Rosalina Valenzuela
Sahuarita,AZ
Summary
- ASCP Certified Medical Laboratory Scientist with 10+ years of experience in Blood Bank and in General Laboratory.
- Super user on the Immucor Echo solid phase instrumentation
- Experienced with Cerner Millennium, Evident, Care360, Epic, and Sunquest LIS systems and test ordering internet platforms
- Assist with basic personal oversight
- Assist with answering questions and training new hires, students, and medical residents.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Coordinator (Blood Bank)
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Campus
01.2019 - Current
- Perform all MLS duties as defined by the department
- Responsible for operational leadership and workflow oversight to the shift
- Provide onsite supervision
- Determine schedules
- Manage day to day workflow
- Provide input into assessment or disciplinary action in absence of supervisor
- Focus on quality
- Maintain department and blood inventory and order as needed
- Responsible for performing tests in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with established policies and performance standards.
- Knowledge of procedures and specimen acceptability/preparation for:
- Issue blood products upon request in timely manner by ensuring accurate clerical checks of patient and donor information are performed per standard operating procedures
- Prepare and label blood components such as plasma, red blood cells, pediatric aliquots
- Perform a variety of diversified and complex laboratory tests
- Prioritize and process blood samples and perform various blood bank functions
- Troubleshoot equipment as necessary to correct malfunctions. Maintain proper documentation of actions taken.
- Responsible for receipt and preparation of specimens for send out testing to reference labs
- Assist with answering floor questions and troubleshooting any questions regarding ordering product, specimen collection, or additional forms such as emergency transfusion request forms.
- Perform daily quality control and maintenance and any preventative maintenance as needed.
- Established professional relationship with blood product organizations such as American Red Cross and other providers outside of the department
Medical Laboratory Technician (Core Lab and Microbiologist)
Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital
03.2018 - 01.2019
- Responsible for performing tests in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with established policies and performance standards.
- Responsible for start-up calibration, accuracy of procedures, and instrumentation.
- Knowledge of procedures and specimen acceptability/preparation for:
- Blood Bank
- Chemistry
- Coagulation
- Hematology
- Urinalysis and body fluids
- POC and manual testing performed: rapid strep, occult blood, hCG urine, mono spot tests, fibrin degradation product, RF screen, C. Diff toxin A/B, rapid flu A/B, rapid rsv, and urine drug screen.
- Responsible for maintenance, QC, and instrumentation
- Perform Micro Culture set up/ work ups: lab water, MRSA screen, strep A screen, positive urines and blood cultures
- Biochemical testing for microorganism differentiation
- Antibiotic sensitivities
Medical Laboratory Technician (Generalist)
Banner University Medical Center South Campus
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Responsible for performing tests in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with established policies and performance standards.
- Responsible for start-up calibration, accuracy of procedures, and instrumentation.
- Knowledge of procedures and specimen acceptability/preparation for:
- Blood Bank
- Chemistry
- Coagulation
- Hematology
- Urinalysis and body fluids
- Microbiology
- POC and manual testing performed: rapid strep, occult blood, hCG serum and urine, mono spot tests, osmolality, C. Diff toxin A/B, rapid flu A/B, rapid RSV, and crystal identification.
Education
Bachelors - Health Sciences Allied Health
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ12.2019
Associate of Applied Science - Medical Laboratory Technician
Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ12.2014
Certification
- American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of certification Aug. 2023 Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS)
- American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of certification. Dec. 2014 Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)
LAB INSTRUMENTATION
- BLOOD BANK: IM Echo Lumena Solid phase system, RS 3400, Ortho Manual Gel Workstation, sterile connection device, heat sealer Sebra system, and Helmer Plasma Thawer
- CHEMISTRY: Abbott ArchitectPlus ci4100 and Siemens Dimension EXL 200
- HEMATOLOGY: Coulter Unicel DxH 800, Coulter DxH Slidemaker, Coulter LH-750, Sysmex XN-1000 and Sedimat 15
- URINALYSIS: Iris iChem Velocity, iQ200 Elite, Siemens Clinitek, MedTox Scan, and iChem 100
- COAGULATION: ACL TOP 350, Stago Compact CT, and Siemens Sysmex Ca-1500
- MICROBIOLOGY: BD Bactec FX, BacT Alert 3D, BD Veritor System, Sofia Fluorescent Immunoassay analyzer, and Biomerieux Vitek 2
Timeline
Technical Coordinator (Blood Bank)
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Campus
01.2019 - Current
Medical Laboratory Technician (Core Lab and Microbiologist)
Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital
03.2018 - 01.2019
Medical Laboratory Technician (Generalist)
Banner University Medical Center South Campus
01.2015 - 01.2019
Bachelors - Health Sciences Allied Health
Northern Arizona University
Associate of Applied Science - Medical Laboratory Technician
Pima Community College