Kelly Finno
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The University of Scranton
Geisinger College of Health Sciences
Bucks County Community College
Harcum College
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (GCSOM) Doylestown campus recently held an election for Graduate Student Council (GSC). Kelly Finno of Perkasie was elected to the poistion of Library an...
November, 13 2019 - Verified by Geisinger College of Health Sciences
I work as a technician in the FlowMetrics Mobile COVID testing lab running COVID-19 nasal swabs on the BD Veritor machine. At one location, this role consisted of receiving the swabs, confirming labeling of the sample, preparing the solution (mixing swab with reagent), and loading the sample to the BD Veritor. I also assisted patients in collection of samples, i.e. providing guidance on how to properly collect the sample.
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As a phlebotomist, tasks included: reviewing scripts, reviewing input by registration, confirming patient identity, performing venipuncture or capillary draw, confirming steady state of patient to leave.
The role of venipuncture also included knowledge of tubes necessary for which blood tests and the skill of blood draw through venipuncture and capillary draw. Blood draws were performed on infants through elderly patients.
During my role as a Site Management Associate, I remotely managed about 50 clinical sites to ensure adherence to a Phase IIIB clinical trial, investigating the cardiovascular outcomes by way of recording MACE (major adverse cardiac events). I was responsible to ensure that safety events were being reported properly, patient visits were occurring as per the protocol, medication compliance, including confirmation that the sites had enough medication for their upcoming patient visits. I also was in regular contact with the study coordinator or study physician. Beyond the clinical site management aspect, I became familiar with submitting protocol deviations directly with the sites' IRBs (Institutional Review Boards). I was expected to generate a report following each remote clinical visit to capture the important factors mentioned above. I was also expected to trigger sites for on-site visits by CRAs (Clinical Research Associates) due to high-risk activities.