Amanda Chase Email & Phone Number

Victoria, Tx

San Antonio, Texas

• Generalist in Hematology, Chemistry, Microbiology, and Blood Bank.• Worked predominately in Chemistry and Blood Bank.• Took Lead Tech responsibility when the Supervisor was not present.• Experienced blood banker and resource for less experienced techs.• Performs basic to intermediate-level antibody identification, antigen testing, and transfusion reaction workups.

Round Rock, Tx

• Generalist in Hematology, Chemistry, Microbiology, and Blood Bank.• Respond to level II traumas in the ER.• Experienced with MTPs and emergency release situations.• Performed antibody identification, antigen testing, and transfusion reaction workups.

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Worked in the Immunohematology Reference Laboratory.• Performed ABO/Rh testing on patients, donors, cord blood, and tissue donors.• Performed antibody screening and moderate complexity antibody identification.• DAT and sickle cell testing.• Phenotyping and antigen negative blood orders.• Blood compatibility and crossmatching for hospital patients. • Perform titrations of antibody levels.• Perform QC, maintenance, and reagent validations.

Houston, Texas Area

• Worked in the National Donor Testing Services department.• Performed molecular testing by PCR for West Nile Virus, Hepatitis, and HIV on donor units.• Performed molecular genotyping on outpatient specimens and some donor units using Grifols Progenika ID Core XT, Luminex 200, and Qiagen QIAcube for the extractions.• Performed antibody screens using Bio-Rad Tango and Immucor Neo.• Was involved in a clinical trial testing out a new combined centrifuge and gel card reader with interface for Biorad.• Performed maintenance and QC on instruments.• Have experience with FDA, AABB, and CAP inspections.

Katy, Texas

• Generalist in Chemistry, Microbiology, Hematology, and Blood Bank.• Covered two departments simultaneously in a fast paced lab.• Consistently met Stat turnaround times.• Troubleshooting laboratory instruments when down.• Regularly performed QC and Maintenance. • Performed drug screening and pH testing on body fluids.• Experienced with making dilutions.• Microscopically examined blood and other body fluids.• Set up cultures for body fluids and stool samples to determine the presence of bacteria and parasites.• Regularly performed Gram stains on various body fluids.• Performed type and screens, antibody identification, emergency release, and neonatal transfusions.

Aberdeen, Washington

• Generalist in Hematology, Chemistry, Blood Bank, and Microbiology.• Performed Phlebotomy.• Performed QC on various reagents manual/automatic methods.• Microscopically examined blood and other body fluids.• Performed gram stains.• Set up cultures for body fluids and stool samples to determine the presence of bacteria and parasites.

Bachelor'S Degree, Applied Arts And Sciences, 4.0

Associate Of Applied Science, Medical Laboratory Technology