Salissou Ali
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Work History
Patient Services Technician
LabCorp, Washington, DC, 2011-2012
Certified through the Certified Venous Access Specialist Association
Certificate # 31028-pt06, expires February 13, 2013
Posted at Whitman-Walker Health. Responsible for specimen collection and processing in busy safety net
clinic providing leadership in LGBT healthcare. Computer based charting and processing. Customer
service skills include conflict resolution and reassurance through difficult procedures. Order and maintain
supplies.
Assistant Manager for Clinic Laboratory
Family Health and Birth Center, Washington, DC, 2006-2010
Culturally sensitive patient care of newborns through adults. Collection and processing of lab specimens
and reports. Management of reimbursement processes FHBC, laboratories and third party payers.
Coordination of patient health records (on paper) between multiple sites of care delivery. Effective
collaboration and communication with team members. Training of students and new hires. Responsible
for sterilization of medical equipment, control of biohazardous waste.
Language Partner
Yale University, New Haven, CT, 2004-2005
Provide Hausa language instruction to graduate and undergraduate students preparing for work and travel
in West Africa, including oral and written language skills. Designed curriculum and learning exercises.
Nurse Manager
Government of Niger Department of Health, 1999-2002
Independent clinical care of isolated, rural populations including diagnosis and treatment of diseases and
injuries, management of child birth, pre-natal and well child care; clinic administration including
management of clinic staff and supplies; planning and budgeting; management of partnerships with local
leaders; administration and execution of international vaccine drives sponsored by UNICEF;
collaboration in health initiatives of international organizations such as Doctors Without Borders, Rotary
Club, the Red Cross; executed public health interventions based on local needs assessments; responsible
for compliance with health regulations and reporting of clinic activities; training for ancillary staff.
Staff Nurse
Government of Niger Department of Health, 1987-1996
Provided clinical care in a variety of rural communities. Learned the Zarma language on the job. Design
and delivery of health outreach activities, including education on HIV/AIDS. Collaboration with Peace
Corps volunteers in health programming and provided them with instruction in Hausa language and
culture.
Education
General Education Diploma (GED), 2006
Metropolitan Delta Adult Literacy Council, Washington, DC
Nursing Diploma, 1999
National School of Public Health, Zinder, Niger, West Africa
Nursing Certificate, 1987
National School of Public Health, Zinder, Niger, West Africa
Volunteer Activities
Founder and President
Sanin Hanya, 2006-present
Designed and direct non-profit organization licensed in Niger, West Africa with a mission to improve
public health and the conditions of poverty. Coordinated administrative requirements to create the
organization, recruited members, direct activities including grants applications, programming, planning
and collaboration with partners.
Language Proficiency
English, French, Hausa and Zarma