Carolyn S Harvilicz

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Copperas Cove, TX 76522

Day Phone: 254-***-****

Email: acd0al@r.postjobfree.com

Availability: July 1, 2014

Job Type: Permanent

Work Schedule: Full-Time, Shift Work

Work Experience:

West Texas VA Healthcare System

Big Spring, TX United States

04/2009 - 10/2011

Hours per week: 40

Series: 0001 Pay Plan: AA

Lead Medical Technologist (This is a federal job)

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Duties: Cross-trained in all areas of the laboratory. This includes Chemistry, Hematology, Blood

Bank, Urinalysis, Coagulation, and Microbiology.

Chemistry Lead Tech Duties:

• Write and update SOP’s

• monitor, troubleshoot, and record QC

• organize and submit monthly reports to Laboratory Supervisor

• initiated new procedures and evaluated them

• order and monitor inventory

• make arrangements with other labs to perform tests when needed

• trained and evaluated Lab Techs

• troubleshoot machine malfunctions

• assist in interviews for new employees

• assist with evaluation of new Chemistry equipment

Supervisor: Lisa Patton 432-***-**** x7231)

Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

Darnall Army Medical Center

Fort Hood, TX United States

12/2004 - 03/2009

Hours per week: 40

Medical Technologist Blood Bank 2nd Shift

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Duties: Perform all Blood Banking duties. This includes:

• ABORh, Antibody panels, Screening, Crossmatching, Ruling in and out Antibodies, Select

Panels

• Processed shipments of PRBCs, platelets, FFP and Cryoprecipitate,

• Phenotyping of units

• Split units into smaller volumes for infants and children

• Followed predefined procedures for SOP’s in Blood Bank

• Provided advice and assistance when needed

• Irradiated blood products.

• Filled out reports for HDN and specimen rejection

• Ordered blood products in emergency situations

• Reported criticals to proper staff and floors

• Able to work with little or no supervision

• Excellent management of time

• Able to adapt to quick changing environment

• Perform Mono tests on a STAT or ASAP basis. Have performed serology testing of RPRs and

hepatitis's in times of staffing shortages.

• Performed CAP surveys and QC of blood typing reagents when required.

• Begin processing of HIV tubes for Day Shift by organizing specimens numerically, labeling,

and checking already labeled and spun specimens against standards for shipment.

Supervisor: Rita Fowler 254-***-****)

Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

Guthrie Clinic Ltd

Sayre, PA United States

02/2000 - 05/2004

Hours per week: 40

Senior Medical Technologist- Generalist

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Duties: * Performed routine and emergency procedures as a Generalist starting on Second Shift

to First Shift to Third Shift.

* Worked only in Blood Bank part time on Second Shift.

First Shift Duties:

*Taught Medical Technology students rotating in clinical training.

*Trained new hires.

Hematology

*Performed daily QC

*Performed parallel testing between identical machines.

*Participated in CAP Unknowns.

*Selected as well as performed monthly differential competency unknowns.

*Reviewed daily abnormal/critical results as per CAP regulations when needed.

*Printed monthly QC to disk to be sent to company office.

*Performed weekly and monthly maintenance.

*Attended troubleshooting classes for Bayer Advia 120.

Coagulation:

*Performed daily QC.

*Calibrated new reagent lots.

*Performed lot to lot testings.

*Participated in CAP unknowns.

*Entered calibration data and curves in preparation for calibrating factors, fibrinogens, FDP, etc.

Chemistry

*Performed daily QC.

*Entered calibration curves and data when needed.

*Calibrated new reagent lots.

*Printed monthly QC data.

*Reviewed abnormal/critical results per CAP regulations when needed.

*Performed weekly and monthly maintenance.

*Performed parallel testing.

*Performed carryover studies.

*Performed manual dilutions.

*Reviewed QC for trending.

Third Shift

* Ran daily QC as assigned to instruments. Reviewed QC and accepted it if within established

parameters.

* Performed and documented all maintenance in appropriate manner for daily, weekly and

monthly.

*Third Shift was responsible for maintaining one Advia 120. Machine was torn down and parts

cleaned and bleached. Syringes and tubing changed after a determined amount of tests. Each

Tech on Third Shift was trained to do this.

* All Machine malfunctions documented as well as procedure to troubleshoot.

* Closely reviewed all data before verifying results. Deltas were reviewed with prior history to

determine instrument malfunction or actual patient result.

* Performed dilutions and converted units for reporting purposes, eg. CSF protein and 24 hour

urines.

* Machine malfunctions and downtime required backup methods. Manual methods, specimens

sent to nearby hospitals or specimens sent to reference labs were utilized.

* Controlled inventory for Urinalysis. Ordered supplies on a weekly basis.

* Drew BAC's for local police agencies.

* Collected urines for industrial accidents and truck accidents for DOT, maintaining chain of

custody.

* Assumed Supervisor status when needed. Supervisor qualified since 1997

Supervisor: Dawn Johnson 570-***-****)

Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

New Hampshire Medical Center

Nashua, NH United States

07/1998 - 02/1999

Hours per week: 40

Medical Technologist- Night Shift

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Duties: Worked as Generalist on 3rd shift. Performed testing in Blood Bank, Urines,

Hematology, Coagulation, and Chemistry. Performed routine machine maintenance.

Supervisor: Celeste Karski 603-***-****)

Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

Guthrie Clinic Ltd

Sayre, PA United States

09/1991 - 05/1998

Hours per week: 40

Medical Technologist

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Duties: Second Shift Duties:

*Worked in Hematology, Coagulation, Urinalysis, Chemistry, and Microbiology which included

some Serology tests.

*Performed routine procedures on all outreach clinic specimens shipped by courier.

*Called STATS and Criticals to proper Offices and staff.

*Transferred to First Shift.

First Shift Duties:

*Worked in Hematology, Coagulation, Urinalysis, Endocrinology, and Chemistry.

*Performed daily QC.

*Performed daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance on equipment.

*Calibrated MLA pipettes.

*Participated in CAP Unknowns

*Calibrated new reagent lots.

*Ran parallel testing between identical machines.

*Performed annual serial linearity.

Consolidation between Outpatient and Inpatient laboratories occurred in 1997/1998; promoted to

Third Shift Supervisor.

As Third Shift Supervisor:

*Improved communication between Lab, Doctors, and Nurses.

*Increased testing menu by at least 50% immediately.

*Increased Tech productivity by 30% in first few months.

*Decreased turn around time by 50% resulting in faster access to patient results.

*Introduced concept of teamwork.

*Morale was increased 100% with a leader to back them.

*Scheduled and assigned working areas of 10 employees.

*Increased awareness of the importance of QC and QA.

Supervisor: Gail Strausser 570-***-****)

Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

Education:

Robert Packer School Of Medical Technology Sayre, PA United States

Technical or Occupational Certificate 09/1991

Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:

ASCP 1991

Elmira College Elmira, NY United States

Bachelor's Degree 04/1990

Credits Earned: 162 Semester hours

Major: Biology Minor: Chemistry

References:

Daniel Rios West Tx VA Healthcare System Lead Medical Technologist 432-***-****

x 7238 acd0al@r.postjobfree.com

Elizabeth Treece West TX VA Healthcare System Urology/Coagulation Lead Medical

Technologist 432-***-**** acd0al@r.postjobfree.com

Barry Cruz West TX VA Healthcare System Night Shift Medical Technologist 432-

263-7361 x 7238 acd0al@r.postjobfree.com

David Martin West TX VA Healthcare System Microbiology Lead Medical Technologist

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