Zahra Nekooei
Fairfax,VA
Summary
Hard worker experienced in problem-solving, service and time management. Good Team working. Dedicated worker with excellent communication, time management and computer skills. Aiming to leverage my abilities to successfully fill the vacancy at your company. Frequently praised as hardworking by my peers, I can be relied upon to help your company achieve its goals. Responsible with good judgment, time management. To obtain a position as a Medical Technologist that will utilize and enhance skills acquired through laboratory experience while working as a team player to achieve the corporate goals of providing quality patient care. EXPERTISE AND ACHIEVEMENTS: Registered Medical Technologist ASCP certified with over 10 years of experience in the clinical laboratory. I have worked in several areas of the laboratory. The areas are listed as the following; microbiology with bench plate reading , hematology and coagulation, Blood bank, urinalysis and body fluids, chemistry, immunology, and serology, clinical research and special chemistry with phlebotomy knowledge. I am flexible to adapt and open to change in every work environment. Medical Technologist highly skilled at diagnostic and laboratory therapeutic procedures. Training new staff on proper testing and equipment operation. Reliable and highly accurate Medical Technologist focused on quality completion of all lab procedures under tight deadlines. Works well under pressure.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST — Quest diagnostics
09.2021 - Current
- Troubleshoot technical issues in Special Chemistry
- Conducted preventative maintenance of instruments in Special Chemistry
- Maintained and replaced various mechanical parts of IFE machines
- Performed high complexity Immunofixation Electrophoresis (IFE) using 9-plate gel
- Analyzed CSF, Serum and Urine electrophoresis to identify abnormal monoclonal proteins
- Consulted to Pathologist regarding Electrophoresis results and performed subsequent testing per instructions of Pathologist
- Performed testing such as Fecal Fat Test, presence of toxic in fecal, presence of muscle fiber in fecal , measure amount of reducing of sugars in fecal, and measure fecal Ph
- Operated per SOP to ensure timely result review and verification
- Performed new reagent validations and lot to lot testing per SOP
- Assisted supervisor with CLIA requirements of high complexity testing
- Measure ALK,TP,LD,CK,CREAT in serum and urine, CYCT, FREE HB in serum ,urine and plasma
- Ensure proper documentation of QC calibration, preventative maintenance and CLIA-mandated
- Paperwork
- Operated, calibrated, and maintained equipment used in quantitative and qualitative analysis, such as spectrophotometers, calorimeters, flame photometers, and computer-controlled analyzers
- Set up, clean and maintained laboratory equipment
- Established and monitored quality assurance programs and activities to ensure accuracy of laboratory results
- Worked with coworkers to complete tasks
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks while remaining adaptable and flexible
- Documents corrective action taken when test systems deviate from the Laboratory’s established performance specification
- Diagnostic of Beta-2-Transferrin in Body Secretions
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST
Mira Scientific lab, Lorton
06.2019 - 09.2021
- Troubleshoot technical and analytical Core Lab problems
- Operated systems/methodologies in order to produce timely and accurate data for patients, QC, and
- Proficiency testing
- Maintained and replaced various mechanical parts of chemistry Abbotts analyzer
- Performed lot to lot testing in Core Lab
- Analyzed body fluids, CSF, peripheral blood and stool to identify abnormal and critical disorders
- Assisted supervisor with quarterly Linearity of assays
- Executed hematological tests, including red and white blood cell counts, sickle cell tests, hemoglobin estimations, fragility tests, cold agglutination, coagulation time and clot retraction time
- Conducted diagnostic testing in high volume core laboratory
- Reported results and critical value results with notification
- Resolved errors with appropriate documentation
- Performed manual and automated maintenance and quality control testing on instruments
- Used manual and automated methods in urinalysis
- Performed manual microscopic and confirmatory testing
- Evaluated specimen quality and quantity
- Identified and troubleshoot instrument automated errors
- Properly calibrated and adjusted malfunctioning equipment to ensure precise test results
- Performed maintenance on laboratory instruments
