ALFRED MCDONELL,MSPH
Healthcare
Newark,NJ
Summary
Organ procurement specialist with robust experience in managing organ donation processes. Strong in coordinating between medical teams, ensuring compliance with protocols, and handling sensitive interactions with donors' families. Known for adaptability, effective communication, and results-driven approach. Skilled in medical terminology, data management, and crisis intervention. Reliable team player focused on achieving optimal outcomes in high-pressure environments.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Clinical Quality Assurance Coordinator
LiveOnNY
09.2023 - Current
- Ensure donor records comply with regulations, maintaining high standards.
- Facilitate timely data submissions, boosting efficiency and compliance.
- Coordinate interdepartmental record corrections, improving data integrity.
- Manage test results and reporting to ensure patient safety.
- Collaborate with partners to strengthen compliance and relationships.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to address record corrections, fostering efficient communication and timely resolution of data discrepancies.
- Streamline post-recovery follow-ups with organizational partners, enhancing compliance and information sharing across multiple healthcare entities.
- Analyze donor records for regulatory compliance, implementing data integrity measures to enhance overall quality assurance standards.
Fertility & Donor Coordinator
California Cryobank/Cooper Surgical
08.2022 - 09.2023
- Managed new consultation office design for diverse client interviews, enhancing client experience.
- Streamlined client health chart review process, ensuring high-quality assurance standards.
- Developed efficient chart filing system, reducing errors and improving data accuracy.
- Optimized client deposit rooms for infection control, enhancing safety measures.
- Coordinated client depositor communications, ensuring compliance with FDA guidelines.
- Designed and established a new consultation office, optimizing the environment for interviewing cancer patients and high-profile clients.
- Executed tissue transfers adhering to FDA guidelines, ensuring compliance and maintaining high standards in semen, oocyte, and embryo handling.
- Partnered with medical director and geneticist to evaluate infectious disease and cancer-related medical histories, enhancing client care protocols.
- Pioneered new consultation office design, enhancing client experience for diverse interviews and optimizing environment for cancer patients.
- Refined health chart review process, ensuring high-quality assurance standards and developing efficient filing system for improved data accuracy.
Public Health Advisor (Contract CDC)
Loyal Source Government Services, LLC
01.2022 - 03.2022
- Reported infectious disease cases to health agencies, ensuring timely public health responses.
- Communicated disease research findings to stakeholders, enhancing public health awareness.
- Coordinated hospital transport for passengers, facilitating prompt medical evaluations.
- Followed up on hospital diagnoses, ensuring accurate public health records.
- Provided health alerts and resources to passengers, promoting informed health decisions.
- Analyzed infectious disease data, reported to health agencies, and communicated findings to practitioners and policymakers, enhancing public health response.
- Streamlined passenger assessment process, efficiently identifying high-risk cases for hospital evaluation and ensuring thorough follow-up on final diagnoses.
- Generated comprehensive electronic and written records for public health risk assessments, maintaining accurate documentation throughout the entry screening process.
- Provided crucial health information and resources to travelers, including Travelers' Health Alert Notices, promoting awareness and preventive measures.
Organ Procurement Coordinator/Allocation
LiveOnNY
03.2017 - 12.2020
- Coordinated with specialists for seamless organ transplants, enhancing patient outcomes.
- Ensured safety compliance with UNOS, improving communication of critical clinical data.
- Managed organ allocation, maintaining meticulous documentation for quality assurance.
- Facilitated donor evaluations, authorizing donations through comprehensive medical analysis.
- Led process improvements and trained staff, boosting team efficiency and expertise.
- Streamlined organ allocation process, enhancing efficiency in matching donors to recipients and reducing wait times for critical transplants.
- Maintained meticulous records of donor medical histories, lab results, and procedures, crucial for informed decision-making in organ transplantation.
- Optimized workflow processes, resulting in faster organ allocation and increased successful transplant rates within the organization.
- Analyzed organ allocation processes, identifying bottlenecks and implementing solutions to reduce wait times for critical transplants.
Surgical Preservation Specialist
LiveOnNY
04.2015 - 03.2017
- Supervised and trained new staff in operating room procedures, enhancing team efficiency.
- Managed and organized medical inventory, ensuring optimal supply levels and cost-effectiveness.
- Led organ preservation processes, ensuring compliance with policies and successful transplants.
- Surgical removal organs for research and education.
- Provided clinical support for organ procurement, contributing to research and transplantation success.
- Optimized organ preservation protocols, enhancing transplant viability rates and streamlining cold storage procedures for multiple organ programs.
- Spearheaded comprehensive training initiatives for new hires and hospital staff, elevating team performance in critical operating room procedures.
- Managed complex medical inventory systems, ensuring precise supply levels and seamless vendor communications for timely procurement.
- Pioneered advanced techniques in kidney perfusion and dissection, significantly improving organ viability for transplantation and research.
- Developed and implemented comprehensive training programs, elevating team performance in critical operating room procedures.
- Led comprehensive training initiatives for new hires and hospital staff, significantly elevating team performance in critical operating room procedures.
Education
Master of Science - Public Health
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH12.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Design
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY02.2001
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Niagara County Community College
Sanborn, NY06.1997
Skills
- Clinical Supervision
- Quality Risk Management
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Flexible and adaptable
- Dependable and responsible
- Multitasking
- Excellent communication
- Critical thinking
- Healthcare regulations
- Donor evaluation
- Teamwork and collaboration
Timeline
Senior Clinical Quality Assurance Coordinator
LiveOnNY
09.2023 - Current
Fertility & Donor Coordinator
California Cryobank/Cooper Surgical
08.2022 - 09.2023
Public Health Advisor (Contract CDC)
Loyal Source Government Services, LLC
01.2022 - 03.2022
Organ Procurement Coordinator/Allocation
LiveOnNY
03.2017 - 12.2020
Surgical Preservation Specialist
LiveOnNY
04.2015 - 03.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Design
University at Buffalo
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Niagara County Community College
Master of Science - Public Health
Southern New Hampshire University