Sheridan Lee
Portsmouth,VA
Summary
Insightful Laboratory Technician brings dedication to excellence and calm demeanor. Team player trained in laboratory procedures, equipment maintenance and inventory management. Supports lab operations with accurate documentation and organized spaces.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Laboratory Technician
Military Hospital
Portsmouth, VA
04.2017 - Current
- Performed routine lab and department maintenance to keep area clean and orderly.
- Operated basic laboratory equipment such as balances, pH meter, colorimeter, spectrophotometer, autoclave and evaporator.
- Documented information by maintaining daily logs and equipment record books.
- Trained new associates in laboratory procedures and standards.
- Registered and prepared samples for general analytical testing through data entry, weighing and physical homogenization.
- Prepared and assured accuracy of standards and reagents needed for analyses.
- Completed quality documents and input and saved quality data in appropriate locations.
- Kept laboratory supplies prepared by inventorying stock, placing orders and verifying receipt.
- Supported laboratory staff with advanced troubleshooting, resolving complex problems and helping with special projects.
- Conducted analytical tests on in-coming raw materials prior to use in process.
- Maintained consumables and glassware inventory by receiving and inventorying incoming shipments.
- Oversaw items in inventory and reordered before supplies diminished.
- Stored, transported and submitted urinalysis samples.
- Steered process development experiments in lab and supported scale up processes.
- Functioned as primary data generator to record and calculate data and sign assay sheets.
Phlebotomist
Military Hospital
Portsmouth, VA
04.2017 - Current
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Reviewed patient records for accuracy and completeness.
- Conducted venipuncture and other CT procedures.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
- Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
Skills
- Test Routing Software
- Quality Control Analysis
- Biology and Chemistry Training
- Precise Machinery Control
- File Organization and Maintenance
- Use Testing Equipment
- Technician Oversight
- Reagent Mixing
- Blood and Urine Analysis
- Results Analysis
- Contributing Team Player
- Coagulation and Hematology Analyzers
Timeline
Laboratory Technician
Military Hospital
04.2017 - Current
Phlebotomist
Military Hospital
04.2017 - Current