Renee Hinrich
Nunda,NY
Summary
Medical Technologist of 19 years with extensive experience in laboratory operations, ensuring quality and compliance, and efficiently delivering accurate and timely laboratory results. Proven ability in department supervision, project planning, implementation, and maintenance.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Technologist
University of Rochester, Noyes Health
05.2006 - Current
- Perform STAT and routine testing in core lab, blood bank, and molecular diagnostics
- Supervision of the microbiology department from 2017 to 2021. Duties include review of all QC, patient, and proficiency test results. Maintaining QC and patient logs for manual testing, inventory management, implementation of new methodologies, instruction of students from area MT college programs, and writing
and reviewing all IQCP plans and policies according to DOH and TJC standards, and communication with local and NYS health department representatives. - Implemented and coordinated organization wide point-of-care glucose testing. Monitored results, quality control, linearity, and proficiency testing. Wrote policies and procedures to ensure compliance with NYS and TJC guidelines. Delivered initial
training and in-services to maintain annual certification for nursing and laboratory staff from 2008-2017 - Schedule Medical Technologists to ensure staffing needs are met
throughout the laboratory efficient workflow and anticipate staffing needs - Participate in the Infection Prevention Committee and the Antibiotic Stewardship Committee as the representative of the microbiology department, including community awareness and education of antibiotic resistance.
- Proficient in patient testing, maintenance, troubleshooting, calibration, and quality control testing on the following instruments: Sysmex XN1000, Ortho Vitros 5600, Roche Cobas 6000, IL ACL Top, Clinitek Advantus, MedTox, MicroScan Walkaway plus, BacTec blood culture system, Cepheid molecular diagnostics system
Medical Technologist, Locums
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, Mt. Edgecombe
11.2024 - 05.2025
- Primarily worked in microbiology. Duties include reading plates, identification and susceptibility testing, molecular diagnostics, biochemical and serological testing
- Performed patient testing, calibrations, and quality control assays in core lab, blood bank, and molecular diagnostics
- Assisted other sites within the consortium with test selection, specimen collection requirements, and results.
- Assisted in inventory management in the microbiology department by monitoring supply levels and expiration dates. Provided ordering needs to lab management staff.
- Proficient operation, troubleshooting, calibration, and quality control testing on Siemens Dimension, Sysmex XN-530, Siemens CA-600, IStat, Cepheid Infinity, bioMerieux BioFire, BacT Alert, and Vitek
- Verify, report, and review patient and QC results using Cerner, Copia, and Meditech LIS software systems
- Assisted in the LIS conversion to Meditech by testing communications, order and result corrections, and communicating department needs to IT staff
Medical Technologist, Locums
Rochester Regional Health System, United Memorial Medical Center
02.2024 - 11.2024
- Perform patient testing and ensure timely, accurate results in chemistry, molecular diagnostics, basic microbiology, and blood bank
- Verify, report, and review patient results using Soft LIS and SafeTrace blood bank software system
- Proficient operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, calibration, and quality control testing on Siemens Atellica Solution, Cepheid Gene Expert, Immucor Echo Lumena, Rapid Point blood gas analyzers
- Inventory management for chemistry department
- Quality control review, new lot studies, determination and adjustment of qc ranges, correlation studies, and monitoring patient results.
Medical Technologist, Locums
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
09.2023 - 02.2024
- Open laboratory for the day by performing maintenance, calibrations, and quality control on analyzers
- Perform patient testing and deliver accurate results with a focus on turn around times in core lab and serology
- Microbiology duties to include culture set ups, kit testing, gram stains, acanthamoeba testing, staining and reading calcofluor white slides
- Report, verify, and review patient results using Sunquest and Epic LIS systems
- Proficient operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, calibration, and quality control testing on the following analyzers: Roche Cobas C311, Roche Cobas E411, Stago Compact, Sysmex XS1000, Clinitek Status, and EliTech Excyte
- Perform phlebotomy and specimen processing as needed.
- Collaborated with pharmacy to make serum tears prescriptions
Medical Technologist, Locums
Rochester Regional Health System, Unity Hospital
02.2023 - 08.2023
- Perform patient testing and ensure accurate and timely results in hematology, chemistry, urinalysis, serology, and molecular diagnostics
- Verify and report patient and quality control testing using Soft Lab and Safe Trace software systems
- Proficient operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, calibration, and quality control testing on the following instruments: Siemens Atellica SCI, Rapid Lab1265, Clinitek Novus, Sysmex XN2000, IL Top 550, Alcor Scientific iSed, Cobas Liat, and DiaSorin Simplexa.
- Basic knowledge and operation of Immucor Echo Lumena
- Oriented and trained new employees in the chemistry department
Education
Bachelor of Science - Medical Technology
State University of New York At Buffalo
Buffalo, NY05-2006
Skills
- Proficiency in hematology, chemistry, blood bank, microbiology, and molecular diagnostics
- Skilled operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting a broad range of instrumentation
- Effective verbal and written communication
- QC data management
- Inventory management
- Document control
- Knowledge of specimen collection and handling requirements
- Schedule staff to meet the needs of the laboratory and the individual
- Collaboration within the lab and interdepartmentally
- Successful implementation of new assays, instrumentation, and LIS systems
- Successful implementation and subsequent monitoring of point-of-care testing program
- Knowledge and adherance to laboratory safety and infection control measures
- Preceptoring and mentoring of students and new staff
- Identifying and implementing process improvement initiatives
Licenses and Certifications
- American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Medical Laboratory Scientist certification
- New York State Clinical Laboratory Technologist license
- State of Hawaii Medical Technologist license
Timeline
Medical Technologist, Locums
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, Mt. Edgecombe
11.2024 - 05.2025
Medical Technologist, Locums
Rochester Regional Health System, United Memorial Medical Center
02.2024 - 11.2024
Medical Technologist, Locums
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
09.2023 - 02.2024
Medical Technologist, Locums
Rochester Regional Health System, Unity Hospital
02.2023 - 08.2023
Medical Technologist
University of Rochester, Noyes Health
05.2006 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Medical Technology
State University of New York At Buffalo
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