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BANING ISAAC

Accra

Summary

Highly motivated Medical Laboratory Technologist with over 3 years of experience, looking for a challenging position that promotes professional development and excellence in laboratory medicine.e. With expertise in the various laboratory disciplines, and other diagnostic specialties, I bring a strong foundation in quality control, and healthcare management.

Skilled in laboratory testing and analysis and accreditation, laboratory safety and infection control, equipment maintenance and troubleshooting, and data analysis and reporting. I am passionate about contributing to the delivery of quality holistic healthcare in Africa.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lab Manager - Medical Laboratory Technologist

Dua Clinic Laboratory
Accra
02.2021 - Current
  • Manage laboratory testing, workflow, and staff competence, and well-being.
  • Assured timely performance of all activities, including the issuance of test status reports.
  • Compile reports and perform logistic management to meet audit requirements.
  • Review, report and enter data into the national surveillance system.
  • Well-versed in both capillary and venipuncture sampling procedures using all kinds of needles and blood sampling test tubes.
  • Ensuring the safety of the Scientist and that of the client at all times by adhering to safety protocols rigorously.
  • Ensuring pre-analytical quality control on all samples, with proper identification and sampling criteria. For transporting samples, the proper transport bag or box is used to meet requirements.
  • Process, analyze, and validate patients' specimens in the chemistry department.
  • Functioned in all areas of testing, maintenance, and quality control in hematology and chemistry.
  • Performing quantitative hormonal assays using the biosensor FIA for troponins, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), prolactin, beta human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), estradiol, and testosterone.
  • Performing routine chemistry and enzymatic tests using the Mindray BC -240, tests included; Liver functions, kidney functions, lipid profile, thyroid functions, and Uric Acid and Cardiac enzymes.
  • Maintained inventory and other supplies to keep the department adequately stocked.
  • Maintained compliance with laboratory, company and legal regulations.
  • Provide instructions and training for new laboratory personnel to complete lab tasks as needed for competency assessment and compliance.
  • Prepare laboratory instructions, SOPs, bench aids, workstation manuals and other necessary documentation.
  • Coordinate external and internal quality assurance and supervising internal quality systems.
  • Handling and dealing with top-priority clients; providing convenient and reliable services.
  • Oversaw the day-to-day operations of the lab, including staffing and scheduling of personnel.

Research Assistant - Medical Lab. Technologist

Noguchi Research Institute
10.2022 - 02.2023
  • Company Overview: University of Ghana Campus
  • NST - A Nutritional Supplement Trial (NST) was performed for babies (at 6 months upon recruitment) of lactating mothers living with HIV/AIDS to ascertain the efficacy and impact of the feed on the growth and development of the babies.
  • Checked hemoglobin levels of the babies in the trial every 4 weeks of the research.
  • Assisted with the recruitment of mothers and babies for research to meet the required sample size.
  • Assisted dietitians with mock measurements of babies every two weeks.
  • I interviewed mothers about family demographics, growth and development, and the feeding progress of babies for the research.
  • Providing counseling and nutritional health education for mothers on the research.

Voluntary Worker - Medical Laboratory Technologist

37 Military Hospital
Accra
10.2020 - 10.2021
  • Proper body selection and donor screening and safe bleeding procedures.
  • Preparation of blood products (Platelets, Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFPs), packed cells and cryoprecipitate). Issuing out blood products and maintaining accurate documentation.
  • Proper storage and preservation of blood products.
  • Preparation of gram stains, culture media and wet preps.
  • Performing blood culture using the automated BACTEC 3000 for culture and sensitivity.
  • Processing urine and stool routine test, Swab sampling and others. Carried out culture and sensitive test for various samples.
  • Inoculating, incubation and identification of isolates. Performed antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
  • Participation in autopsy session to find probable cause of death. Preserving tissue biopsies with formalin.
  • Working with fully automated carousel fixation and tissue processing.
  • Used the rotary microtome for sectioning thin paraffin-embedded tissues for staining.
  • Performing Haematoxylin & Eosin (H&E) staining on sectioned tissues.
  • Performing routine biochemistry tests (including hormonal assays).
  • Performed 2HR Post Prandial Test for antenatal women.
  • Performed biochemistry tests with the Vitros 5600 chemistry analyser.

