Laboratory Manager
Makkal Clinical Laboratory, Musiri
Total years of experience :19 years, 6 Months
• Efficiently used wide range of test instruments and analytical techniques to conduct testing & reach reliable tests results.
• Performed various bio-chemical, Immunology, hematology, serology, microscopic and bacteriologic tests to obtain data for use in diagnosis and treatment of disease.
• Maintained departmental equipment and carried out the daily routine maintenance required as per the guidelines for each equipment.
• Responsible for recording lab tests results and assist in research and technical activities.
• Involved in collecting specimens for Laboratory analysis, transcribing materials, filing and maintaining all pathology and clinical laboratory files. Prepared written documentation and file as required.
• Prepared requisition forms and record of specimen to be sent to reference laboratory and printed / prepared daily reports on work load details
The day-to-day duties of a medical technologist include complex analysis of microscopic, immunologic, biologic, bacteriologic, hematologic, and chemical tests and their results. ... Analyzing lab reports for accuracy. Operating and calibrating equipment. Delivering test results to physicians, researchers or patients.
Conduct chemical analyses of body fluids, such as blood and urine, using microscope or automatic analyzer to detect abnormalities or diseases, and enter findings into computer.
Set up, adjust, maintain and clean medical laboratory equipment.
Analyze the results of tests and experiments to ensure conformity to specifications, using special mechanical and electrical devices.
Analyze and record test data to issue reports that use charts, graphs and narratives.
Perform medical research to further control and cure disease.
Conduct blood tests for transfusion purposes and perform blood counts.
Obtain specimens, cultivating, isolating and identifying microorganisms for analysis. Examine cells stained with dye to locate abnormalities.
Collect blood or tissue samples from patients, observing principles of asepsis to obtain blood sample.
Consult with a pathologist to determine a final diagnosis when abnormal cells are found.
Inoculate fertilized eggs, broths, or other bacteriological media with organisms.
Cut, stain and mount tissue samples for examination by pathologists.
Supervise and instruct other technicians and laboratory assistants.
Prepare standard volumetric solutions and reagents to be combined with samples, following standardized formulas or experimental procedures.
Prepare vaccines and serums by standard laboratory methods, testing for virus inactivity and sterility.
Test raw materials, processes and finished products to determine quality and quantity of materials or characteristics of a substance.
• Overseen implementation of standard quality norms and ensuring adherence to various rules and regulations laid.
• Prepared culture media for microbiological test and performed culture media sterility and growth support test.
• Performed equipment calibration, general cleaning in micro lab and monitored the viable and non-viable counts in the air in production area.
• Conducted gram staining and presterilization microbial test for final product, performed Bacteriostatic/fungistatic tests and observed and recorded the microbial data.
• Assisted in ETO sterilization Validation and revalidation, microbiology laboratory equipment validation program and in auditing the placement of biological indicator.
• Performed product sterility and biological indicator tests and the biological indicator titer quality check.
• Responsible for all QC related documentation works including change control and central data base management.
• Ensured calibrations of various testing equipments are undertaken at specified intervals to ensure correctness of results.
M.Sc.,M.Phil. (Microbiology), 2006 Srimad Andavan College (Bharathidasan University), Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India.,
M.Sc. (Microbiology), 2004 Srimad Andavan College (Bharathidasan University)