Zyno Ferreira
Medical Laboratory Technician
Port Elizabeth
Summary
I started my working career in 2008 at Biopath laboratory as a technician. In 2013 I moved to Cradock and helped out at Avbob until I moved to Gansbaai in 2015. In 2016 I relocated to Gauteng and started working for Ampath in Centurion as a data capturer. At the end of 2017 I took a transfer to Port Elizabeth and started working as a Branch Admin Officer. In 2019 I applied for a internship to become a qualified technician in Ampath. My internship started in 2020 and I completed my studies at the end of 2021. Thereafter I was appointed at Greenacres Hospital as a medical laboratory technician. I have experience in working in a molecular, Microbiology, Haematology and chemistry lab as well as working at satellite Stat laboratories.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Medical Technician – Clinical Pathology
Ampath Trust
01.2022 - Current
- Perform general laboratory duties
- Maintain analysers
- Perform testing of medical samples in accordance to Standard operating procedures
- Analyse samples in accordance to standard operation procedures in Microbiology, Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Haematology
- Slide making and staining and viewing in Haematology and Microbiology
- Assist Stat satellite laboratories
Student Medical Technician
Ampath Trust
01.2020 - 12.2021
- Perform general laboratory duties as required by all registered laboratory personnel
- Train under qualified technical staff to qualify through Board Examination as Medical Technician
- Study theoretical and practical knowledge needed to qualify as a Medical Technician
- Reason for Leaving: Passed Board Exam – Started working as Medical Technician within same company
Branch Admin Officer (Eastern Cape)
Ampath Trust
01.2018 - 12.2019
- Perform general administrative tasks to ensure effective administration systems in the laboratory
- Provide telephonic support to ensure the efficient flow of specimens and timeous resulting of specimens
- Receive specimens to ensure correct handling, preparing and distribution of specimens
- Prepare specimens to ensure effective processing of specimens and delivery of results
- Capture data on Meditech to ensure accurate and effective capturing of patient details
- Perform departmental printing tasks to ensure correct printing and despatching of requests
- Operate the switchboard and perform reception tasks to ensure clients are correctly referred and professionally received
- Maintain good client relations to promote the image of Ampath
- Reason for Leaving: Started Medical Technician Studies with same company
Central Data Capturer (Gauteng Region)
Ampath Trust
07.2016 - 12.2017
- Capture data on Meditech to ensure accurate and effective capturing of patient details
- Logging of patient details and test required according to Service Request Forms and Meditech Training
- Use different login menus for different patient status when required according to the Logging of Clinical request forms
- Enter all demographic/guarantor and/or medical aid details as required according to the relevant service request form
- Enter type of specimen received as required according to relevant service request form
- Edit service request forms to ensure the correction of inaccurate patient details
- Cancel a requisition number as requested by the Pathologist/Client
- Capture all add on tests as requested
- Reason for Leaving: Transfer and Relocation to Eastern Cape
Temporary Sales & Marketing Consultant (Weekly Review)
UDM International
05.2016 - 06.2016
- Telephonic communications with potential new clients
- Sales of policies to new clients
- Extension of cover for exciting clients
- Reason for Leaving: Termination due to weekly statistic review
Contract General Worker (2 Months Contract)
I & J Danger Point Abalone Farm
12.2015 - 01.2016
- Husbandry of animals
- Grading of animals
- Cleaning of export tanks, grading shed and grading tanks
- Reason for Leaving: End of Contract
Assistant Branch Manager
AVBOB Cradock
06.2014 - 05.2015
