Amal Ramadan

• Helped in hiring process of new technologists.
• Responsible for training new staff and competency observations.
• Acted as liaison between night shift personnel and operating manager.
• Reviewed antibody identification cases, maintenance documentation, blood bank billing, QC and logs review, and assisted with some administrative projects.
• Performed annual reviews for employees.
• In addition to work experience as technologist, see bench work experience below.

• Basic serology testing both manual and automated to include ABO/Rh, antibody screens, crossmatches, cord blood.
• Simple and complex antibody identifications, elutions, and antigen typing.
• Blood Component Preparation- Splitting cells, thawing/pooling cryoprecipitate and fresh frozen plasma, washing blood and platelets, irradiation, and preparing syringes for neonatal transfusion.
• Operating and troubleshooting Immucor Neo and Echo Galilee.
• Operating and troubleshooting Rad-Sure irradiator
• Equipment maintenance.

Lead Tech oversaw the night shift, inventory and production, reviewed antibody workups and directed the workflow, when needed. I acted as a liaison between the night shift staff and blood bank supervisor.

• Assisted in competency observations and training.
• Bench experience includes: basic and moderately complex blood bank testing to include antibody workups and elutions.
• Operating and troubleshooting Provue blood bank automation system.
• Blood component preparation including washing, irradiation and preparing syringes for neonatal blood transfusion.
• Worked with Verax test kits to detect platelet bacterial antigens.
• Worked with TEG,, (thromboelastograph) hemostasis analyzer.

• Basic serology testing to include ABO/Rh, antibody screens, crossmatches, antibody identification, antigen typing.
• Blood Component Preparation- Splitting cells, thawing cryoprecipitate, pooling platelets, thawing fresh frozen plasma.
• Operate and troubleshoot Echo Galilee.

Supervisory Role

• Supervised evening/night shift, technical and processing crew of 20+ employees.
• Approved employee timecards in Kronos.
• Performed annual evaluations for 20+ employees.
• Interviewed, hired, and termed employees.
• Manage labor costs by controlling workforce.
• Worked the bench, see bench responsibilities below.

Chemistry

• Operate and troubleshoot Beckman LX Pro's and Accesses.
• Operate Bayer Advia Centaur with automated track system.
• Master Operator/Trainer for Abbott Architect c16000/i2000.
• Operated ancillary instruments for Ionized Calcium, Lithium, Osmolality and Fetal Fibronectin tests.

Hematology

• Operate and troubleshoot Sysmex XE series analyzers.
• Calibrate and operate Bayer Clinitek Atlas Urinalysis analyzer.
• Operate Dade Behring BCS Coagulation analyzer performed basic Coagulation studies, (PT, PTT, TT, Fibrinogen and D-Dimer).
• Performed manual Hematology testing including manual differentials, cell counts on body fluids, eosinophil
• smears, manual reticulocyte counts, Kleihaur-Betke test, sickle screens, mono test, FDP test
• Performed manual urinalysis testing including Legionella and S. pneumonia test, urine HCG

Specimen Processing

• Ordered, processed and distributed patient samples for appropriate testing.
• Answered and resolved client issues regarding testing and special specimen requirements.

Microbiology

• Performed STAT micro testing including Rapid Strep, Rapid Flu, RSV.
• Performed gram stain and set up plates for culture on CSF specimens.
• Load blood culture bottles on BacTec incubator.