Athena Rose
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Laboratory Supervisor
US Army - Medical Center Of Excellence
Fort Sam Houston, TX
08.2021 - Current
- Maintained confidentiality of all patient information to conform to HIPAA, internal and other regulatory standards.
- Advised the Command Surgeon on matters pertaining to health affairs and medical readiness of personnel in support of COVID-19 operations.
- Responsible for the training and monitoring of medical personnel who perform direct nasal swab collections and antigen testing for SARS-CoV-2 while maintaining strict aseptic fields when collecting biological samples, minimizing staff and patient infection risks.
- Conducted evaluations for as many as 375 patients daily.
- Accountable for ordering required medical supplies.
- Maintains and tracks testing numbers and trends for all inbound personnel encompassing a population of 17,886 Service Members, dependents and Department of the Army civilians.
- Responsible for over $25,000 worth of equipment with zero loss.
Senior Medical Laboratory Technician
US Army - 65th Medical Brigade
Camp Humphreys, KR
06.2020 - 07.2021
- Maintained confidentiality of all patient information to conform to HIPAA, internal and other regulatory standards.
- Established a COVID-19 Call Center for military personnel, dependents, contractors and Department of Defense Civilians to utilize through out the Korean peninsula that resulted in 100% management of COVID-19 cases.
- Created procedure and policy for 65th Medical Organization COVID-19 patient under investigation database for over 45,000 tested personnel with 100% accuracy.
- Served as the 65th Medical Organization Clinical Operations Senior Advisor for three months while seamlessly carried out my duties as the Senior Laboratory Technician, remaining adaptive, streamlining processes, expertly enforcing updated policies and priorities outlined by higher leadership.
- Spearheaded coordination for the Emergency Blood Program through Eighth Army and United States Forces Korea organizations to initiate screening of US Military forces on the Korean peninsula resulting in a revolving organizational self reliant emergency blood donor pool.
- Re-wrote operating procedures and policies for five different sections within Clinical Operations to ensure the entirety of the department had a clear and concise understanding of operations.
- Responsible for over $20,000 worth of equipment with zero loss.
Medical Laboratory Supervisor
US Army - 95th Blood Support Detachment
Camp Humphreys, KR
01.2018 - 06.2020
- Managed the organization's medical readiness portal and digital training management system ensuring that the organization never fell below 90% compliance in either.
- Instrumental in the project planning of unit relocation and transformation by writing the relocation concept of operations and streamlining processes. Lead to the successful relocation of the organization three weeks ahead of schedule with zero loss of equipment, supplies, or personnel.
- Trained 125 employees on emergency whole blood collection procedures and assisted in the collection of over 300 patient samples establishing a donor pool for contingency purposes.
- Enforced clinical processes to standards resulting in less than 1% human error with 100% completion of over 50 blood shipments and 50 red blood cell de-glycerolization operations producing over 1,000 usable red blood cell units.
- Supervised 24-hour monitoring of 4,000 blood units while ensuring hospitals serviced had enough blood products on hand for emergencies with zero loss and no delay in product delivery.
- As the Safety officer, I supervised and taught the importance of work safety to over 60 employees resulting zero incidences, therefore, earning recognition with an Army Safety Award.
- Fostered esprit de corps by planning and executing positive outcome activities thereby increasing the organization's cohesion and morale.
- Responsible for over $4 million of equipment and supplies with zero loss.
Medical Laboratory Technician
US Army Fort Campbell
Fort Campbell North, KY
05.2013 - 12.2017
- Maintained confidentiality of all patient information to conform to HIPAA, internal and other regulatory standards.
- Utilized expertise in microbiology, chemistry and hematology to help with diagnosis of medical issues.
- Analyzed bodily fluids with laboratory equipment and detected anomalies related to diseased states or acute injuries.
- Maintained strict aseptic fields when collecting biological samples, minimizing staff and patient infection risks.
- Updated laboratory Material Safety Data Sheets to global Safety Data Sheets to bring lab into compliance with Joint Commission and Occupational Safety & Health Administration standards.
- Designed and implemented new QC worksheet to minimize quality control errors resulting in a decrease in occurrences by 20%.
- In my responsibility for creating shift schedules for 50 personnel I developed a new shift change report for improved communication between shift workers that was utilized by all 3 shifts for a reliable shift change hand off and accountability.
- Conducted critical equipment maintenance and quality control measures that allowed for accurate testing of 42,000 specimens monthly.
- Completed job hazard assessments for 64 lab personnel ensuring that all safety hazards were annotated and recognized for each individual working within the lab.
- Administered training to over 100 hospital employees for the Department of Defense 2016 and 2017 Influenza campaign ensuring a successful vaccination season both years.
- Served as the Fire and Safety Officer keeping the pathology department in compliance with all policies leading to no deficiencies found during any inspections.
- Managed team performance by training, mentoring, disciplining and motivating employees.
- Organized work to meet demanding production goals.
- Maintained quality assurance and customer satisfaction objectives.
Medical Laboratory Technician/Team Leader
US Army Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg, NC
02.2011 - 04.2013
- Organized work to meet demanding production goals.
- Executed diagnostics, troubleshooting and evaluations on laboratory field equipment establishing full functionality resulting in mission success in the higher organization's test of operations
- Completed job reports and logs immediately following service calls.
- Created 2 and updated 6 laboratory procedure manuals in compliance with College of American Pathologists regulations insuring standardization within laboratory procedures even in austere environments.
- Responsible for the procurement and management of medical supplies and equipment in excess of $150,000 with zero loss.
- Established a standardized training plan for doctors, nurses and Soldiers to ensure Food and Drug Administration blood bank requests were filled out appropriately throughout the 28th Combat Support Hospital.
- Served as the safety officer updating and enforcing unit safety programs and policies ultimately leading to a commendable rating during an organizational inspection.
- Mentored and guided over 20 Soldiers who went on to win Soldier of the Month boards, completed college courses, military education and be selected above peers to be an aide to the organization senior advisor.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Clinical Laboratory Science
Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ12.2023
Skills
- High Complexity Testing
- Corrective Actions
- Spreadsheet Data Tracking
- Quality Control Analysis
- Project Management
- Records Organization and Management
- Administrative Management
- Inventory Management
- Policy Development and Enforcement
- Staff Training
- Staff Management
- Planning and Implementation
Certification
- MLT - Medical Laboratory Technician
Timeline
Medical Laboratory Supervisor
US Army - Medical Center Of Excellence
08.2021 - Current
Senior Medical Laboratory Technician
US Army - 65th Medical Brigade
06.2020 - 07.2021
Medical Laboratory Supervisor
US Army - 95th Blood Support Detachment
01.2018 - 06.2020
Medical Laboratory Technician
US Army Fort Campbell
05.2013 - 12.2017
Medical Laboratory Technician/Team Leader
US Army Fort Bragg
02.2011 - 04.2013
Bachelor of Science - Clinical Laboratory Science
Thomas Edison State University
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