Amber Clough

Detail-oriented Medical Laboratory Assistant/Technician graduate with hands-on experience in specimen collection, accessioning, and pre-analytical processing in high volume clinical laboratory settings. Strong background in quality control, infection prevention, and laboratory information systems (AS400). Committed to accuracy, patient safety, and efficient laboratory workflow.

Medical Laboratory Technician – Specimen Processing - Dynacare - Brampton ON

(2026-03 - 2026-08)

• Process and prioritize high volumes of STAT and routine specimens, ensuring timely turnaround and efficient laboratory workflow in a fast-paced environment.
• Perform accurate specimen accessioning and verification using AS400 LIS, ensuring correct patient identification and preventing pre-analytical errors.
• Assess specimen integrity (e.g. hemolysis, clotting, improper volume, mislabeling) and take appropriate action, including rejection, documentation, and follow-up.
• Conduct pre-analytical processing including centrifugation, aliquoting, sorting, and pre-staging for chemistry, hematology, and microbiology testing.
• Maintain strict adherence to quality control, infection prevention, and biosafety protocols, including routine equipment checks and documentation.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies (e.g. mismatched patient identifiers), escalate issues appropriately, and communicate with healthcare teams to ensure patient safety and result accuracy.

Medical Laboratory Assistant/Technician - MCI The Doctor’s Office/Enhanced Care Clinic/Dermcare

(2025-05 - 2026-03)

• Performed vein puncture and capillary blood collection (adult, paediatric), ensuring proper technique, patient identification, and specimen integrity.
• Collected and processed a wide range of specimens (blood, urine, stool, swabs) with accurate labelling and adherence to pre-analytical requirements.
• Conduct point-of-care testing (urinalysis, glucose, rapid strep, pregnancy, COVID), ensuring quality control and accurate result documentation.
• Prepared specimens for testing including ESR, hematocrit, microbiology cultures, and blood smears, supporting downstream laboratory analysis.
• Assisted with microbiology procedures including agar plate preparation, specimen inoculation, and incubation under appropriate conditions.
• Performed ECG testing and Holter monitor setup, ensuring correct patient preparation and accurate data collection.

Medical Laboratory Assistant/Technician Diploma - Anderson College – Mississauga Campus (2024-06 - 2025-07)