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Seerut Dhillon

Washington ,DC

Summary

Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure a position in a laboratory environment. Ready to help the team achieve company goals and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Motivated to learn, grow and excel.


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Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Surgical Instrument Technician

Beacon Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery
07.2022 - Current
  • Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
  • Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
  • Maintained sterile fields by following aseptic techniques and adhering to infection control protocols
  • Maintained sterile fields by following aseptic techniques and adhering to infection control protocols.
  • Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures.
  • Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure.
  • Maintained safe working environments by adhering to safety protocols and reporting hazards.
  • Performed post-operative care by moving patients to recovery and monitoring condition.
  • Monitored patient vital signs to alert surgeons to any changes.
  • Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
  • Reduced infection risks and protected patients by maintaining sterile fields during procedures.

Lab Technician CLA II

Duke University Medical Center
10.2021 - 05.2022
  • Tested human specimen for COVID-19
  • Filled test tubes with saline
  • Labeled test tubes with barcodes
  • Assisted with safe transfusions by conducting tests and completing blood counts.
  • Processed patient specimens according to priority and documented results.
  • Cleaned and sterilized tools and equipment to maximize purity of specimens.
  • Calibrated and maintained instruments to keep equipment fully operational.
  • Performed testing and quality control using approved laboratory procedures and instrumentation.
  • Set up, maintained and verified sterility of lab equipment and tools.

CLA II

CURATIVE
06.2020 - 02.2021
  • Tested human specimen for COVID-19
  • Prepared human specimens
  • Ran HAMILTON machine to test human specimens for COVID-19
  • Assessed "Repeats" on HAMILTON machine
  • Distillation: make ethanol
  • Ran PCR
  • Identified results as True Positives, False Positives, True Negatives, False Negatives
  • Held COVID-19 Testing Stands

Call Center Representative

The Teaching Company
01.2020 - 10.2020
  • Answered phone calls
  • Increased sales
  • Fixed any customer information in computer system
  • Customer service

Teaching Assistant + Ram Camp Leader

VCU
01.2017 - 05.2020
  • STAT 210 Teaching Assistant 2017

- Performed weekly review sessions for quizzes and exams

- Performed private tutoring sessions

- Graded papers

- Established with the online blackboard page

- Proctored quizzes and exams

  • UNIV 112 and UNIV 200 Teaching Assistant 2018-2019

- Held private tutoring sessions

- Graded papers

- Established online blackboard page

- Created informational objectives to teach the class

- Provided assistance to students with Argumentative and Rhetorical Essays

  • Ram Camp Leader 2017-2019

- Led a group of incoming freshmen by following the ram camp itinerary filled with interactive group activities pertaining inclusive/diversity based objectives

- Demonstrated a good role model for the campers

- Established lessons with tips and advice for life in college

- Helped create a welcoming environment for the incoming freshmen at VCU

• Medical Microbiology Lab Preceptor 2019-2020

VCU
01.2019 - 03.2020
  • Led planning and achievement of goals and objectives consistent with mission for 4 classes containing 30 students each
  • Attended any student questions/concerns
  • Handled cell cultures
  • Created learning objectives to utilize microscopes while identifying cell culture, bacteria, etc.
  • Stained slides, specimen cultivation, specimen processing, rapid screen testing
  • Set up each experiment and clean up
  • Held review sessions for quizzes and exams
  • Established with blackboard online
  • Graded assignments

Scribe/Front Desk

Virginia Medical Arts Clinic P.C. With Dr. Khanna
01.2014 - 01.2020
  • Shadowed physician
  • Typed in vitals, important information, symptoms, etc. during average of 50 patient interactions per day
  • Filed patient information
  • Typed in patient information
  • Attended patients
  • Answered phone calls and write down voicemails
  • Cleaned and organized office

Lab Technician

Virginia Commonwealth University
08.2017 - 12.2019
  • Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
  • Oversaw items in inventory and reordered before supplies diminished.
  • Identified microorganisms present in cell samples and cultivated strains to support clinical diagnostics.
  • Worked with pathologist to isolate abnormalities and narrow down likely diagnoses.
  • Maintained strict aseptic fields when collecting biological samples, minimizing staff and patient infection risks.
  • Assisted with safe transfusions by conducting tests and completing blood counts.
  • Analyzed bodily fluids with laboratory equipment and detected anomalies related to diseased states or acute injuries.
  • Located disease markers and outlined findings in thorough reports for clinicians.
  • Performed testing and quality control using approved laboratory procedures and instrumentation.
  • Cleaned and sterilized tools and equipment to maximize purity of specimens.
  • Maintained documentation on tests performed in lab.
  • Prepared blood smears and determined levels of normalcy.
  • Interpreted and documented results of tests into active databases and communicated results to internal customers.
  • Processed patient specimens according to priority and documented results.
  • Collect blood and tissue samples with focus on accuracy and adherence to aseptic techniques.
  • Set up, maintained and verified sterility of lab equipment and tools.
  • Analyzed experiment and test results to validate adherence to standards and specifications.

