Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management, strong decision making and problem-solving skills. Ready to help the team achieve company goals.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultation and Reference RDP Tech III
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
02.2023 - Current
Evaluate and process special component requests per established guidelines
Communicate with external customers regarding patient requests for rare blood, rare donor donations, and/or ARDP
Record, place and fill orders for antigen-negative rare red blood cells in E-Delphyn
Monitor Rare Donor antigen-typed inventory
Monitor inventory of reagents and supplies
Prepare washed and deglycerolized RBCs.
Perform equipment preventative maintenance.
Prepare reagents.
Demonstrate competency in essential functions of RDP Tech III
Scan documents to Imaging Application
Receive Specimens and Orders in Transfusion Management System for Transfusion Services
Issue and Return Products in Transfusion Management System
Spearheaded initiatives designed to improve workflow processes within organization.
Help resolve billing questions and inquiries for internal and external customers.
Covid Testing Administrator
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
10.2020 - 02.2024
· Ensure compliance with government guidance related to controlling and mitigating impact of COVID-19.
· Proactively monitor latest information coming through with regards to government guidance.
· Manage day-to-day process for testing requirements and other Covid mitigation measures on site.
· Support in development and implementation of organization's COVID-19 Safety Plan and Enhanced Cleaning Procedures.
· Periodically review effectiveness of COVID-19 Safety Plan and amend, update or improve as necessary.
Product Assessment Specialist I
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
09.2019 - 02.2023
Communicate with Hospital Services and Collections QA to ensure timely release of blood and blood components daily.
Investigate and resolve problems related to release of blood components for distribution or bulk shipment.
Quarantine and/or discard of blood components found to be unacceptable for transfusion or bulk shipment.
Coordinate with QC lab testing staff and involved departments to ensure that QC testing of blood components is conducted and adheres to current policy.
Perform cryoprecipitate, source plasma, and recovered plasma QC
Inspect, validate, and release autologous/Directed Units
Assist in mentoring new employees
Comply with OSHA, FDA, AABB, cGMPs,CLIA and other regulatory standards.
Collected, arranged, and input information into database system.
Quality Control Laboratory Tech III
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
04.2019 - 02.2023
Prepare samples from blood components for quality control testing
Prepare reagents, as needed
Perform quality control and qualification testing of blood components, both moderate and high complexity testing
Enter results into computer system, as applicable
Monitor inventory of reagents, supplies, etc
As needed
Perform scheduled preventive maintenance on laboratory instrumentation
Troubleshoots equipment and software to ensure testing is completed on time
Communicate with internal and external customers when positive bacterial cultures are identified
Ensure follow-up testing on positive bacterial cultures is performed, documented, and results are communicated to external clients
Assist with follow up on positive bacterial cultures
Assist with writing and validation of SOPs and other documents as assigned
Assist Lab Specialist with technical duties
Assist with training staff
Assessor for staff competencies
Act as Project Lead for assigned projects.
Conducted investigations into questionable test results.
Reviewed production processes and identified potential quality issues.