Medical Quality Control
Resume:
LAURETTE ANN KAMMERMAN
RESUME
Telephone: 410-***-**** (home)
Marriottsville, Maryland 21104
410-***-**** (cell)
WORK EXPERIENCE
****- **** **** ********** ** Maryland Medical Center
Chemistry Technical Specialist Core Laboratory. Duties
include implementation of new assays and training of
employees on Ortho 5600/4600 chemistry platforms and
Radiometer ABL 800 series blood gas instruments for all
three shifts. Accomplishments include implementation of
Quality Control in Cerner laboratory LIS system and Bio Rad
Unity program. Managerial duties include scheduling,
payroll, and ordering supplies for the laboratory for 65
full time employees. In addition, issues under this job are
complex in nature and deal with technical problems that
require leadership for solution without compromise to
schedule or quality. Knowledge of day- to-day operations,
quality, production and a general understanding of the lab
business is required. To insure all fractions of the lab
are satisfied both technical and non technical, a
comprehensive knowledge of general medical technology
gained over 30 years in all aspects of the lab are a must.
Special projects include a member of the career ladder
development team for the Medical Technologist. In addition
I was responsible for distribution of CAP surveys and
reviewing the data prior to submission. When the CAP
results come back, responsible for reviewing and follow-up
prior to final sign off. As the technical lead, CAP audits
were held in 2008 and 2010 successfully.
2002- 2008 University of Maryland Medical Center
Quality Assurance Technologist, Point of Care Testing.
Duties include training and maintaining competencies of
3000+ operators on the Roche Accuchek Inform Glucose System
and all other Point of Care Testing of employees at UMMC,
Speciality Hospital, and Kernan. Monthly teaching of the
Inform at the Patient Care Tech Course, Acute Care Course
and the Shock Trauma new orientee course. Responsible for
the review of all daily and monthly reports for Point of
Care tests, including calculation of Quality Control ranges
for all assays. Performs bi-annual crosschecks and
linearity studies on all instruments. Development of
worksheets and manuals to support lab testing and lab
safety. Maintains records for multiple labs at three
hospitals. Part of inspection team to accredit other CAP
Hospital labs.
1982-2002 University of Maryland Medical Center
Medical Technologist, Clinical Chemistry Department
Duties listed are performed on a rotational basis: Stat
Lab, Toxicology,
Routine Chemistry, Special Chemistry, and weekend
Supervisor of all labs.
Stat Lab - Operation and troubleshooting of CX3 and CX7,
Etachem 500,
Etachem 700, Etachem 950,
AXSYM, Urinalalysis (Kova System), Corning
Blood Gas System. Toxicology-Performing drug screens,
therapeutic drug monitoring (TDX, Cobas, Stratus), special
test including Vitamin E, Vitamin A, Carotene's, LS ratio,
Thiocyante, Salicylate, and Total barbs.
Routine Chemistry - Operation and troubleshooting of
Etcachem 700 and Array instruments
Special Chemistry - Hepatitis testing, T3, T4, TSH, B12,
Folate, Ferritin, Serum Electrophoresis, (Serum
Immunoelectrophoresis, Serum Immunofixation), LDH iso-
enzyme, Myoglobins, and ALK-Phos isoenzyme. Operation and
troubleshooting of Array analyzer, Stratus, TDX and IMX
instruments.
1984. St Joseph's Hospital, Micro lab
Medical Technologist (Part Time Employment - Every other
weekend)
Tasks include reading urine cultures, nose, throat,
cervical and stools.
EDUCATION
College: Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA
17022
BS Chemistry/Medical Technology 1978-1981; Member of Med.
Tech. Club
1978-1981; Laboratory Assistant 1979-1981; Award, Best Med.
Tech. Class of 1981
High School: Archbishop Keough, 1974-1978, College Prep GPA
3.85/4.0
1981-1982 Clinical rotation at St. Joseph's Hospital
GPA for college and rotation 3.8/4.0
Didactic and clinical rotation in Chemistry, Microbiology,
Blood Bank
Hematology, Immunology, Stat Lab, Pulmonary Function,
Nuclear Medicine,
and Phlebotomy
MEMBERSHIPS:
1982 - Present Member of Maryland Society Medical Technology
1982 - Present Member of American Society Of Clinical Pathologists
HOBBIES: Gardening, sports, cooking, crafts
REFERENCES: Furnished upon request
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