Jessica Blay

Third shift generalist

It is around a 75 bed hospital.

Daily maintenance done on Beckman 480, Triage meters, Sysmex XN 330 and XN 1000, and Blood Bank QC with tube and gel.

Additional responsibilities in the last 4 months have been Blood Utilization and Tube vs. Gel Comparison reports.

Starting new maintenance responsibilities for two Beckman DxC 700 instruments along with maintaining QC. This will be a shared responsibility with the other night shift CLS.

Leaving for better job security

Third shift generalist

It is around 35 bed hospital.

Semi-annual comparison reports done for the ABL90 and i-STAT. Semi-annual linearity done on ABL90. Monthly i-STAT QC done and placed on eraser board for everyone to see.

Semi-annual comparison report for Clinitek.

Weekly inventory check done for the lab.

Daily Vista and Sysmex XN-580 maintenance done.

Monthly QA reports for Alcor, Clinitek, ABL90 and i-STAT.

Weekly Medtox QC done.

Third shift generalist

Overall, generally assist the Operational Supervisor, Michael Swafford, with anything that needs done upon his request.

It is around a 125 bed hospital.

Blood Banking skills include antibody identification, elutions, maintaining QC for Provue, massive transfustion protocol, labor room (mom) type and screens with cord blood, KB stains, and FMH.

Third shift generalist

Left due to traffic and unaffordable housing market.

Third shift generalist

Left because, I do not like changing living arrangements every few months.

Third shift generalist with lead responsibilities on weekends.

This is around a 125 bed hospital.

Daily maintenance for instruments

Blood Banking included antibody identification, elutions, labor and delivery type and screens, CORDs, KB stains, etc.

Left to go travel California.

Third Shift Generalist

Cancer patient CBC differentials done with morning round draws.

Thin Layer Chromatography

All adult cardiovascular surgery using a closed perfusion system with roller pump. Cardioplegia was dispersed during the surgery using a roller pump. CABG and Valve surgeries included in surgeries. Six perfusionists covered five hospitals. On call was rotated into 3 different call positions scheduled regularly. On call standby done for Cath Labs. Perfusionist was required to be on hospital site for every Cath Lab case.

Cellsaver for spine surgeries was included in my responsibilites.

Two Heep hypothermic Circulatory Arrest cases for Aortic Aneurysms perfused by myself. Both patients lived and went home.

Left this position due to my mom became terminally ill with CAD and Carotid Stenosis.

Adult and Pediatric Perfusionist six month contract. During my time working here, I passed the second ABCP board exam for my CCP certification.

I pumped every pediatric case for three months straight while working here. The perfusion disposables containers and tubing size would need to be selected for each case dependent on the size of the patient. Two perfusionists are scheduled to a case. One perfusionist pumps the case, the other perfusionist does documentation, gives breaks, and gets supplies when needed. An open venous reservoir was used with a roller pump. Also, cardioplegia was given via roller pump.

Perfusionists covered five hospitals: Audobon Hospital, Jewish Hospital, University of Louisville Medical Center, Norton Hospital, and Baptist Hospital East.

Other responsibilities were Left Heart Bypass, Liver Transplants, Left Ventricular Assist Implantation and ECMO. Left Heart Bypass was done via an Open Venous Reservoir via Gravity using clamps to maintain volume and pressure to patient as

needed. ECMO used a closed circuit roller head pump. Thoratec was the oldest Left Ventricular Assist Device used. Liver Transplants always use a closed system with Centrifugal pump.

An open venous reservoir with roller head pump was used for melanoma. Chemotherapeutic drugs were given into the open reservoir system and patient's limb perfused with pharmaceuticals.

LabCorp contracted out the lab from 1996-1998.

Third shift generalist

500 bed hospital

Blood Banking included Antibody Identification and Elutions, along with labor room type and screens and baby's CORD blood. When needed KB stains done. Also, cell washing was done. Extensive heart surgeries done at Audubon Hospital. Blood Bank Department had (I believe) 8 intercom communication systems for each individual operating room.

Microbiology processing done.

Left to go back to college.