Peter Allen Rice

• Documented test results using computerized and manual transcription methods.
• Trained hematology section staff in all aspects of Hematology sections operations and keep up-to-date documentation of annual training and or retraining for review by the Medical Director and CAP inspectors.
• Operated, maintained and repaired (site-level service repairs), maintaining strict adherence to prescribed safety guidelines and operational instructions.
• Analyzed testing results based on established indicators, submitting findings to central lab database.
• Decided whether results warranted reflex testing, critical result reporting to patient's providers
• Maintained certification with American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
• Wrote and submitted for the Chief Medical Officers' approval various Standard Operating Procedures for laboratory tests and SOP for analyzer use and service.
• Responsible for testing and submitting College of Pathology unknown specimens values so as to maintain our laboratory's CAP Certification.
• Responsible for preparing the hematology sections CAP certification on site inspection by insuring that the hematology section.
• Designed and implemented digital pathologist reviews for testing that required reviews, resulting in a less than 12 hour turn-around of results entered into the LIS and available for the provider to view. This shaved 60 hours off providers knowing whether or not their patient truly had blast cells, lymphoma cells or other abnormal cells in their peripheral blood stream requiring immediate intervention.
• Sat in on the monthly Medical Directors meeting and reported statistical data and answer any questions posed to my department by the Medical Director.
• Collaborated with other departments in the medical center
• Performed Blood Bank screens for ABO Rh and antibody screens.
• Identified and resolved unexpected results, directing secondary testing measures or collection efforts.
• Oversaw shipment and reception of laboratory specimens, verifying proper safety precautions and handling methods.
• Complied with waste disposal procedures for biological and hazardous waste types such as methanol.
• Performed pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical processing procedures. As well as reviewed all results reported by subordinates working in my section. an investigated and amended any nefarious or incorrect results less that 12 hours after reported. Documented such errors and reported them monthly to the Medical Director.
• Worked with medical directors, clinical operations, biostatistics and other groups to conduct clinical reviews of study data.
• Worked with clinical operations and medical directors to develop consistent language and criteria for forms, protocols, reports and safety procedures.
• Assisted with completion and submission of regulatory filings and other regulatory documentation.
• Maintained confidentiality of all patient information to conform to HIPAA, internal and other regulatory standards.
• Prepared Quality Control statistics demonstrating the Hematology testing was both accurate and precise.
• Validated and brought new instruments and testing procedures on-board my department and submitted Validation Studies to the Medical director to obtain approval.

Tohono o,odham Indian Reservation IHS Hospital Sells, AZ. I worked by myself on this shift 1800 hrs - 0700 hrs 7 on and 7 off. As the one and only lab tech on this shift I covered the ER and the in-patient wards; as well as running and reporting any specimens left from the day shift. Again I ran all the tests in all areas of the clinical laboratory and entering the results in the LIS system. In the following sections: hematology, chemistry, immunology, serology, urine, microbiology, and blood bank. This job also required me to switch instruments (we had two of each of the various types of analyzers. I also translated Spanish for the non-Spanish speaking border patrol agents in the ER when needed.

In this job my mission was to upgrade the "Hopital Adventiste" in Port-au-Price Haiti. The Idea was to have newer analyzers given the the hospital by Loma Linda University to install in the P-au-P Hospital calibrate and quality control verify their operation. Then teach the local staff to operate and maintain. The same idea for the Hospital in Honduras. The main difference being that we manufactured our own chemistry reagents in Haiti and not so much in Honduras. These jobs gave me a lot of experience in problems solving because both countries were extremely problematic from an infrastructure and support perspective. almost every thing always went the opposite of smoothly with problems you just do not experience in the USA. So accomplishing the mission required super problem solving skills.

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