RAUL NAVARRETE
Chandler,AZ
Summary
Experienced Medical Laboratory Scientist (Generalist) with a strong background in laboratory and acute hospital care. Bringing 3 years of laboratory experience and a total of 7 years in the acute care setting. Also, I have 6 years of experience as a stay-at-home dad, honing negotiation skills while dealing with my own children. Thrive in challenging and demanding conditions, whether it's negotiating snack choices for my kids or efficiently handling numerous microbiology plates before transitioning to hematology. Demonstrating versatility and flexibility through extensive experience in various sections of the laboratory, from assisting radiologists in developing bone marrow extraction protocols to immediately processing arterial blood gas (ABG) for ER patients . Honed excellent communication skills by collaborating directly with doctors, laboratory staff, and hospital personnel to make critical diagnoses on patient samples and tests.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Household Manager
Self-Employed
03.2019 - Current
- Managed Household activities and duties, focusing on efficiency and timeliness
- Collaborated with partner to plan and organize family events, activities and appointments
- Fostered a understand home environment through conflict resolution and promoting family unity
Medical Lab Scientist (Generalist)
Concentric Staffing/ San Carlos Apache Healthcare Corporation
08.2017 - 02.2019
- Proficient generalist with experience in Blood Bank, Microbiology, Hematology, Chemistry, and Urinalysis and even at times phlebotomy
- Efficiently triaging up to 60 patients and working with attending ER physicians while working alone on weekends.
- Calm presence in performing various laboratory tests and procedures, including specimen collection, analysis, and interpretation of results
- Adherence to safety protocols and infection control measures to maintain a safe working environment in every department I was assigned to
- Collaboration with healthcare professionals, including physicians and pathologists, to interpret and communicate test findings
- Have experience running patient samples and troubleshooting, Sysmex XE blood analyzers, Siemens Vista Chemistry analyzers, Cellavision, and iChem analyzers.
Clinical Laboratory Assistant I/ Surgical Pathology Assistant
Laboratory Sciences of Arizona/ Banner Health
08.2015 - 05.2017
- As a Clinical Laboratory Assistant I work throughout the entire lab, including Microbiology, Hematology, Chemistry, and Coagulation/Urinalysis
- Efficiently prioritizing tasks as staff triages large volumes of patient tests
- Assist technologists with preparing and running patient samples for tests, both moderate level and high level complexity testing
- I prepare Microbiology samples for advanced microbiology testing
- As a Surgical Pathology Assistant I work directly with Pathologists and Pathologist Assistants to help gross and section patient specimens to be stained on slides
- Using a microtome, I freeze and section tissue that needs to be prepared for H&E staining
- This is a critical process that is required to be finished within a certain time frame
- I prepare extracted bone marrow for pathologists to view, by preparing slides and staining them using a Westcor strainer
- Upon receiving their diagnosis, I then submit their requests for specialized testing
- I enter patient information for both for normal send out testing and specialized testing to either cytogenetics, histology, and flow cytometry
Team Lead ECG Monitor Technician
Banner Health
06.2012 - 07.2015
- Monitoring and Interpreting of patient's ECG rhythms and rates
- Altering hospital staff immediately if patient enters any abnormalities, especially lethal rhythms
- Assist Doctors and Nurses in interpreting cardiac rhythms of patients and providing strips to be entered into the patients' medical records
- I collaborated with management in problem solving and troubleshooting between my co-workers in the monitor room and the staff on the floor
Education
Bachelors of Science - Biological Sciences (Genetics, Cells, and Developmental Biology)
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ12.2014
Skills
- Specimen handling
- Aseptic and sterile techniques
- Specimen collection and processing
- Equipment maintenance
- Safety guidelines
- Record keeping requirements
- Optical microscopy
- Bacterial staining
- Identification of bacteria
- Media and buffer preparation
- Diagnostic biochemical tests for enteric bacteria
- Selective media usage
- Staph latex slide agglutination test
- Antibiotic assay (MIC)
- Immunodetection
- Multiple staining techniques
- Micro BP determination
- Solubility tests
- Thin layer chromatography
- Liquid chromatography
- Budget development
- Appointment scheduling
- Health and wellness expertise
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Cleaning and organization
Certification
AMT Medical Technologist (MT/CLS), 2805767, 11/01/16-11/01/24
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Associate Household Manager
Self-Employed
03.2019 - Current
Medical Lab Scientist (Generalist)
Concentric Staffing/ San Carlos Apache Healthcare Corporation
08.2017 - 02.2019
Clinical Laboratory Assistant I/ Surgical Pathology Assistant
Laboratory Sciences of Arizona/ Banner Health
08.2015 - 05.2017
Team Lead ECG Monitor Technician
Banner Health
06.2012 - 07.2015
Bachelors of Science - Biological Sciences (Genetics, Cells, and Developmental Biology)
Arizona State University
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