BRIDGETTE BOSS
Loranger
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Laboratory Assistant/Specimen Processor
MedCentris Specialty Lab – PCR
09.2024 - Current
- Centrifuge and Hood operation and maintenance
- Proper storage of specimens for later testing
- Departmental record completion and sample preparation
- Referral testing - sample requirements, packaging, reporting, etc.
- Patient and sample identification via specimen tubes and requisition forms
- Specimen labeling
- Collection of specimens for molecular/microbiology testing
- Handling of biohazardous materials/waste
- Guidelines for specimen acceptance/rejection
- Review policy/procedure for collection and set up
- Procure specimens of all types
- Proper action to be taken for unacceptable specimens
- Receives shipments/specimens from couriers and documents receipt of samples in accordance with laboratory SOPs
- Accession specimens accurately into LIS system via laboratory guidelines
- Racks prepared samples for delivery to testing department
- Create plate maps and verify accuracy of specimen location
- LIS technical support and troubleshooting for clinical staff
- Monitor incoming orders of patient samples and communicate with provider and clinical staff for order and result status updates
- Stock and monitor inventory for daily use
- Monitor and troubleshooting of temperature ranges for refrigerator and freezer storage
- Decontamination procedures
- Aliquot sample reagents and known positive and negative controls *After obtaining laboratory assistant certification
- Customer service representative support related to laboratory and courier processes
- Troubleshoot issues and communication with UPS and FedEx couriers
- Package, transport, and order PCR collection and shipping materials for clinic and home health use
- Routine cleaning of test tube racks
Student Volunteer
North Oaks Medical Center
11.2025 - 01.2026
- Perform Gram stains and wet preps
- Load and operate cytocentrifuge of slides and blanks
- Conduct PCR testing via Veri-gene for confirmatory testing if Cepheid testing was negative for MRSA
- Conduct BCID 2 testing via BioFire instrumentation
- Load and unload patient samples onto MicroScan instrument and streak samples for purity plate readings
- Preventative maintenance on the MicroScan including checking reagent levels and lines, checking deionized water levels, checking pressure levels, and checking temperatures
- Observe and assist technician in loading and unloading BAC-TEC instrumentation to check for positive blood cultures
- Check temperatures of refrigerator and freezer storage
- Culture plates for weekly Quality Control
- Culturing of patient samples for isolation of colonies
- Observe and assist technician in viewing plate growth to determine pathogenicity depending on site of collection
- Observe and assist technician in viewing aerobic, anaerobic, and microaerophilic organismal growth for determining identification of pathogenic organisms
- Measure zone of inhibitions for ESBL detection and antimicrobial susceptibility
- Conduct oxidase, catalase, PYR, coagulase, C. albicans rapid kit testing, EHEC kit testing, and strep kit latex testing
Intern
Saint Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office
08.2023 - 08.2023
- Observe medical external and internal autopsies
- Record the weight of each organ as instructed by pathologist
- Record external descriptive characteristics of the cadaver
- Observe and knowledge of crime scene photography
- Scan fingerprints for cadaver identification
Intern
Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory
06.2023 - 07.2023
- Knowledge of confirmatory testing using the GC-MS or Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry instrumentation
- Knowledge of the process of drug identification in blood and/or urine using the ORBITRAP liquid chromatography instrumentation and RANDOX
- Knowledge of Solid Phase Extraction liquid chromatography drug identification using QUANT to identify sensitive, qualitative amounts of drugs in the blood and/or urine
- Conduct microcrystalline tests using multiple reagents to identify methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroine under technician supervision
- Conduct identification tests of marijuana using Duquenois and HCl reagents under technician supervision
- Assemble small vials of sample of evidence with the corresponding solvent under technician supervision
- Conduct Water-based Hexane extractions with samples of evidence under technician supervision
- Conduct Sodium Bicarbonate extractions with samples of evidence under technician supervision
- Calibrate scales and reagents for Quality Control under technician supervision
- Knowledge of analyzing results on the GC-MS instrumentation for each drug
- Knowledge of properly handling and sealing evidence according to guidelines
- Knowledge of loading sequences on the GC-MS
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA05-2024
High School - undefined
Lakeshore High School
Mandeville, LA05-2020
Skills
- Master computer techniques such as eClinical Works, Ignite Laboratory Information System, TrueMed Laboratory Information System, and Microsoft Office
- Activities: Delta Omega Alpha, Biology Undergraduate Society, and Honors student
- Honors: Dean’s List 2021 and President’s List 2020-2024; GPA: 385
Certification
ASCP Board Certification as a Scientist in Microbiology and LA Licensure CLS-Specialist
Timeline
Student Volunteer
North Oaks Medical Center
11.2025 - 01.2026
Laboratory Assistant/Specimen Processor
MedCentris Specialty Lab – PCR
09.2024 - Current
Intern
Saint Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office
08.2023 - 08.2023
Intern
Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory
06.2023 - 07.2023
High School - undefined
Lakeshore High School
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
Southeastern Louisiana University