Gregory Howard Email & Phone Number

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Il

Acting shift supervisor to five associates, report to Lead Technologist and Blood Bank Supervisor.Reference laboratory specialist to three other hospitals within Advocate Health Care in charge of immunohematology (blood banking) extended testing including antigen/antibody identification, elution studies, and autoadsorption. Commended for leadership, knowledge of the job, customer service, and safety during annual reviews and by Blood Bank Supervisor, Laboratory Supervisor, Laboratory Pathologist, Director of IL Operations Administration, Chief Operations Officer, and Regional Blood Bank Supervisor Illinois Transfusion Services Operations (IL TS Ops)-Appointed by supervisor-Quarterly discussions by leadership personnel of Transfusion Services for Advocate Health Care regarding current status, upcoming decisions, procedural changes, protocols, problems, and opportunitiesAdvocate Lutheran General Hospital Leadership Team-Appointed by supervisor-Bi-weekly discussions of safety events and concerns, turn-around times, budgetary issues, and recent/upcoming laboratory accreditations

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Triaging, accessioning, and testing of patient samples for diagnostic immunohematology according to standard operating procedures, including resolutions for serological discrepancies Preparing blood and blood components through cross-matching and product manipulations for transfusions ranging from simple to massive traumaDaily quality control of all testing reagents and instrumentation including Immucor Galileo high-volume automation

Specimen collection including phlebotomy for outpatients of all agesClerical duties for the outpatient laboratory department including customer service and inquiriesProcessing of patient specimens for diagnostic testing through Misys Health Care IS