Veronica Perez
Van Nuys,CA
Summary
Specializing in Vitek set-up, microscans, kirby plating, malaria stains, culture streaking, gram stain, pending for QLS system, T-1, Purity plates, Wasp machine use, Vietk problem solving, Reagent, enzyme and saline set up for CLS/MLT.
Urine culture set up by WASP, SUBCULHLD pending NR’s combo test from hematolgy.
Virology set up for HSVR/HSVRT, centrifuge , Vortex, Kilts,Water cultures, Surveillance culture,STEP AG,Blood cultures.
MIQ set ups, (problem solving) pulling plates for add on Sensi and ID’s
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Hospital Laboratory Technician II
UCLA
08.2022 - 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.
- Calibrated and maintained instruments to keep equipment fully operational.
- Maintained documentation on tests performed in lab.
- Cleaned and sterilized tools and equipment to maximize purity of specimens.
- Contacted physicians, nursing stations or reference laboratories for resolution assistance with unusual test orders.
- Prepared samples for shipping and disposed of bodily fluids in proper containers.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
- Logged patient information and recorded results into system.
- Processed patient specimens according to priority and documented results.
Lab Technician
Quest Diagnostics
09.2015 - 08.2022
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
- Prepared samples for shipping and disposed of bodily fluids in proper containers.
- Processed patient specimens according to priority and documented results.
- Oversaw items in inventory and reordered before supplies diminished.
- Prepared blood smears and determined levels of normalcy.
- Cleaned and sterilized tools and equipment to maximize purity of specimens.
- Contacted physicians, nursing stations or reference laboratories for resolution assistance with unusual test orders.
- Logged patient information and recorded results into system.
- Maintained documentation on tests performed in lab.
- Calibrated and maintained instruments to keep equipment fully operational.
- Performed testing and quality control using approved laboratory procedures and instrumentation.
- Interpreted and documented results of tests into active databases and communicated results to internal customers.
- Set up, maintained and verified sterility of lab equipment and tools.
- Analyzed experiment and test results to validate adherence to standards and specifications.
- Maintained strict aseptic fields when collecting biological samples, minimizing staff and patient infection risks.
Education
Associate of Science - Public Health Education
College of The Canyons
Valencia, CA06.2023
Skills
- Biology and Chemistry Training
- Spreadsheet Data Tracking
- Special Assignments
- Specifications Conformance
- Gram Staining
- Medical Microbiology
- Aseptic Techniques
- Instrument Calibration
Timeline
Hospital Laboratory Technician II
UCLA
08.2022 - Current
Lab Technician
Quest Diagnostics
09.2015 - 08.2022
Associate of Science - Public Health Education
College of The Canyons
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