Maintenance Medical

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Fort Mill SC 29708 Home: (803) 767- 4696

Email: ab835q@r.postjobfree.com

Vaishali Patel

Objective To train and assist in the implementation of technical procedures and processes as a Medical Technologist.

Education 1992-1996 Purdue University West Lafayette, IN

B.S. Environmental Health Science Minor: Psychology

1996-1997 Lutheran Hospital of Indiana School of Medical Technology

Certification MT ASCP certified

Computer EpicCare Laboratory Tech 100, Cerner, Medi Tech, Sunquest, Mysis, Lab Daq, Atlas, Commercial, eclinical

works, MS Office

Experience

March 2011 to Current Solstas Lab Partners

Technical Supervisor

Assist Solstas staff with EPIC migration for Novant clients.

Supervise 34 employees and 20 plus client sites.

Maintain master schedule.

Monitor employee payroll and overtime to stay within the budget.

Interview and hire applicants for open pos itions.

Provide performance evaluations on phlebotomy and technical staff.

Start up of new instrumentation (validations, calibrations, sample comparisons).

Training staff on phlebotomy and technical policies and procedures.

Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly reports in a timely manner, including the QA Metrics.

Assist Process Improvement Team (PIT) committee in developing clinical procedures/processes.

Perform site visits to IOP, PSCs and STAT Labs to ensure QA processes are followed.

Perform monthly and quarterly audits to ensure proper CLIA/COLA guidelines are followed.

Directorship over moderate COLA accredited labs/CLIA waived sites.

Start up of COLA accredited STAT Labs. Successfully passed all COLA inspections.

Follow company compliance guidelines.

January 2010 to March 2011, Solstas Laboratory, Belmont, NC

Med Tech

Chemistry: Envoy- performed method verification, comparison studies, verified normal ranges and

linearities. Able to perform daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance on the Envoy. Perform

proficiencies and linearities.

DCA Vantage- Helped in writing the DCA Vantage procedure. Able to perform daily, weekly, and optical

transmission. Perform DCA Vantage proficiencies.

Hematology: ACT-Diff 2: Perform daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance. Keep up with IQAP data at

the end of each month. Perform S Cal verification. Perform STAT CBCs and read manual differentials

when required. Perform Act Diff 2 proficiencies.

Phlebotomy: Draw blood and process specimens for the main lab. Use Atlas and or eclinical works to

process requisitions. Perform end of month inventory and QA for COLA.

August 2007 to October 2009 Gaston Medical Group Gastonia, NC

Lab Supervisor

Maintained COLA guidelines and regulations for moderate to complex laboratory testing.

Successfully passed the biannual (2008) COLA inspection.

Supervised five employees including phlebotomy.

Maintained procedures for all areas of the lab.

Performed start up of new instrumentations (method verification, comparison studies, verifying normal

ranges, and linearities) along with training staff.

Maintained ordering of supplies in the phlebotomy area as well as the lab.

Maintained records of patients seen and tests ordered/performed.

Implemented requests of new lab tests and or instrumentation for physicians.

June 2001 to August 2007 CMC North East Medical Center Concord, NC

Core Lab

Chemistry: Used the Access, Blood Gas Analyzer, CX7,Lithium Analyzer, LX 20, Osmometer, and TDX.

Able to perform daily maintenance on the Access, CX7, Lithium Analyzer,LX20, Osomometer, and TDX.

Able to perform biweekly maintenance on the Access, CX7 and LX20. Able to perform bimonthly and

monthly maintenance on the CX7 and LX20. Performed various CAP linearity surveys.

Preceptor: Trained new employees on the Access and LX20.

Coagulation: Performed AT3s, D-Dimers, Fibrinogen, PT, PTT and Thrombin Clotting Time on the

Stago. Also performed PT and PTT mixing studies. Able to perform weekly and monthly maintenance

on the Stago.

Hematology/Oncology: Performed Complete Blood Counts on the LH20 along with daily maintenance.

Also read abnormal differentials on oncology patients. Set up sedrates and retic counts and read them.

W hen required set up manual WBC and Platelet counts. Performed body fluid counts (CSF, Joint, PD,

Peritoneal, Pleural and Synovial), with differential. Performed crystal examination on knee fluids.

Performed various CAP surveys.

Urinalysis: Used the Atlas for urine macroscopics and the UF for microscopics, and performed daily

maintenance. Used the Clinitek 500 as the backup, and performed daily and weekly on it along with

manual microscopics. Performed automated ketone testing. Kit testing for seru m and urine pregnancy.

Also performed occult blood card testing, WBC for stool and fecal fat.

Oct. 2000 to May 2001 Charlotte Medical Clinic Charlotte, NC

Core Lab

Chemistry: Used the Vitros, Tosoh, and Axsym . Performed daily maintenance on all of the above.

Performed weekly on the Vitros and the Axsym.

Coagulation: Used the MLA to perform PTs and PTTs

Hematology: Used the Cell Dyne 3000 and 3200 to perform Complete Blood Counts. Performed daily

and weekly maintenance. Also read abnormal differentials specifically on oncology patients. Set up

sedrates and performed retic counts.

Microbiology: Set up urine cultures and read them. Performed gram stains on vaginal and urine

cultures. Performed kit testing for pregnancies, strep, RA, mono, and H. Pylori.

Urinalysis: Used the Clinitek 50 for UAs. Performed backup tests for macroscopics and also read

microscopics when needed.

Phlebotomy: Drew blood and processed specimens for in house testing and referenc e labs.

May 1999 to Oct 2000 North East Medical Center Concord, NC

Core Lab

Chemistry: Used the Access, Array, Axsym, Blood Gas Analyzer, CX7, IMX, Lithium Analyzer,

Osmometer, and TDX. Able to perform daily maintenance on all of the above. Able to perform weekly

maintenance on the Access, Array, Blood Gas Analyzer, and CX7. Able to perform biweekly, bimonthly,

and monthly on the CX7.

Preceptor: Trained new employees on the CX7 including daily maintenance.

Coagulation: Performed AT3s, PTs and PTTs on the Behering Fibronometer. Performed daily and weekly

maintenance. Used the MLA as the back up instrument. Kit testing for D-Dimer. Performed PT and PTT

mixing studies.

Hematology: Performed Complete Blood Counts on the Cell Dyne, along wit h daily and weekly

maintenance, also read abnormal differentials. When needed, setup manual WBC, and platelet counts.

Setup body fluid counts (CSF, Joint, Pd, Peritoneal, Pleural, and Synovial), with differential. Did crystal

examination on knee fluids. Set up sedrates and retics and read them.

Urinalysis: Used the Iris for UAs, and performed daily maintenance. Used the Clinitek 200 as the backup.

Performed backup tests for macroscopic. Performed automated ketone testing. Performed kit testing for

serum and urine pregnancy. Also performed occult blood card testing, WBC for stools, and fecal fat.

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