Bonnie Giffen

Biochemistry

• Loading and unloading the Abbott Alinity.
• Loading and unloading the Abbott Architect c8000 and the Abbott Architect c4000.
• Performing maintenance on the Abbott Architect c4000.
• Storing specimens.
• Retrieving and aliquoting samples for add-on tests.
• Loading Abbott Automated Processing System.
• Troubleshooting problems on the Abbott Automated Processing System.
• Troubleshooting specimen problems.
• Running of QCs on the biochemistry analyzers.
• Maintenance of the biochemistry analyzers.
• Centrifugation of specimens.
• Aliquoting specimens for testing.
• Specimen receiving.
• Discarding waste from the storage module and resetting the waste count on the Abbott Automated Processing System.
• Discarding waste from the decapper module on the Abbott Automated Processing System.
• Performing daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance on the Abbott Automated Processing System.

Hematology

• Loading Sysmex analyzer.
• Making blood films.
• Receiving and accessioning bone marrows.
• Making bone marrow slides.
• Staining slides for iron and May-Grunwald Giemsa.
• Coverslipping slides.
• Troubleshooting specimen problems.

Specimen Management

• Urinalysis.
• Order entry.
• Specimen Receiving.
• Accessioning specimens.
• Aliquoting.
• Centrifuging.
• Troubleshooting specimen problems.
• Working with EPIC.
• Working with Instrument Management.
• Sending specimens to other laboratories using a packing list.

Microbiology

• Processing and aliquoting COVID19 swabs.
• Specimen receiving.
• Processing specimens.