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 Promoted to Day Shift Chemistry Technical Specialist | September 2016o Ensure compliance for CAP accreditation for Chemistry department and maintain documentation/records o Monthly review of QC/Calibrations/ Lot to Lot, investigate and correct as needed; assign, result, and evaluate CAP PT (Proficiency Testing); respond to any CAP failureso Support lab planning and ordering of all department supplies, including reagents/QC/Calibrators/analyzer consumables and supplies for 6-month studieso Maintain, update and create SOPs for Chemistry department as neededo Perform 6-month linearity studies; 6-month QC comparisons; 6-month analyzer comparisons, enter data, verify acceptability and give to director/pathologist for sign offo Validation of new tests and analyzers including IL GEM5000 blood gas analyzers (Jan 2020), in-house Fentanyl testing on the VISTA 500 (Dec 2020), validate new TNIH (May 2021)o Train and mentor all new technicians in Chemistry department; create training packets/ tests for new Chemistry employees; create/assign/evaluate annual required competency for all Chemistry department techso Represent Chemistry department in bi-monthly Best Practice Team system (Sisters of Charity Leavenworth hospital system) meetings to standardize chemistry department supplies, equipment, upgrades, discuss issues found, new physician requests for testingo Evaluate performance of LIS/resulting/comments for new methods and LIS systemso Appointed by senior leadership to New Hospital Planning Committee for laboratory layout and chemistry department layout for new hospital scheduled for 2024

 Promoted to Night Shift Team Lead | February 2008o Managed and trained 20+ team members; responsible for nightly bench assignments, weekly timecard reviews, call-in/sick coverage; communicating with house supervisor; giving yearly evaluations, 1-on-1 meetings, personnel performance issues, and corrective actionso Sent to vendor training (multiple years)for Advia 2120, Sysmex XE3000; Beckman DXC and DXI; Siemens VISTA 500 and Centaur XP analyzers for advanced maintenance and troubleshooting and as a night shift resourceo Represented night shift during monthly leadership meetings resulting in increased efficiency of department and feedback to lab manager and directoro Received recognition award for outstanding leadership during a massive transfusion protocol (MTP) event; set record for quantity of blood products given for a single patiento Troubleshot and resolved analyzer issues across multiple departments, including Chemistry, Hematology, Blood Bank, Uranalysis, and Coagulation Departments and Equipment Trainedo Hematology: CBC, manual differentials, body fluid counts (Unopette/hemacytometer, now automated), polarized crystals, malaria smears.; Advia 2120 and Sysmex XE 5000. Vendor training for Sysmex XE 5000 to train other techs for new analyzers. Hematek stainers, ESRs (manual and now automated)o Coagulation: STAGO STA and STA-Revolution. Manual DDimmer and FSPo Urinalysis: Manual and automated urinalysis, microscopic  Equipment: Refractometer, manual microscopic, several generations of IRIS, Clinitek, currently IRIS iQ200 o Chemistry: General chemistry testing on blood and body fluids; nightly maintenance including Daily QC/calibrations; daily/weekly/monthly maintenance for analyzers and Automation systems; manual pregnancy, osmometer, BHB, FFN testing

Night Shift MLT Departments and Equipment Trainedo Hematology: CBC, manual differentials, body fluid counts (Unopette/hemacytometer, now automated), polarized crystals, malaria smears.; Advia 2120 and Sysmex XE 5000. Vendor training for Sysmex XE 5000 to train other techs for new analyzers. Hematek stainers, ESRs (manual and now automated)o Coagulation: STAGO STA and STA-Revolution. Manual DDimmer and FSPo Urinalysis: Manual and automated urinalysis, microscopic  Equipment: Refractometer, manual microscopic, several generations of IRIS, Clinitek, currently IRIS iQ200 o Chemistry: General chemistry testing on blood and body fluids; nightly maintenance including Daily QC/calibrations; daily/weekly/monthly maintenance for analyzers and Automation systems; manual pregnancy, osmometer, BHB, FFN testingEquipment: Past: Abbott Areoset, Abbott AXYM, Beckman DXC 800, Beckman DXI 800, Beckman Automation line system Present: Siemens Vista 500, Siemens Advia Centaur XP, Siemens Aptio Automation line. Beckman Ultrafuge. Helena SPIFE 4000; Advance Instruments Osmometer 3200; Biomeriux Vidas 3, Radiometer ABL 700 and 825 FLEX; IL GEM 5000; Hologic FFN; STAT-Site BHB (Ketone) meter; Siemens CentraLink middlewareMicrobiology: Culture set ups (reading/susceptibility performed off site by larger sister hospital St Joseph’s Denver) including positive blood cultures, wounds, body fluids, tissues/bone, gram stains; Rapid testing MONO, SPUA, LEGUA; Molecular testing on Biomeriux Biofire Torch and Cepheid GeneXpert. BACTEC FX blood culture incubators.Middleware: Sunquest, EPIC Beaker