MARY MSUMARI
Pleasanton,CA
Summary
Compassionate healthcare professional with a focus on patient care, highly productive in fast-paced environments and proficient at completing tasks efficiently. Well versed in patient care and medical protocols of patient sample management and research procedures. With great communication and time management skills.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Research Assistant AND LABORATORY SCIENTIST
BETTER HUMAN HEATLTH FOUNDATION
- Conduct research on neglected diseases within local rural areas in Moshi (primary schools and the villagers).
- Ensure all students who will be enrolled for the research have a consensual form signed by their parents
- Oversee and organize with the teachers to plan and categorize students based on the assigned groups for consultation to be conducted by medical doctors
- Ensure equipments are well maintained and are in good working condition
- Adapt and carry out proper sample collection, testing and results dispatch as per the Standard Operating Procedures.
- Work with the team to develop report and address the community on the research findings as well as educating them on the preventive and curative measure of the diseases.
Certified Nursing Assistant-CNA
Health Connect Nursing Services
02.2025 - Current
- Demonstrated excellent customer service skills when interacting with patients, families and guests.
- Planned and served meals and snacks to patients according to prescribed diets.
- Provided physical support to assist patients with bathing, dressing and toileting.
- Provided assistance with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing and grooming.
- Ensured compliance with HIPAA regulations regarding confidentiality of information.
- Managed and maintained patient rooms and shared living areas.
- Monitor and record patients' vital signs as per facility guidelines.
- Transport clients to their required training sessions, and take part to learn how to assist clients with their improvement.
- Answered patient call signals and signal lights to determine patients' needs.
- Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.
Research Officer
NATIONAL BEUREA OF STATISTICS
02.2024 - Current
- Understand and implement WHY's 2024 NATIONAL SURVEY methodology as stipulated.
- Ensure compliance and adherence to research ethical practices and regulations during the data collection process.
- ensure thorough and accurate data collection during fieldwork.
- Assist clients with the use of Audio-Computer Assisted Self Interview (ACASI) software for data collection.
- Perform HIV biomarker tests for clients enrolled in the survey.
- Initiate linkage between newly HIV diagnosed clients and reconnecting lost clients back to the CTC services as well as reporting to the team Lead and implementing Partners.
- Adhering to counseling and HIV testing procedures to ensuring accurate results are given to clients
- Maintaining confidentiality of clients information as per survey protocol.
- Strictly adhering to biohazard safety protocols so as to ensure personal, client's and community safety.
- Ensure proper storage and management of study supplies and field materials.
- Refer to and connect clients to welfare services as per study procedures.
Community Health Caregiver Trainer
BETTER HUMAN HEALTH FOUNDATION PROGRAM
07.2024 - 09.2024
- Assisted clients with maintaining good personal hygiene.
- Encourage independence and train family members in promoting self-care skills, such as bathing, grooming, and toileting needs.
- Train family members on how to provide care to their loved ones.
- Partnered with registered nurses and physiotherapists to provide care to patients.
- Educated families about available resources for health care services in the local community health programs.
- Monitored vital signs and medication use, documenting variances, and concerning responses.
- Provided companionship for elderly clients by engaging in conversation and providing answers to their burning questions about their health conditions.
- Maintained accurate records of services provided, changes in client condition, medications administered and other pertinent information.
PROGRAM ASSISTANT
HJF Medical Research International
06.2021 - 05.2022
- Provide technical support on HIV sample collection and transportation to the health care providers from health facilities to the testing Lab
- coordinate logistics for means and ensure availability of resources need for pre analytical phase of sample management to facilities.
- Asses proper sample collection and provide education on sample management when needed.
- Work with team supervisor to facilitate and coordinate participation of HIV Rapid EQA training for non Lab testers from the POCTs.
- Facilitate full participation of non Lab testers on HIV RT ECHO training.
- Ensure equipments proper management and usage for HIVVL and EID testing
- Carry out HVL and EID sample analysis and interpretation.
- Perform EQA sample from EQA providers and send back results timely.
- Adhere to SOPs, QMS practice and GCLP as per guidelines provided.