Ranked Field Technician

Kinder Foundation Ghana
01.2018 - 01.2021
  • Company Overview: A selfless non-profit organization that seeks to reduce or possibly eradicate HIV/AIDS in targeted tenets of Ghana.
  • Provided pre-test and post-test counselling to educate the public on HIV/AIDS.
  • Performed tests for people at given specific locations across Accra.
  • A selfless non-profit organization that seeks to reduce or possibly eradicate HIV/AIDS in targeted tenets of Ghana.

Ranked Field Technician

Hearty Love foundation
01.2016 - 01.2021
  • Company Overview: A non-profitable organization that supports basic health of the lowly and rural health facilities.
  • We supply chip compounds and health centers with basic needs including pressure meters, wheelchairs, hospital bed, oxygen tanks, weighing scales inter alia.
  • In our projects we access the target facilities and discuss the need and when our donations come in from our partners abroad we donations according to the needs of the facilities.
  • A non-profitable organization that supports basic health of the lowly and rural health facilities.

National Service Personnel & Lab DOTS Centre (Medical Laboratory Technician)

Oyibi Health Centre
Accra
08.2017 - 07.2018

Intern - Medical Laboratory Technician

Police Hospital
Cantonments
06.2016 - 09.2016

Intern - Medical Laboratory Technician

LEKMA Hospital
Teshie
09.2014 - 03.2016

Education

BSc - Medical Laboratory Technology

School of Allied Health Science- Narh-Bita College
06.2020

Diploma - Medical Laboratory Technology

School of Allied Health Science- Narh-Bita College
06.2017

Skills

  • Managing quality assurance systems
  • Inventory and logistics management
  • Ethics and integrity
  • Hazardous waste management
  • QA procedure development
  • Excellent oral and written communication
  • Good phlebotomy skills
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Organizational skills
  • Team leadership
  • Microbiology techniques
  • Innovative thinking
  • Microscopy
  • Laboratory automation
  • Serial dilution and aseptic techniques
  • Data analysis
  • Research coordination
  • Problem-solving aptitude and conflict resolution
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Laboratory safety
  • Lab equipment maintenance

Certification

CERFICATES DATE

1. Allied Health Professional Council (AHPC) license, 31st January 2024

2. Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology, June 20, 2017

3. Bachelor's in medical laboratory technology, June 26, 2020

4. Ghana Association of Biomedical Laboratory Scientists

5. Genomac Bioinformatics Course 201, October 15, 2024

6. Biosafety in preparation for testing SARS-CoV-2, June 29, 2022

8. America Society of Clinical Pathology-ASCPi (in progress)

Accomplishments

  • Achieved outstanding results in regulatory compliance, successfully passing Health Facility Regulatory Agency (Hefra) license inspections and validations at Dua Clinic Laboratory for three consecutive years, demonstrating exceptional performance and adherence to standards
  • Participated in the medical screening for police recruitment (2016 batch) at the police hospital.
  • Participated and rated well in two peer review exercises in the Kpone Katamanso District at the Oyibi Health Centre, with which we passed
  • Assisted in managing the recovery of two clients with TB; therapy was successful with the clients, who made a full recovery with no aftermaths at the DOTs Centre at Oyibi Health Centre

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Research Assistant - Medical Lab. Technologist

Noguchi Research Institute
10.2022 - 02.2023

Lab Manager - Medical Laboratory Technologist

Dua Clinic Laboratory
02.2021 - Current

Voluntary Worker - Medical Laboratory Technologist

37 Military Hospital
10.2020 - 10.2021

Ranked Field Technician

Kinder Foundation Ghana
01.2018 - 01.2021

National Service Personnel & Lab DOTS Centre (Medical Laboratory Technician)

Oyibi Health Centre
08.2017 - 07.2018

Intern - Medical Laboratory Technician

Police Hospital
06.2016 - 09.2016

Ranked Field Technician

Hearty Love foundation
01.2016 - 01.2021

Intern - Medical Laboratory Technician

LEKMA Hospital
09.2014 - 03.2016

BSc - Medical Laboratory Technology

School of Allied Health Science- Narh-Bita College

Diploma - Medical Laboratory Technology

School of Allied Health Science- Narh-Bita College

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