Life as a medical laboratory scientist | new job orientation, scrubs haul & giveaway
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- Опубликовано: 8 дек 2022
- in this video : I began my first week of work in medical microbiology! Join me in today's vlog for an orientation recap, an unboxing & a mini scrubs haul!
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Girl I’m a clinical lab assistant in microbiology and I do some of things you mentioned. From molecular testing (using bio fire, cepheid and oc-auto) to prepping panels to go on the micro scan and maldi. I have a degree in biology and I’m in school now to become a microbiology lab technologist. It’s nice to see someone who looks like me in this field and enjoys it. I’m a bit more excited to complete my program and see where this will take me. Good luck!
Love that! Thanks for sharing. It’s nice that you had a chance to see if the lab environment was right for you all while gaining experience. Microbiology is such a great field. I wish you the best with school!
Congratulations! I can not wait until I begin working in the lab as well😊 After school I want to start as a generalist but after a while I think I want to be in Micro. I just finished Micro and I LOVED it !
Thank you!! I hope you had a great semester!
So excited for you!!! I thought you vanished due to your work schedule, but it's ok good to hear about new experiences in the lab.
Thanks! I did need a break from RUclips 😂 I’m working on a content schedule to have consistent uploads in the future
I use the latest EPIC and Beaker updated version for Micro it's took a little getting use to but it's great now. There's just a lot of extra clicking with the new version.
We just updated too 😂
I was smiling through this whole video! I'm so excited for you!!! The "Band of Bands" tshirt is the one for me 🤣❤️Micro has always been my favorite department and it got me so excited when I heard you talk about follow ups. 🎉🥳Girl, get yourself a flow chart for Micro, it was always helpful for me. There's one that starts with GNBs and GPCs and ends with the different antimicrobials that you'd have to put up if you reach sensitivity testing when you're doing follow ups for a patient. Its so helpful and straight forward. You look beautiful in the scrubs. Good luck and God bless you on this nee journey. I'm so excited to have found your page. 💕
Thank you!! Definitely gonna take your advice for the flow charts!! Micro has been really fun so far, everyday is something new and interesting. Thanks for sharing!
I use epic at my lab and I love it!
It’s great now that I’m getting used to it! 😂
I loved this. The scrubs looks good on you too.
Thank you!
Congratulations on the new job! I'm sure it's super exciting, especially since your first degree was in micro. It's obviously something that's important to you. I'm planning on being a generalist for a couple years, since I worked so hard to learn all the things, I might as well use it some and cement the knowledge and skills. I'm definitely open to specializing in the future, though.
I've liked Epic Beaker on the core lab side, haven't used it for micro, except for setting up cultures, which is pretty easy. It's very customizable, so once you figure out what you're "reaching" for the most, you can pin those buttons to make them more accessible, plus change up what information, in what order, and what priority it sorts on your outstanding list, as well as what it looks like. It'll take some time to find the right set up, but then you'll be good to go. It's a nightmare as a clinical student though because everybody's screen is different, so you have to keep adapting every time you change preceptors, which for me could be up to three times a day!
Ugh, and Atlanta traffic is brutal. You hit prime rush hour and I am so sorry about that. That's pretty much the only reason I'm not interested in a job in the city. I hate driving and it's even worse in the traffic.
Thank you! I just used your tips for beaker to customize the toolbar. It’s been a little frustrating - knowing what I want to do, but not knowing how to do it in the LIS 😂 And, you are absolutely right about the traffic here. I was so happy to finish with orientation to get out of the rush hours!
@@domilarae Keep playing with it until you get it just right! Good luck and ask around how everybody does stuff in Beaker because there's more than one way to skin a cat (terrible saying) and some are easier than others.
oh no, I missed the giveaway! love the chemistry QC shirt. So real
Hi! I’m currently taking my prerequisites for my post bac CLS/MLS school in CA. I discovered your channel in hopes to find more day in a life videos of a CLS. I really enjoy your videos; it’s helped me gain more insight of the career and different fields!
I switched to CLS from nursing earlier this year (currently a phlebotomist for experience) and I’m glad I did! Bacterias don’t throw feces at you! Jk, but seriously. If you or anyone has any advice I’d really appreciate it!
Hi! Thanks for sharing your journey to the lab. I had a similar experience, I was a nursing major as well!
