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Richland, Washington, United States

◦Developing and implementing the Patient Blood Management program, which includes a Bloodless Medicine program ◦ Serving as a point of contact for physicians, laboratory, nursing and the community regarding blood management ◦ Developing education initiatives for caregivers and community members ◦ Promoting evidence based strategies to encourage appropriate combination of transfusion therapies, pharmaceuticals, surgical procedures and technologies ◦ Ensuring safe, cost effective use of blood products ◦ Directing the organization of Red Cross blood drives at the Medical Center ◦ Engaging in interdisciplinary projects to support good stewardship of blood resources

Kennewick, Washington, United States

◦ Directed activities in a full-service laboratory ◦ Led a multi-disciplinary team of 20 caregivers spanning laboratory, environmental services and patient registration ◦ Ensured compliance with all regulatory protocols, guidelines and regulations ◦ Developed and maintained laboratory budget while overseeing inventory management ◦ Managed proficiency testing program to ensure testing met regulatory requirements ◦ Optimized laboratory processes to maximize efficiency ◦ Participated in healthcare system initiatives to support community health ◦ Ensured patient and staff spaces met sanitary, orderly condition ◦ Supported patient registration activities

Hermiston, Oregon

◦ Managed and maintained laboratory services for hospital, urgent care, and clinic sites ◦ Led a team of 30 laboratory professionals ◦ Ensured equipment and testing met regulatory standards ◦ Participated in healthcare system initiatives ◦ Provided administrative support to the health system’s contract management data warehouse ◦ Implemented test systems to improve customer satisfaction and increase efficiency

Kennewick, Washington, United States

◦ Managed and coordinated the quality assurance and safety programs at the reference laboratory and affiliated hospital testing locations ◦ Ensured compliance with regulatory agencies and standards ◦ Fulfilled Medical Director role for two moderately complex testing sites ◦ Collected and analyzed data to identify trends, issues and opportunities ◦ Led the site safety program ◦ Maintained policy and procedure document control program for site and affiliated hospital laboratories ◦ Coordinated regulatory inspection events

Richland, Washington, United States

◦ Oversaw technical testing and the quality assurance program for the clinical laboratory ◦ Generated statistical analysis, performed audits, and led investigations to drive performance improvement ◦ Coordinated validation studies to meet regulatory standards ◦ Led regulatory inspection events and proficiency testing oversight

Richland, Washington, United States

◦ Oversaw daily operations of the clinical laboratory ◦ Led a team of 20 laboratory technologists and technicians ◦ Coordinated quality assurance and reporting activities ◦ Monitored equipment maintenance, procurement and inventories ◦ Ensured compliance with regulatory requirements

Richland, Washington, United States

◦ Performed laboratory testing within all areas of the laboratory to include hematology, chemistry, blood bank, urinalysis, microbiology ◦ Maintained equipment to meet testing requirements ◦ Conducted quality control procedures following standard protocols

Bachelor'S Degree, Clinical Laboratory Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Microbiology

Bachelor'S Degree, Zoology