Priti Patel

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Sugarland, TX 77479

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acb8d5@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

Interested in a challenging Clinical Laboratory Manager position with three years of

management experience in various areas such as Blood Bank, Chemistry, Point of Care

(POC), Quality, Safety, Processing, collection/drawing station and Outreach. ASCP certified

Medical Technologist with eighteen years of experience including experience as a

generalist, culture mentor, safety representative and POC Coordinator. Additional skills

include experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals while striving for continued

excellence, strong communication skills when interfacing across all levels of an organization,

self-starter who is a highly motivated and results-oriented, team player with excellent

interpersonal skills, well organized, reliable, committed to professionalism, and able to

multi-task effectively.

CAREER PROFILE:

Maintains compliance with JACHO, CLIA, OSHA, safety and risk-management guidelines.

Assists laboratory director in setup and opening of a new collection station as well as a

satellite laboratory.

Assists laboratory director in productivity, inventory management, cost accounting, and

budgeting.

Chosen to perform laboratory director’s function to include correspondence with the

hospital administration.

Manages implementation of Roche Glucose meter for a 700+ bed hospital.

Responsible for hiring, and maintaining adequate staffing .

Promotes a culture of safety for patients and employees.

Instrumentation:

Roche Integra 400 and 800, Roche Cobas 6000, Roche PPE, Axsym, Elecsys 2010, Hitachi 917,

Hitachi 747and 717-Boehringer Mannheim, Dade ACA IV, CX3 -Beckman, Stratus II –Baxter, J & J

Vitros 250, 350, and fusion 5.1, ECI, Centaur, Sysmex HMX, LH 750, Coulter STKS, Clinitek,

Sysmex UF50, Atlas, Yellow IRIS, Radiometer ABL 80, 625 and 825, Gen-Probe, Walk-away,

Bacti/Alert, Cobas Mira System, HiChem mini-ves, Hemofuge, Stago Compact, MLA Electra 900

and 1000C, BIO/DATA Aggregometer, Osmometer, FAC-SCAN, Haemoscope TEG analyzer,

VerifyNow, Accucheck Inform, Surestep Flexx, Signature Elite, Hemochron response, I -stat and

Roche MPA pre-analytic system.

LIS/HIS systems: McKesson HLab, HCLL, Physician Portal, Sunquest/Mysis, HBO Star, SoftLab,

SoftBank, SoftPath, Cerner.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Clinical Laboratory Manager St. Joseph Medical Center, Houston, TX 8/2011 - Present

Provides day-to-day management of assigned laboratory sections in regards to

management of employees, performance and associated matters--equipment, testing

methodologies, test results, reports and department functions. Regularly reviews and

revises policies and procedures as necessary, and ensures compliance with hospital and

regulatory agency standards. Establishes and maintains acceptable QC and PI programs.

Orients and oversees the training of all testing personnel assigned to the section. Hires,

fires, disciplines, counsels, schedules, and evaluates the performance of employees with

appropriate documentation.

Point of Care Coordinator St. Joseph Medical Center, Houston, TX 9/2010-8/2011

Responsible for staff competency, monthly audits, monthly QC, POC and PI reports,

quarterly POC and safety tracers and review of policies and procedures. Coordinates and

assists during annual nursing and ancillary competency fair with the education

department. Coordinates smooth operation of POC testing to include Glucose Meter, DCA

Vantage, occult blood, urine dipstick, Pregnancy, KOH Prep., fern testing, wet mount and

amniotest. Actively participates in PI projects, monthly nursing leadership meetings, lab.

week, health fair. Meticulously performs IT&S audit and HIPPA audit in a timely manner.

Medical Technologist (Generalist) Methodist Hospital, Sugar Land, TX 9/2003 – 9/2010

Performs Hematology, Chemistry, Blood Bank, Microbiology and specialized laboratory

procedures including blood gases, TEG, platelet mapping, bone marrow, frozen sections,

biopsies and FNA assistance. Efficiently performs QC and maintenance as required. Served

as safety representative and culture mentor. Actively participates in lab week committee,

education committee, and safety forums. Performs departmental safety audits and

orientation, and reviews safety manual. Actively participates in POC testing for Hemochron

response and Glucometer including working with education committee, biannual linearity,

precision, and correlation using EP evaluator, monthly audits, QC review, audit check and

CAP compliance. Key personnel in implementation of VerifyNow instrument and I-STAT

handheld analyzers. Responsible for reviewing daily blood bank work, and performing

cooler and centrifuge validation. Works as tech in charge and tech on call.

Medical Technologist (Chemistry) St. Joseph Med. Center, Houston, TX. 7/1997 – 9/2010

Successfully performs laboratory tests to help physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of

diseases. Utilizes, maintains and troubleshoots equipments, instruments, and computer system.

Participates in special projects such as TAT, PI reports, new analyzer implementation, IT

projects, training students, new test correlation, biannual inventory management, Lab week

committee, and reviewing procedures.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTS:

BS in Medical Technology from University of Texas, Houston, Texas, 1996

Dean’s list member at UT, Texas.

ASCP Certification in 1997

Master in Microbiology from Gujarat University India.

Reference will be available on request

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