Elizabeth Zitko
Westerville,Ohio
Summary
Quality-driven team player with 14 years of clinical laboratory experience and 3 years as a laboratory safety officer. Detail-oriented inspector proficient in CAP, OSHA, and FDA guidelines. Strong interpersonal skills with talents in leadership, negotiation and solution knowledge. Effectively coach and mentor junior members of staff. Dedicated to supporting business development initiatives.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Consultant, Environment of Care & Safety
OhioHealth
Columbus, Ohio
10.2023 - Current
- Conducted safety inspections of job sites and equipment to identify potential hazards and recommended corrective action.
- Investigated workplace accidents and provided recommendations for corrective actions as needed.
- Managed safety and health programs, enforcing compliance with occupational health and safety regulations.
- Inspected company buildings and job sites to identify possible hazardous conditions and immediately remedied these issues with corrective actions.
- Inspected or evaluated workplace environments, equipment or practices to verify compliance with safety standards and government regulations.
- Organized monthly safety committee meetings to discuss potential hazards in the workplace.
Technical Scientist, Quality Assurance and Safety
OhioHealth Laboratory System
Columbus , Ohio
11.2021 - 10.2023
- Laboratory System's Safety Officer and Laboratory Chemical Hygiene Officer.
- Laboratory Safety Committee chair and a member of the RMH EOC Safety Committee.
- System Administrator for the laboratory's Document Management System, ensuring that proper document control is maintained for all laboratory policies and SOPs.
- Oversee all safety-related activities in the laboratory and provide technical guidance to site managers and safety officers.
- Supported internal and external audits aimed at identifying potential hazards, preventing accidents and injuries, and ensuring compliance with all laws
- Established clear guidelines for safe work practices by developing and implementing safety policies and procedures.
- Enhanced uniformity of quality and safety protocols throughout the laboratory system.
- Met pertinent milestones while managing multiple projects at once.
- Conducted internal audits to verify that products comply with established specifications and industry standards.
- Assisted in the development of document control policies, procedures and processes.
- Maintained document control database, ensuring files are up-to-date and organized.
Medical Technologist
OhioHealth Westerville Medical Campus
Westerville, Ohio
01.2021 - 11.2021
- Performs STAT automated and manual laboratory testing in multiple areas including, chemistry, hematology, coagulation, blood bank, and urinalysis.
- Responsible for instrument maintenance and verifying quality control.
- Current laboratory safety officer for the Westerville Medical Campus Laboratory, responsible for maintaining current chemical inventory and ensure all safety policies and procedures are followed.
- Perform monthly laboratory safety audits and annual safety assessments.
- Responsible for training new associates and performing annual competency for current associates.
- Assist with new lot validations, instrument comparisons, accuracy of transmission, and various other CAP checklist items.
Medical Technologist
OhioHealth Grove City Laboratory
Grove City, Ohio
12.2018 - 01.2021
- Performs STAT automated and manual laboratory testing in multiple areas including, chemistry, hematology, coagulation, blood bank, and urinalysis.
- Responsible for instrument maintenance and verifying quality control.
- Laboratory safety officer for the Grove City laboratory, responsible for maintaining current chemical inventory is up to date and all safety policies and procedures are followed.
- Performed monthly laboratory safety audits and annual safety assessments.
Medical Technologist
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH
10.2017 - 04.2018
- Performed STAT and routine testing using automated and manual procedures in areas of the laboratory including hematology, coagulation, immunochemistry, urinalysis, and body fluid analysis.
- Operated, calibrated, and maintained laboratory equipment and software systems.
- Ensured test-result validity before recording/reporting results, earning a reputation for meticulous attention to detail.
- Evaluated quality control within laboratory using standard laboratory test and measurement controls, with extensive knowledge of QA-QC activity compliance.
Clinical Laboratory Service Lead - Coagulation
OSU Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio
10.2014 - 10.2017
- Responsible for the daily operations in the Critical Care Coagulation Laboratory working closely under the direction of the Coagulation Division Director and Clinical Laboratory Manager.
- Oversee quality control evaluation and documentation within the coagulation area of the laboratory and ensuring that the documentation of corrective actions are accurate and in compliance with laboratory policies.
- Writes, reviews and revises coagulation policies and procedures
- Ensures proper documentation and storage of regulatory documentation, including but not limited to, monthly CAP checklist activities, method validations, training and area competency assessments.
- Responsible for in house reagent inventory levels in addition to creating and maintaining reagent lot sequesters use in all 5 clinical laboratories.
- Under the guidance of the Coagulation Division Director, performs new PT and PTT reagent lot evaluation, including normal ranges studies and establishing the laboratory heparin therapeutic range.
- Have performed internal self-inspection, as well as on and off sight CAP inspections.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio8.2014
Associates Degree - Medical Technology
Columbus State Community College
Columbus, Ohio12.2008
Skills
- Safety and compliance monitoring
- Procedure writing and review
- Operational improvement
- Training and competency assessment
- Interdepartmental collaborations
- Organizational Development
- Regulatory understanding
- Group and individual instruction
Certification
American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) - Medical Laboratory Scientist, 2014, Columbus, Ohio
Timeline
Senior Consultant, Environment of Care & Safety
OhioHealth
10.2023 - Current
Technical Scientist, Quality Assurance and Safety
OhioHealth Laboratory System
11.2021 - 10.2023
Medical Technologist
OhioHealth Westerville Medical Campus
01.2021 - 11.2021
Medical Technologist
OhioHealth Grove City Laboratory
12.2018 - 01.2021
Medical Technologist
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
10.2017 - 04.2018
Clinical Laboratory Service Lead - Coagulation
OSU Wexner Medical Center
10.2014 - 10.2017
Bachelor of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
University of Cincinnati
Associates Degree - Medical Technology
Columbus State Community College
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