AMY SMITH
123 Main Street • Atlanta, Georgia • 30339
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Seek the Challenging Position of Medical Technician Supervisor
A highly talented Medical Technician with huge experience in Performing tests to obtain the data necessary for optimal prevention, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of disease states.
Summary of Qualifications
More than eight years experience as Medical Technician.
Great knowledge of paraprofessional engineering principles and practices.
Solid knowledge of laboratory terminology and equipment.
Sound knowledge of methods of preparing stains, solutions, and media.
Excellent knowledge of the methods of analyzing blood, sputum, milk, water, urine, food products, contaminants, soils, industrial and municipal wastes, etc.
Remarkable knowledge of the technique of developing exposed films.
In-depth knowledge of nursing theory and techniques, drugs and their administration, and aero-medical evacuation.
Great ability transporting the sick and injured, operating and maintaining therapeutic equipment.
Excellent knowledge of personal computers with understanding of operating systems, CHCS and ADS.
Uncommon knowledge of the methods of biochemical analysis including such techniques as
electrophoresis and chromatography.
Excellent knowledge of the methods of photometric testing.
Solid knowledge of the preparation of developing solutions.
Strong knowledge of training and supervisory techniques, and employee policies and Procedures.
Deep knowledge of anatomy.
Profound ability to instruct, direct, and evaluate employees.
Sound ability to pour plaster or stone models of dentures.
Ability to design partial dentures.
Uncommon ability to make mathematical computations.
Professional Experience
Mount Carmel University Hospital, Tarrytown, NY 2003 - Present
Medical Technician
Maintain inventory and reorder supplies needed for operational requirements.
Train technicians on current (clinic specific) procedures, research, tests and any changes in the processing of patients.
Schedule technician staff for education opportunities and PCM team conferences.
Ensure competency training is kept current.
Maintain infection control standards in assigned patient care areas.
Prepare treatment rooms and exam rooms immediately for new patients, including but not limited to cleaning surfaces as needed, changing bed paper, and laying out fresh Instruments.
Administer patient health history at the time of appointment prior to seeing the provider.
Question patients appropriately and counsel wisely concerning high-risk health behaviors at every visit.
Screen patients for their PHA, noting behavioral or physical abnormalities and reporting them per protocol.
Actively participate in population-based health care.
Recognize and record patient needs for support groups and for follow-up appointments.
Recognize and notify team staff of patient need for case or disease management.
Evaluate patient status at presentation in the clinic, team with nursing personnel and provider to triage unstable acutely ill patients as needed.
Perform physical screenings of patients who arrive in the hospital.
Review all prevention and chronic flow sheets, patient's results and appropriate forms are completed and filed in the proper place.
Assist provider and nursing personnel to properly triage beneficiaries on the phone.
St. Michael Hospital, Tarrytown, NY 2000 - 2003
Medical Technician
Performed routine tests in clinical laboratories for use in the treatment and diagnosis of disease using standard techniques and equipment.
Performed related duties in laboratory to include storing and labeling specimens and tending automatic equipment to prepare specimens and performed analytical tests.
Prepared sterile media and plates, jars and test tubes for use in growing bacterial cultures; incubated culture for specific times at prescribed temperatures.
Prepared solutions, reagents and stains, following standard laboratory formulas and procedures.
Maintained detailed records of tests performed and reported laboratory test results to appropriate personnel.
Cleaned and sterilized laboratory equipment, glassware and instruments.
Maintained laboratory supply of chemicals and glassware.
Collected blood specimens from patients using venipuncture or heel or finger stick.
St. Michael Hospital, Tarrytown, NY 1997 - 2000
Medical Technician Intern - (under the supervision of an experienced Medical Technician)
Analyzed data from equipment in order to help medical staff diagnose patients and, occasionally, carried out related calculations.
Assisted patients during their medical tests and operations.
Monitored patient's conditions, giving them relevant information and instructions, and reassuring them.
Ensured the safe use of equipment and any related substances, e.g. radioactive materials.
Devised and produced equipment to protect patients during radiation treatment.
Accurately measured the functions of a patient's body, such as digestion and breathing.
Education and Professional Training
Certified Medical Laboratory Technician by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP)
New York University, NY
Associate Degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences (1996)