Mayra Lizardi
Tustin,CA
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
CLS Specialist
UCI Health
Orange, CA
05.2021 - Current
- Manual and automated testing.
- Instrument operator, Echo (Immucor).
- Specialized manual testing.
- Maintain instrument functions, daily, and monthly QC, maintenance.
- Review and edit the standard operating procedures.
- Assist with competency assessments and direct observations for staff members.
- Training of new staff and CLS students.
- Instructor for CLS students within the department.
- Perform compliance audits, self-inspections, and reports (inter/intra departmental)
- Review of antibody identifications for completion, and proper billing.
- Component Processing (2021–2022)
- Blood product processing and manufacturing.
- Management of the receipt, coordination, shipment, and transport of donor blood samples.
- Lead responsibilities to maintain and review LIS and manual records to ensure accurate record-keeping.
- Training staff.
- Review of quality control documentation, such as daily reagent QC logs.
CLS, BB
UCLA Health
Los Angeles, CA
01.2019 - 05.2021
- Manual and automated testing
- Instrument operator, Neo and Echo (Immucor)
- Specialized manual testing
- QC of reagents and instruments
Hospital Laboratory Technician II
UCLA Health
Los Angeles, CA
09.2016 - 12.2017
- Review and consult of product orders
- Allocation of blood products
- Receiving, entering and processing blood products into LIS/inventory
- Daily/weekly QC of department equipment
- Preparing products/coolers for trauma, OR cases and massive transfusions
- Modification of blood products for transfusion: aliquoting, thawing, washings, irradiating, and pooling
laboratory Assistant II
Children's Hospital of OC
Orange, CA
11.2012 - 01.2017
- Receiving/processing/distribution of specimens within various departments of the laboratory
- Loading of specimens to designated instruments for testing
- Preparation of peripheral, bone marrow and CSF slides
- Aliquoting samples for reference testing and storage
- QC of laboratory equipment
- Preparing products/coolers for trauma and OR cases
- Allocation of blood products
- Modification of blood products
- Product inventory, monitor and record temperature logs for all storage equipment
- Monthly platelet PH QC
- Component processing
phlebotomist
Corona Regional Medical Center
Corona, CA
02.2006 - 11.2012
- Phlebotomy in an acute care setting for all departments; ER, ICU, MED/SURG, PCU, Nursery, Pediatrics, OR, out-patient, Sub Acute, Behavioral Health and outpatient
- Receiving/processing/distribution of specimens within various departments of the laboratory
- Aliquoting samples for reference testing and storage
- Entry of physician lab orders into (LIS) in outpatient setting
- Set up of microbiology specimens (plating) and slides for hematology
Education
Immunohematology Apprentice -
UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center
12.2018
B.S - Clinical Laboratory Science
National University
La Jolla, CA11.2015
CPT -
Complete Phlebotomy Training
Hemet, CA06.2006
H.S Diploma -
Centennial High School
Corona, CASkill Summary
- Clinical Immunohematologist BB (ASCP)
- Nineteen years of laboratory work experience
- Twelve years of Blood Bank and Donor Processing work experience, 7 years as a CLS
- Knowledge and experience with trauma and massive transfusion protocols (Transfusion Medicine)
- Quality control
- Document review
- Staff and student training
- Competency assessments
- Auditing procedures
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
CLS Specialist
UCI Health
05.2021 - Current
CLS, BB
UCLA Health
01.2019 - 05.2021
Hospital Laboratory Technician II
UCLA Health
09.2016 - 12.2017
laboratory Assistant II
Children's Hospital of OC
11.2012 - 01.2017
phlebotomist
Corona Regional Medical Center
02.2006 - 11.2012
Immunohematology Apprentice -
UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center
B.S - Clinical Laboratory Science
National University
CPT -
Complete Phlebotomy Training
H.S Diploma -
Centennial High School
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