- Practice quality improvement within section level
- Devolve a weekly and monthly report as per standards.
- Ensure timely reporting of sample results to respective facilities.
Research Assistant
IPSOS TANZANIA
09.2019 - 06.2020
- Conducted qualitative research in Mara region for end line evaluation on chakula chetu USDA funded project using tablets
- Collaborated with other researchers in developing study designs, methods, and tools for data collection.
- Develop assessment questioner on minimum acceptable diet adapted from FAO
- Developed pilot survey tool to measure participant responses in experiments.
- Organize and conduct interview on the key government and local leaders
- Participate on day to day after field work meetings to submit data collected and any matters arising from the activity of the day.
Medical Laboratory Scientist
Mbeya Zonal Referral Laboratory
11.2017 - 11.2018
- perform proper pre- analytical, analytica and post analytical phase of sample management in the Molecular Section, Hematology section, Serology section, Immunology section, Chemistry Section, TB and Microbiology section and parasitology section.
- Receive and perform laboratory testing procedure on all patient and EQA samples as per SOP and report results within acceptable TAT.Ensure equipments are in good working condition as well as perform quality control check before running patient samples
- Monitored inventory levels of laboratory supplies; placed orders when necessary.
- Supervised field students by teaching and providing guidance on sample management and processing.
- Adhere to MZRHL Quality Management System, ISO standards, Good Laboratory Practices, SOPs, and safety procedures when working.
- Maintain confidentiality of client results.
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports at section level.
- Take part in HIV consultative meetings under HJFMRI
Volunteer-Project Coordinator
Ethics Education Motivation Club
06.2016 - 08.2017
- Organize and coordinate annual events with secondary school students through the regional education officer.
- Educate students (youth) on HIV/AIDs related information, self awareness, morals and ethics through presentation and FGD’s.
- Coordinated with other volunteers to facilitate efficient communication between the organization, regional education office and the school leadership about the event.
- Working with committee members to fund raise and ensure all teams are resourceful to work properly.
- Ensure smooth flow of the event which includes provision of transport pick up and drop off of key speakers and students from their respective schools, enough supply of training materials, food and awards.
- Identify students with special needs of help for sexual assaults and HIV/AIDs care need and linking them to the care providers.
Education
No Degree - Nursing Assistant
Health Connect Nursing Services,Inc
San Francisco, CA02-2025
Bachelor of Science - Health Laboratory Science
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College
11.2017
Skills
- Patient care assistance
- Compassionate communication
- Community health education system
- Capacitated in laboratory testing procedures
- Quality Assurance practice
- Safety Guidelines
- Adherent to SOP's
Affiliations
Volunteering in HIV testing as a student at KCMC hospital during the world's AIDS day.
Accomplishments
Certificate of outstanding professional performer-Mbeya Zonal Referral Laboratory.
Certification
- Certificate for registration as laboratory health practitioner
- Certificate of QMS training
- Certificate of research presenter of symposium of Heath and Academic Research
- Certificate of basic computer skills
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Swahili
Native or Bilingual
Education and Training
other
References
References available upon request.
Certified CPR provider
i have completed and I am certified to be a CPR provider.
Certified CPR provider
I have completed and I am certified to be a CPR provider
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant-CNA
Health Connect Nursing Services
02.2025 - Current
Community Health Caregiver Trainer
BETTER HUMAN HEALTH FOUNDATION PROGRAM
07.2024 - 09.2024
Research Officer
NATIONAL BEUREA OF STATISTICS
02.2024 - Current
PROGRAM ASSISTANT
HJF Medical Research International
06.2021 - 05.2022
Research Assistant
IPSOS TANZANIA
09.2019 - 06.2020
Medical Laboratory Scientist
Mbeya Zonal Referral Laboratory
11.2017 - 11.2018
Volunteer-Project Coordinator
Ethics Education Motivation Club
06.2016 - 08.2017
Research Assistant AND LABORATORY SCIENTIST
BETTER HUMAN HEATLTH FOUNDATION
No Degree - Nursing Assistant
Health Connect Nursing Services,Inc
Bachelor of Science - Health Laboratory Science
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College
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