Rebecca Valentine
Redwood City,CA
Summary
Professional Clinical Laboratory Technician known for strong knowledge of clinical procedures, exceptional organizational skills, and a teamwork mindset. Efficient in task completion while being quick to problem-solve ensuring seamless operation within fast-paced environments. Possessing an understanding of laboratory safety protocols and quality control procedures ensuring reliable test results and high standards of patient care. Noted for improving laboratory efficiency by improving workflows. Strives to utilize these abilities and experience to make a significant impact in a clinical laboratory environment.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Laboratory Technician
Stanford Health Care
Palo Alto, CA
02.2023 - Current
- Assist Clinical Lab Scientists in reaching various expected TATs
- Appropriately prepare and load patient samples onto chemistry, hematology or coagulation testing instruments
- Preform daily maintenance on an automated Wright-Giemsa staining instrument which includes reagent preparation
- Prepare and stain peripheral blood smears for physician review
- Train new Clinical Lab Scientists or Clinical Lab Technicians in the Coagulation department
- Add on requested tests according to sample stability
- Operated automated analyzers used in clinical chemistry
- Provided technical support to other healthcare professionals regarding lab tests and procedures.
- Participates in continuing education related to clinical laboratory practice.
- Notify physicians and nurses of unacceptable specimens for testing
- Store samples and reagents in a timely manner
- Train new staff on lab procedures, safety protocols, and equipment use.
Clinical Laboratory Technician II
Eurofins Donor & Product Testing
San Ramon, CA
02.2020 - 02.2023
- Experience and knowledge of serology, immunology, nucleic acid testing and blood typing
- Responsible for managing pre and post analytical aspects of the testing process for blood
- samples received from organ and tissue donors
- Promptly respond to requests from organ transplant coordinators via e-mail or phone
- Accession and batch patient samples using LabVantage LIS system
- Assist Clinical Laboratory Scientists to reach a testing turnaround time of 6 to 8 hours
- Experience performing automated Covid NAT testing and nPOD research assay (manual
- pipetting with automated a washer/reader)
- Aliquoting patient specimens for storage or send out confirmatory testing
- Appropriately prepare, package and ship biological specimens for specialized testing
- PM for instruments including daily, weekly, monthly and annual laboratory maintenance
- Prepare reagents and wash buffers for serology and immunology testing Assist with instrument and reagent validation projects
- Experience and knowledge of laboratory audits including FDA, CLIA and CAP
- 1 year experience as the laboratory safety officer with responsibilities of meeting laboratory safety requirements and laboratory employee safety competencies
- Training and signing off new hire Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Education
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences Pre-Clinical Concentration
California State University East Bay
Hayward, CA12-2019
Skills
- Laboratory safety
- Hematology testing
- Specimen handling
- Immunology assays
- Lab equipment operation
- Chemistry analysis
- Coagulation studies
- Lab information systems
- Instrument maintenance
- ELISA assays
- Sample preparation
- PCR techniques
- Clinical analysis
- Microbiology techniques
- Toxicology screening
- Data interpretation
Timeline
Clinical Laboratory Technician
Stanford Health Care
02.2023 - Current
Clinical Laboratory Technician II
Eurofins Donor & Product Testing
02.2020 - 02.2023
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences Pre-Clinical Concentration
California State University East Bay
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