Stacey Bates
LaPlace
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Qualified with solid background in medical laboratory processes and procedures. Proven ability to conduct accurate and timely sample analysis, contributing to effective patient care. Demonstrated expertise in maintaining laboratory equipment and adhering to safety protocols.
Medical professional with proven track record in laboratory environments, skilled in sample analysis and maintaining stringent quality standards. Known for excellent teamwork and adaptability in dynamic settings. Competent in utilizing laboratory equipment and adhering to safety and procedural guidelines, ensuring reliable results.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Lab Assistant
LCMC
Metairie, LA
01.2024 - 04.2026
- Enhanced laboratory efficiency by implementing proper specimen handling and processing techniques.
- Reduced turnaround time for test results by streamlining histology procedures.
- Conducted regular maintenance on laboratory equipment to ensure optimal performance and functionality.
- Complied with all safety protocols and regulatory requirements to maintain a safe working environment in the lab.
- Sorted specimens according to priority and difficulty of procedures and recorded all processes in pathology log.
- Kept grossing room fully stocked with necessary supplies and equipment ready for use.
- Archived specimens from completed tests, histologic slides and blocks.
- Embedded tissue specimens into paraffin wax blocks or infiltrated tissue specimens with wax.
Medical Lab Assistant
Quest Diagnostics
Metairie, LA
09.2022 - 12.2023
- Embed tissue specimens into paraffin blocks
- Process specimens to give surgical numbers and blocks
- Assist pathologist in gross room
- Transport Specimens to the Laboratory
- Managed specimen sample handling, receiving, storage and inventory.
- Assisted with support duties such as filling products, labeling products, testing samples and taking inventory.
- Demonstrated flexibility working in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment .
- Logged samples correctly into computerized tracking system.
Administrative Manager
Brocks Automotive & Tire Center, INC
10.2017 - 09.2022
- Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records
- Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence
- Keep records of customer interactions or transactions, recording details of inquiries, complaints, or comments, as well as actions taken
- Determine charges for services requested, collect deposits or payments, or arrange for billing
- Compile statistical, financial, accounting, or auditing reports and tables pertaining to such matters as cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, and profits and losses.
Phlebotomist
Quest Diagnostics
10.2015 - 10.2017
- Retrieve patient blood and bodily fluids in safe and proficient manner
- Process paperwork correctly and submitted on-time
- Work quickly to keep patient wait times low
- Field questions from patients and medical staff regarding tests and test procedures
- Stay current in field with continuing education training and re-certifications
- Collect urine and other bodily fluids for required tests.
Blood Bank Technician
Our Lady of the Lake
11.2014 - 10.2015
- Collect and separated plasma and platelets
- Pack red blood cells utilizing Trima
- Resolve ABO and RH typing discrepancies and transfusion reaction investigation
- Certify result accuracy by maintaining documentation and storage of over 100 quality control reagents
- Preparation of blood units into components.
Medical Laboratory Assistant, Phlebotomist, & Histology Technician
River Parish Hospital
08.2000 - 11.2014
- Maintain laboratory equipment such as microscopes, mass spectrometers, microtomes, immunostainers, tissue processors, embedding centers, and water baths
- Analyze and record test data to issue reports that use charts, graphs, or narratives
- Prepare specimens for reference lab pick up
- Embed tissue specimens into paraffin wax blocks or infiltrate tissue specimens with wax
- Cut sections of body tissues for microscopic examination using microtomes
- Stain tissue specimens with dyes or other chemicals to make cell details visible under microscopes
- Draw blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods from capillaries by dermal puncture, such as heel or finger stick methods
- Conduct chemical analyses of body fluids, such as blood or urine, using microscope or automatic analyzer to detect abnormalities or diseases and enter findings into computer.
Education
Medical Assistant And Phlebotomy Degree -
Eastern College of Health Vocations
Metairie, LA05-1996
Diploma -
Riverside Academy High School
Reserve, LA05-1995
Skills
- Equipment Maintenance
- Laboratory Information Systems
- Specimen Handling
- Specimen Preparation
- Problem Solving
- Venipuncture
- Recording Data
- Specimen Labeling Procedures
- Customer Service
- Lab equipment maintenance
- Specimen collection
- Adaptable to change
- Laboratory safety protocols
- Reagent handling
Certification
- Licensed Lab Assistant - Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
- PT - Phlebotomy Technician -NHA
Timeline
Medical Lab Assistant
LCMC
01.2024 - 04.2026
Medical Lab Assistant
Quest Diagnostics
09.2022 - 12.2023
Administrative Manager
Brocks Automotive & Tire Center, INC
10.2017 - 09.2022
Phlebotomist
Quest Diagnostics
10.2015 - 10.2017
Blood Bank Technician
Our Lady of the Lake
11.2014 - 10.2015
Medical Laboratory Assistant, Phlebotomist, & Histology Technician
River Parish Hospital
08.2000 - 11.2014
Diploma -
Riverside Academy High School
Medical Assistant And Phlebotomy Degree -
Eastern College of Health Vocations