Chelsea Brightwell

• Professional Medical Laboratory Scientist with over 12 years of experience in the laboratory field (8 in a leadership role) in areas such as clinical chemistry, toxicology, pathology, hematology, immunology, blood banking, microbiology, urinalysis, and coagulation.
• Proficient in quality analytics, laboratory safety, proficiency testing and reporting, department and personnel administration, inventory management, and laboratory inspection and accreditation.
• Confident across multiple platforms of clinical instrumentation and electronic data management.
• History of early advancement in multiple employment settings due to a high level of drive, excellent communication, relationship-building, and efficiency improvement skills.
• Certified by the American Society for Clinical Pathology

Laboratory Supervisor: 01/2022-present.

Bon Secours Mercy Health – Health Partners Laboratory

Southside Medical Center & Southside Emergency Care Center

Lead Medical Laboratory Scientist: 08/2021-01/2022.

Bon Secours Mercy Health – Health Partners Laboratory

St. Mary’s Hospital & Short Pump Emergency Center

Promotion upon external degree completion.

Lead Medical Laboratory Technician: 02/2018-08/2021.

Bon Secours Mercy Health – Health Partners Laboratory

St. Mary’s Hospital & Short Pump Emergency Center

First MLT to be promoted to Lead in Bon Secours’ history.

Automated Core Laboratory Manager: 11/2018-11/2019.

Bon Secours Mercy Health – Health Partners Laboratory

St. Mary’s Hospital & Short Pump Emergency Center

Interim position.

Medical Laboratory Technician: 07/2015-02/2018.

Bon Secours – Health Partners Laboratory

St. Mary’s Hospital

Medical Laboratory Technician: 02/2012-07/2015.

United States Army

Early promotion to Private First Class in 04/2012.

Early promotion to Specialist and Supervisor of Field Laboratory Operations in November 2013. 

Bachelors of Science program in Medical Laboratory Sciences, 3.6 GPA. George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (Degree date: 08/2021)

National Society of Leadership and Success. Inducted member. George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (Inducted date: 08/2020)

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College science program, 4.0 GPA. Dean’s List.

Associates of Health Science Laboratory Technology program, 3.8 GPA. George Washington University, Washington D.C. (Degree date: 08/31/2015)

Medical Laboratory Science program, United States Army, Medical Education and Training Campus, Fort Sam Houston, TX. Graduated with 3rd highest GPA out of 72 students. (04/2012-12/2012)

Advanced High School Diploma, Hermitage High School, Richmond, Virginia. (06/2006)