens: blood, urine, tissues, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, abdominal fluid, sputum and stool
- Identify parasites, viruses, bacteria and fungi
- Count blood cells, identify abnormalities, check blood types
- Culture samples to diagnose infections and test antibiotic effectiveness
- Match blood types for transfusion
Master Esthetician
08.1994 - 09.2009
- Responsibilities include:
- Check in patient and take vitals
- Keep detailed records of patient history, procedures, follow ups and medications
- Assist surgeon with certain procedures (hair transplant, breast augmentation, mini-facelift, and CO2 laser)
- Assist patients with recovery following in house procedures, bandage removal, replacement, and cleansing of surgical site
- Laser resurfacing, hair removal/reduction and pigmentation reduction
- MiraDry procedure, using electromagnetic energy to permanently reduce underarm sweat and odor
- Cool Sculpting procedure, cryolipolysis, a non-invasive procedure that uses controlled cooling to reduce fat in targeted areas
- Skin evaluation and pharmaceutical grade regime recommendation
- Corrective, medical aesthetic makeup techniques and makeovers
- Facials: pharmaceutical grade, Chemical, Enzymatic and Light Therapies
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Hollins University
03.2020
Associates of Applied Science - Medical Laboratory Technology
Virginia Western Community College
06.2017
Master Esthetician - undefined
Aesthetic Surgery of Virginia
02.1994
Skills
- Motivational interviewing
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Flexible and adaptable
- Verbal communication
- Attention to detail
- Teamwork and collaboration
Certification
- Basic Responsible Conduct of Research
- Biomedical Research
- Financial COI Training for Sponsored Research
- Information Privacy and Security
- Research Study Design
- Social and Behavioral Research
- Good Clinical Practice Course for NIH Funded Clinical Trials
- IPS and HIPPA
Timeline
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Tech Carilion
07.2020 - 10.2025
Health Screener for Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
07.2020 - 08.2020
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Molecular Visualization SURF program, Carilion Virginia Tech
06.2019 - 08.2019
Medical Laboratory Technology, Clinicals, Lewis Gail Medical Center
06.2017 - 08.2017
Safety Data Sheet Coordinator MSDS, Chemistry Department Virginia Western Community College
08.2015 - 05.2018
Payroll and Billing, Helping Hands Healthcare and Hospice
02.2013 - 12.2024
Master Esthetician
08.1994 - 09.2009
Associates of Applied Science - Medical Laboratory Technology
Virginia Western Community College
Master Esthetician - undefined
Aesthetic Surgery of Virginia
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Hollins University