cecilia hewitt

laboratory information manager

About

With five years of lab experience, and almost three years in my current position I have acquired many skills that makes me an excellent and well- in tuned certified medical technologist. I am accurate, reliable, diligent, and well focused on timely completion of all laboratory procedures. I work well under pressure in high volume labs, and I have good performance in conducting, and analyzing laboratory assays while resolving complex clinical and instrumental problems.

Country

united states

City

chicago

Industry

hospital & health care

Skill

blood bank, laboratory medicine, coagulation, clinical chemistry, medical technology, serology, hematology, lis, urinalysis, immunohematology, ascp, clinical microbiology, phlebotomy, pathology, sunquest

Experience

laboratory information manager

medical technologist

university hospitals of cleveland

2008-6 - 2010-8 · 2 yrs 3 mos

* Prepare and perform laboratory procedures used in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. * Record and report lab results on all performed tests. * Isolate, identify and characterize microbes. * Maintain bacterial and fungal cultures. * Participate in teaching physicians and pathologists basic fundamentals of the microbiology laboratory. * Participate in continuing educational programs provided by ASCP and CAP, in order to obtain new insights and knowledge surrounding microbiology. * Examine appropriate specimens for parasitic helminthes, protozoan or infectious insects. * Identify infectious fungi and yeast in appropriate specimens. * Process and read AFB smears. * Perform rapid tests for H

hospital lab technician

university hospitals of cleveland

2006-7 - 2008-6 · 2 yrs

* Executed and analyzed tests in areas including chemistry, urinalysis and hematology to aid physicians in diagnosing and treating disease. * Commended for the timely, high-quality completion of both routine and special laboratory assays of patient specimens (including blood and other body fluids) * Ensured test-result validity before recording/reporting results.