As long as you find your best study strategies, you will be fine. Expect to be given a lot of information at once in a short period of time. A solid study plan will help manage the classes and labs.
Ahhh i hope my micro lab switches to epic.. heard great things. We use cerner which is pretty meh. Feels very outdated. I started a couple of months ago and urines bench is my fav 🙂
Good luck and Congrats on the new job!!!
Thank you! And, That’s exactly how I felt about Sunquest haha. But I’ve heard great things about Cerner! 😂 I feel like I’ve just gotten into my own work flow for urine cultures lol. It seems to be the most straightforward bench compared to the others.
Catching up on your videos!!! wow i have zero experience with "sunquest", more familiar with epic beaker in our lab!
You are not missing out on sunquest, epic beaker is great! 😂😂
I hate I missed this! this was about the time I started clinicals and I was overwhelmed, stressed, and too tired to watch youtube! But I have graduated my MLT program and Just passed my AMT exam! I am working on getting my ASCP... july 19th... Ill pass the ASCP...
It’s great to hear you are doing well!Congratulations on graduating and getting certified!!! Good luck on your ASCP exam next week, you’re gonna do great!
We use epic at my lab and I like it!!
I’m starting to get used to it!
Congratulations 🎉
Thank you!
Do you recommend that I start off as a general mls then go back to school to specialize in microbiology or go to school for both. Sorry if this doesn’t make sense, I’m a freshman and just now learning about all of this
If you major in MLS, you can work in any area without having to go back to school again 😊 You will be prepared to work in the main areas for microbiology, hematology, coagulation, blood bank, urinalysis, and chemistry. Any other specialty area just requires extra job training.
@@domilarae Wow! Thank you for letting me know, this is very good information to have
Hey, do you wash scrubs at home? Certain detergent? I have questions for u lol if u don’t mind answering.
Yes, I wash them at home with tide 😊
Hell yeah, get that BSL-3! I'm hoping to do the same. Fuck that 6 hour EPIC training 🤣
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All that module stuff sounds like my current job. I hate that stuff it hurts sitting that long and then i start falling asleep. I entered the giveaway and I hope I win! Those shirts were cute! 😄 edit: omg that apartment is so cute! Wow you have so much going on!
HAHA!! Girl I was so glad to be done with the modules. Thanks for entering the giveaway 💕
Hi I have a question on what college did you go to? cause I’m watching your video and you said you live in Atlanta and I am currently a high school student that’s a senior and I’m trying to find the best technical college for a medical technologist. Sorry if the question is so long.
Augusta University has a great MLS program if you want to go the traditional 4 year degree route to become a medical technologist. The technical colleges would be a cheaper option for a 2 yr degree to be a medical lab technician, it’d be just looking into the closest one near you.
@@domilarae thank you so much 😀
Did you have to take a test to get certified for CLS-Microbiology?
No, I’m certified as a generalist so I can work all areas of the laboratory.
@@domilarae Thanks for answering. But I would like to know, if you work as a MLA for two years .... Can you become a MLS without going back to school? Or you will still need a 4 year degree and MLT experience?
I would think you'd need to have work experience as a tech, but idk. It would be best to contact the certifying agency board and see what counts as experience.
EPIC > SUNQUEST
I agree, the more I learn how to use it 😂
Hi, congratulations on your new position, and I hope you see further success and growth! It's very encouraging and cool (for lack of a better word) to see black people in stem succeeding. I only had a handful of black peers during undergrad.
I was hoping to receive some advice (from anyone really 😅). I just finished my degree in biology and I'm looking into online MLS programs. I learned about the MLS field during my last semester of senior year, and I knew it was for me as I enjoyed lab work throughout undergrad. At this moment I'm not a great applicant, but I intend on retaking a couple of courses to improve my GPA. While doing that I also want to get more in person experience at labs. How should I go about contacting current MLS to potentially shadow them, would LinkedIn be a good route? As part of the online program I would have to find my own clinical sites, does anyone have experience in this? Thank you in advance for any responses! ❤️
Thank you! I’m not sure if labs generally allow shadowing experiences. It would be best to contact lab directors at your local hospitals - ask them about clinical rotations as well. Another option is finding a job as a medical laboratory assistant