- Identified abnormal test results and referred them to Clinical Laboratory
- Scientist for further review
- Performed CBC with differential cell count, PFA,D - Dimer, PT, and APTT, Bleeding Time
- Analyze and review urine for Trichomonas in women
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST — Shahid Beheshti Hospital
04.2014 - 09.2017
- Conducted chemical analysis of body fluids, including blood, urine, or spinal fluid, to determine presence of normal or abnormal components
- Collected and studied blood samples to determine number of cells, morphology, and blood group, blood type and compatibility for transfusion purposes, using microscopic techniques
- Operated, calibrated, and maintained equipment used in quantitative and qualitative analysis, such as spectrophotometers, calorimeters, flame photometers, and computer-controlled analyzers
- Entered data from analysis of medical tests and clinical results into computer for storage
- Set up, clean and maintained laboratory equipment
- Specimen processing, gram stains, Rapid tests, positive blood cultures, AFB and Parasitology processing and interpretation
- Performed diagnostic testing in following areas;
- Specimen processing, molecular, microbiology with bench plate reading, immunology, chemistry/special chemistry, phlebotomy, and clinical research
- Manual and automated methods of urinalysis and body fluid cell count
- Performed specimen processing, microbiology with culture plate reading, and urinalysis diagnostic testing
- Track, order, receive, and set up specimens
- Read over 100 culture plates or Peripheral blood smear daily
- Perform stat gram stains with fast turn - around - time
- Identify improper specimen
- Use manual and automated methods in urinalysis
- Reported results on Laboratory Information System and identified erroneous results with correction and notification
- Performed annual correlation studies between automated and manual Blood Bank tests
- Experienced in LISS, Pre-Warm, Saline Indirect Antibody Identification Panels
- Performed and interpreted Elution, Weak-D, Kleihauer-Betke and Fetal Blood Screen testing
- Performed Compatibility Testing for transfusion
- Performs donor arm preparation, collects whole blood ,single donor platelets and attends to donor reactions according to established policies and procedures
- Prepare blood and blood products for kids and new born
- Issues blood products upon request by performing an accurate clerical check of patient and donor information by cross-referencing requests with Blood Bank files according to standard operating procedure
- Analyzed critical Blood Gas results
- Prepared emergency blood and blood product
- Perform Malaria tests by review Peripheral blood smear and rapid tests
- Performed hematology and coagulation diagnostic testing with assisting pathologist in bone marrow collection, slide preparation, and staining.
Namazi Hospital
03.2011 - 06.2014
- Analyzed laboratory findings to check accuracy of results
- Provided technical information about test resulted to physicians, family members and researchers
- Analyzed samples of biological material for chemical content and reaction
- Operated, calibrated, and maintained equipment used in quantitative and qualitative analysis, such as spectrophotometers, calorimeters, flame photometers, and computer-controlled analyzers
- Performed general maintenance and repair
- Performed diagnostic testing in following areas;
- Use manual and automated methods in Hematology and immunology
- Performed CBC with differential cell count
- Performed hematology and coagulation diagnostic testing
- Performed CBC with differential cell count, PFA,D - Dimer, PT, and APTT
- Perform rapid tests for HIV,Mononucleosis,Malaria, Covid 19,BHCG,Sickle cell, Cold Agglutinatin
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S - SCIENCES IN MEDICAL LABORATORY
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Skills
- TECHNICAL SKILLS
- MLS (ASCPi), CPR certified, OSHA , CLIA ,SCC SOFTLAB, EPIC Care , HemoHub , Tandom Sysmex 3000 , Stago Str, ACL Tops 550, IRIS Velocity/Elite ,Abbott 8200 Beckman ,AU480 SPIFE Touch ,ESH Touch, ABL Flex 500, OrthoVision, Roche-Liat
Timeline
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST — Quest diagnostics
09.2021 - Current
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST
Mira Scientific lab, Lorton
06.2019 - 09.2021
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST — Shahid Beheshti Hospital
04.2014 - 09.2017
Namazi Hospital
03.2011 - 06.2014
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S - SCIENCES IN MEDICAL LABORATORY
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
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