Accessioning Associate at Mount Sinai Hospital, Central Processing Laboratory (2022-08 – Present)
Familiar and comfortable with high-speed work and time sensitive situations.
- Received, labeled, and delivered samples
- Searched for discrepancies regarding patient identifiers
Medical Laboratory Technician at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Molecular Microbiology Lab (2021-05 – 2022-08)
- Maintained nucleic acid extraction instrumentation, pipetting robots, liquid handlers, and milli-q water purification system
- Utilized the Janus G3 Automated Workstation and Chemagic 360
- Used automated multi-channel pipette in preparing magnetic beads plates, elution buffer, and lysis buffer
- Handled Covid specimens under a laminar flow hood
- Prepared Covid saliva samples
- Performed cleaning and maintenance of lab equipment, maintained and organized supplies
Medical Laboratory Technician Intern at Montefiore Hospital (2025-03 – 2025-07)
Departments: Chemistry, Hematology, Blood Bank, and Microbiology.
- Microbiology Rotation: General Microbiology Techniques & Tests: Plating, subculturing, slide preparations, processing/sorting of newly received samples, malaria testing, pregnancy testing, Cepheid (molecular), and Biofire
- Respiratory, Wound & Blood Benches: Identification of Legionella, Campylobacter, MRSA, respiratory and stool pathogens by plate morphology. Use of MALDI-TOF, biochemical tests, serotyping, gram stain preps, identified blood pathogens, and zone of inhibition testing
- Antibiotic Sensitivity Bench: Prepped microbial suspensions using McFarland Standard, and loaded samples for ID and antibiotic sensitivity by Phoenix
- Anaerobes & Mycology Benches: Identification of anaerobic pathogens in stool and other specimens. Use of wet mounts, KOH preps, MIC testing, and observation of morphologies for fungal identification
- Serology Bench: Kirby Bauer zone of inhibition. E-gradients: Syphilis screening, confirmation, and titer
- Chemistry Rotation: Chemistry: Automated analyzers (Abbott Architect and Alinity), Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, PTH testing, Electrophoresis, Urinalysis, LIS, QA system, Urinalysis (Clinitek), Urine Drug Screen
- Immunology: Allergy/Autoimmune disease testing (Phadia 250), ANA, ANCA, and dsDNA automated IFA tests, Serum Protein Electrophoresis, Immunofixation, and Cryoglobulin testing
- Flow Cytometry: Osmometer and Blood Gas Analyzer (ABL800 Flex)
- Toxicology: Blood Lead Testing (Atomic Absorption)
- Hematology Rotation: Hematology: Manual CBC/Diff on blood, fluid, and CSF, PT/aPTTs, Warfarin/Heparin interference assessed
- Blood Bank Rotation: Blood Bank: Specimen processing, ABO/Rh typing, Weak D testing, Type/Screen Gel card, Direct and Indirect antiglobulin testing. Antibody Screen, Antibody identification, Compatibility Testing, Transfusion Reaction Work up, Automated instrumentation (IRIS Immuncor), Acid Elution, Phenotyping, pre-warming, Antibody Titration, Fetal Bleeding Screening Test, Kleihauer-Betke Staining, Reagent QC
Laboratory Intern at Lincoln Hospital & Jacobi Medical Center (2020-06 – 2020-09)
- Hematology: Performed various testing such as; CBC/Diffs, ESRs, PT/aPTTs, Fibrinogen, UA/Micro, Fecal WBC, Fecal Fat. Performed CAP testing on body fluid. Instruments included Sysmex XN 3000, Sysmex CF-60, Sysmex SP 10, ACL Top 550
- Chemistry: Ran tests such as BMP, CMP, Lipid Profile, Liver Panels, Troponins, DAUs, Therapeutic Drug monitoring, hormone testing, Blood/Gas measurements, and blood/urine osmolality. Instruments included Rapid lab 1265 series, Osmo1 single-sample micro osmometer, Roche Cobas 6000 analyzer, Clinitek Novus automated analyzer, UF-1000i series, Cytospin
- Microbiology: Prepared panel trays, loaded/unloaded of blood culture bottles, conduct microorganism identification and sensitivity, gram staining, platting, indole, catalase, coagulase and PCR testing and Lancefield typing. Instruments included GeneXpert, Microscan Walkaway 96 Plus, Panther Hologic Genprobe, Biomerieux BacT/Alert 3D
- Immunology/Serology: Performed RA latex testing, Syphilis screening, RPR testing, MMRV testing, C. diff testing, and Hepatitis and H. pylori testing by PCR. Instruments included DSX ELISA analyzer, DS2 ELISA analyzer, AtheNA Multi-Lyte system, Revogene, Solana, Geenius reader
- Blood Bank: Conducted Blood ABO/D typing, antibody screening with identification, phenotyping, DAT testing and crossmatching to assist with blood transfusion therapy and other needs within the immunohematology department. Instruments included Ortho Provue analyzer, Ortho workstation, Helmer automatic cell washing system