Service Learning Trips

VCU
01.2017 - 05.2019
  • Organized a service learning trip in Riobamba, Peru as a Trip's Chair on MEDLIFE@VCU E-board:

- Held weekly meetings to plan and maintain progress with board members

- Created an application and held interviews for volunteers

- Helped volunteers with passports, flight tickets, payments, required vaccines, etc.

- Held trainings, meetings, and cultural awareness sessions for volunteers

- Held fundraisers for volunteers to fund the trip

- Answered any questions/concerns from volunteers and/or parent or guardian of volunteers

- Attended the trip with a dentist who performed certain procedures on the spot

- Set up a mobile clinic in various villages

- Attended the trip with a general physician who checked vitals and diagnosed and treated things like arthritis with over-the-counter medication

- Attended the trip with an OBGYN who diagnosed and treated things like UTIs with over-the-counter medication

- Attended the trip with a pharmacist who prescribed each patient the correct dosage and amount of over-the-counter medication needed

- Taught children how to brush their teeth properly

- Came up with lessons to teach the children

- Eye exams on adults and children treated with reading glasses purchased from our local Dollar Tree store

- Helped build a well for clean water in a village requested by the villagers themselves

  • Held a mobile clinic for numerous schools in Montego Bay, Jamaica with Dr. Joann Richardson

- Went to multiple schools and taught physical and mental health education to various age groups

- Helped build a school in a village requested by the villagers themselves

- Eye exams on adults and children treated with reading glasses purchased from our local Dollar Tree store

- Held an educational/informative physical and mental health session with pre-teen/teen moms

Retail Associate

Macy's
05.2016 - 08.2016
  • Attended customers
  • Organized clothes store
  • Cleaned fitting rooms, cash register areas, etc.
  • Cashier
  • Answered phone calls
  • Understood sales, discounts, and merchandise we have in order to induce sales for customers shopping and any questions/concerns

Manager at Indoor Trampoline Arena

Rebounderz
01.2015 - 04.2016
  • Manager: create schedules, payroll, conduct interviews, book parties, create waivers, report and attend injuries/complaints, book vendors for arcade, etc.
  • Party hostess for occasions such as birthday parties: make and serve food, enforce rules, attend parents and children in party, clean
  • Front desk clerk: answered phone calls, check people in and out, clean, attend all guests coming in, work the arcade area
  • Café: cook food, serve food, restock items, cashier, clean

Pharmacy Clerk/Technician

Giant Pharmacy
01.2012 - 01.2014
  • Minor Technician experience
  • Answered phone calls
  • Attended customers
  • Kept pharmacy organized and clean
  • Pulled any expired prescriptions
  • Typed in patient medical and insurance information into computer
  • Filled prescriptions
  • Printed labels

Education

Bachelor of Science - Biology Major/Chemistry Minor Pre-Med Track

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
05.2020

Skills

  • Adaptable
  • Provide sufficient customer service
  • Multi-tasking
  • Leadership
  • Time Management
  • Fast Learner
  • Communicator
  • Active Listener
  • Patient Management
  • Responding to emergencies

Timeline

Surgical Instrument Technician

Beacon Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery
07.2022 - Current

Lab Technician CLA II

Duke University Medical Center
10.2021 - 05.2022

CLA II

CURATIVE
06.2020 - 02.2021

Call Center Representative

The Teaching Company
01.2020 - 10.2020

• Medical Microbiology Lab Preceptor 2019-2020

VCU
01.2019 - 03.2020

Lab Technician

Virginia Commonwealth University
08.2017 - 12.2019

Teaching Assistant + Ram Camp Leader

VCU
01.2017 - 05.2020

Service Learning Trips

VCU
01.2017 - 05.2019

Retail Associate

Macy's
05.2016 - 08.2016

Manager at Indoor Trampoline Arena

Rebounderz
01.2015 - 04.2016

Scribe/Front Desk

Virginia Medical Arts Clinic P.C. With Dr. Khanna
01.2014 - 01.2020

Pharmacy Clerk/Technician

Giant Pharmacy
01.2012 - 01.2014

Bachelor of Science - Biology Major/Chemistry Minor Pre-Med Track

Virginia Commonwealth University
Seerut Dhillon