- General administrative duties including daily reconciliations of all income gathered, daily banking, ensuring that documentation is up to date and filled in correctly, writing of new policies and amending policies, liaising with Head Office with regards to claims and payments of claims
- General tidiness of office space, coffin showroom, viewing area and stores
- Stock control of coffins and wreaths
- Helping with funerals including cleaning and preparing of bodies and coffins, preparing vehicles and trailers, printing of obituaries and program leaflets, flower arrangements
- Converting cash claims to funeral and tombstone sales
- Reason for Leaving: Relocated
Laboratory Technician
Biopath Laboratories
09.2008 - 05.2014
- Admin duties: Data capturing, filing and archiving of sensitive information, liaising with doctors and hospital staff
- Laboratory duties: Daily quality assurance, maintenance and operation of various biological sample analysers
- Processing of microbiological specimens, including inoculation, staining (Gram’s and Ziehl-Nielsen)
- Wet preparations for microscopic examination, microscopic examination of stained and wet samples, identification of microbiological organisms such as bacteria (pathogenic and non-pathogenic) and yeasts
- Antibiotic census screening for pathogenic bacteria
- Resulting of all medical specimens
- Receiving specimens and preparing specimens for effective processing of specimens
- Reason for Leaving: Relocated
Education
Grade 12 (Matric) - Afrikaans First Language, English Second Language, Biology HG, Natural Sciences HG, Accountancy HG, Mathematics HG
Gekombineerde Skool Noorderlig
Medical Technician – Clinical Pathology - undefined
Society of Medical Laboratory Technology of South Africa
Microbiology & Biotechnology 2nd Year - undefined
University of the Witwatersrand
Microbiology 3rd Year - undefined
University of South Africa
QC & Calibration Workshop of DXI 600/800 Immunodiagnostic Analyser - undefined
Beckman Coulter Training
Perform Basic Life Support & First Aid Procedures - undefined
First-Aid Training SA
Skills
Laboratory equipment handling
Schedule setting
Hematology examinations understanding
Lab interpretation
Specimen preparation
Maintaining equipment
Lab testing and reporting
Quality control data analysis
Test result analysis
Chemistry testing
Medical terminology knowledge
Medical office administration
Microbiological analysis
Specimen handling
MEDITECH software
Raw material testing
Aseptic procedures
Lab equipment maintenance
Physicaladdress
5B Bruce Street, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, 6045
Dependants
None
Hpcsaregistration
GT 0075574 – Medical Technician
References
- Ms. R. Liebenberg, CDC Departmental Manager, 0126781393, liebenbergr@ampath.co.za
- Mr. A.M. van der Merwe, Representative – AVBOB Cradock, 0714468056
- Mr. C. Joubert, CEO, Biopath, 0119671881, info@biopath.co.za, chrisj@biopath.co.za
Personal Information
- Available: 1 Calendar Month
- ID Number: 8609135029080
- Driving License: Code 8, vehicle owner
- Marital Status: Single
Certification
Medical Technician
Timeline
Medical Technician – Clinical Pathology
Ampath Trust
01.2022 - Current
Medical Technician
10-2021
Student Medical Technician
Ampath Trust
01.2020 - 12.2021
Branch Admin Officer (Eastern Cape)
Ampath Trust
01.2018 - 12.2019
Central Data Capturer (Gauteng Region)
Ampath Trust
07.2016 - 12.2017
Temporary Sales & Marketing Consultant (Weekly Review)
UDM International
05.2016 - 06.2016
Contract General Worker (2 Months Contract)
I & J Danger Point Abalone Farm
12.2015 - 01.2016
Assistant Branch Manager
AVBOB Cradock
06.2014 - 05.2015
Laboratory Technician
Biopath Laboratories
09.2008 - 05.2014
Grade 12 (Matric) - Afrikaans First Language, English Second Language, Biology HG, Natural Sciences HG, Accountancy HG, Mathematics HG
Gekombineerde Skool Noorderlig
Medical Technician – Clinical Pathology - undefined
Society of Medical Laboratory Technology of South Africa
Microbiology & Biotechnology 2nd Year - undefined
University of the Witwatersrand
Microbiology 3rd Year - undefined
University of South Africa
QC & Calibration Workshop of DXI 600/800 Immunodiagnostic Analyser - undefined
Beckman Coulter Training
Perform Basic Life Support & First Aid Procedures - undefined
First-Aid Training SA