Jennifer Dybowski
Tempe,AZ
Summary
Proficient Medical Technologist with over 14 years of experience conducting tests in multiple settings. Expertly used specialized equipment to identify results and document findings. Demonstrated consistency when carefully following procedures and quality measures with dedication to accuracy.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Laboratory Supervisor
Maricopa County Public Health
Phoenix, AZ
02.2023 - 06.2024
- Supervise laboratory operations: overseeing laboratory staff, managing workflow, scheduling staff, and ensuring timely completion of tests
- Ensure laboratory compliance with all applicable laboratory regulations, standards, and protocols (CLIA)
- Maintain quality control measures to maintain accuracy and reliability in test results
- Perform regular audits, proficiency testing, and address any issues that arise
- Manage Laboratory equipment including inventory of supplies and reagents
- Coordinate maintenance, and calibration of instrumentation to ensure accuracy and reliability of testing
- Review of laboratory data, interpret results, and preparation of reports for clinic staff
- Prepare regular reports for billing purposes, finance group, and stakeholders
- Perform laboratory testing to serve Public Health Clinics including syphilis testing, CT/GC Molecular testing, HIV, Hepatitis C screens, and AFB culture processing
- Use of laboratory equipment including Vitek MS Prime, Abbott Architect, Hologic Panther.
Lead Medical Technologist
Abrazo Central Campus
Phoenix, AZ
01.2020 - 02.2023
- Maintain laboratory equipment and ensure that all instrumentation in functioning properly
- Perform and maintain quality control procedures to ensure accuracy and reliability of patient results
- Employee scheduling: Monthly work schedules for the department as well as daily and weekly task assignments
- Supply ordering and management and bi-annual inventory checks
- Employee training and mentoring
- Train new hires as well as perform annual competency evaluations
- New test verification studies
- Prepared for and participated in CAP inspections
- Performed CAP self-inspections
- Assigned, submitted, and reviewed proficiency testing
- Coordinated alternative PT testing with other hospitals.
Medical Technologist
Abrazo Central Campus
Phoenix, AZ
02.2010 - 12.2019
- Set-up and Work-up of a broad range of bacteriology cultures including blood, urine, body fluids, and other sources
- Identification and susceptibility testing on pathogenic organisms using Microscan, Vitek 2, and manual methods
- Work-up of cultures in other areas including parasitology, mycobacteriology, and mycology
- Perform molecular testing for respiratory pathogens, COVID, STIs, and blood cultures across multiple platforms including Illumigene Nanosphere, Luminex Aries, Cepheid, COBAS, BD Max, Quidel Sofia and Solana
- Serological testing for syphilis, urine antigens, Cocci EIA, C-Difficile, and others using instrumentation like Illumigene as wella s manual methods
- Troubleshooting instrumentation issues, problem-solving.
Send-out Coordinator
Banner Desert Medical Center
Mesa, AZ
09.2005 - 02.2010
- Specimen processing, receiving, and preparing samples for testing
- Managing send-out department, problem-solving specimen issues
- Assign phlebotomy draws, dispatching re-draws, etc
- Supply ordering and management.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree of Science – Microbiology -
Arizona State University
12.2009
General Studies -
University of Arizona
05.2003
Skills
- Staff Management
- Training and mentoring
- Quality Assurance Controls
- Verbal and written communication
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Quality Control
- Microbiology Techniques
- Analytical Techniques
Timeline
Laboratory Supervisor
Maricopa County Public Health
02.2023 - 06.2024
Lead Medical Technologist
Abrazo Central Campus
01.2020 - 02.2023
Medical Technologist
Abrazo Central Campus
02.2010 - 12.2019
Send-out Coordinator
Banner Desert Medical Center
09.2005 - 02.2010
Bachelor’s Degree of Science – Microbiology -
Arizona State University
General Studies -
University of Arizona
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