Medical Manager

COL Kenneth Davis, MSHSA, MT (ASCP), SBB (CM)

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Blood Bank Supervisor / Manager / Coordinator / Director (Non-MD)

As a Medical Technologist for 26 years I have served in a number of capacities in the

laboratory environment from bench technologist, shift supervisor, section supervisor,

labortory manager, to deputy program director. Throughout these positions I have

consistently obtained experience, knowledge, and exceptional leadership skills that

have resulted in numerous cost savings, quality and process improvements, and

enhanced efficiency.

Experience

2006 to Present Deputy Director, Army Blood Program

United States Army, Fort Sam Houston, TX

Serve as the Army Blood Program operations officer, responsible for ensuring donor

centers meet Theater blood requirements. Function as the reserve liaison to the Army

Blood Program, accountable for staffing Army donor center, staff management, and as

an advisor to the Director, Army Blood Program, on Army Reserve issues. Additional

duty as the consultant to Army Human Resources Command for reserve 71E Clinical

Officer placement. Manage the Non-FDA compliant blood transfusion look back

program. Accomplishments include developing and managing the first and largest

Department of Defense (DoD) Look Back program encompassing all three services,

civilian contractors and thirty six foreign countries.

Developed, programed and utilize the Non-FDA database. This program involves

coordinating between medical treatment facilities preventive medicine departments,

health care providers, and Walter Reed Institute of Research. This has resulted in

achieving 100% accountability of all personnel transfused with Non-FDA compliant

blood products.

Developed, programmed, and fielded the first tri-service Blood Management Tool

(BMT). This tool connects all DoD donor centers, transfusion services and the

Veterans Administration transfusion services into one centralized distribution

system.

The BMT has led to the DoD meeting its blood requirements 99% of the time with

fresh blood arriving to the Armed Services Whole Blood Processing Laboratory

within four days, thus providing fresher blood into the Iraq and Afghanistan

Theatre. This tool has reduced DoD civilian blood purchases by $1.5 million

annually since its fielding. It has reduced the expiration rate from 7.2% to 3.6% since

2009 to present.

2003 to 2005 Officer in Charge Blood Supply Group and NAT Testing

Camp Memorial Blood Center, Fort Knox, KY

Responsible for performing NAT testing, managing the Blood Supply Group and

ensuring FDA and AABB standards are met as they relate to donor testing. Managed

around 20 military and civilian personnel assigned to the testing center. Additional

duties included identifying equipment needing to be replaced and the procurement of

new equipment.

Accomplishments include one full year of zero NAT failed runs, validation of NAT

Tracker system, and development of computer based program standard operating

procedures. Successfully ordered and procured over $760,000 worth of new and

replacement equipment.

Implemented a new database system to track failed runs, root cause analysis, and to

monitor testing trends and supply costs.

Developed the NAT electronic transfer SOP, NAT Testing SOP, and introduction of

West Nile Testing. Performed in-depth audits for the donor center to ensure

regulatory and local policies were followed.

Performed audits for the Donor Center Director; auditing lot release packets and

NAT packets for lot compliance and quality control dating.

1997 to 2006 Blood Bank Supervisor

Providence Hospital (Level II Trauma Center), Mobile, AL

During this period I started as a bench technologist, on evening shift, performing

generalized blood bank duties to include ABO, type and screening, and routine

antibody identification. Performed quality control, equipment maintenance,

refrigerator/freezer alarm checks, and cleaning equipment/section.

On January 2006, I was promoted to the Blood Bank Supervisor with the responsibility

for managing six medical technologists, personnel scheduling, competency assessment,

and technical supervision.

As a bench technologist my accomplishments included revision of all maintenance

SOP's, all maintenance forms, patient antibody cards, and created computer

automated programs that increased efficacy and reduced tech time.

As the blood bank supervisor my accomplishments included passing a joint

AABB/CAP inspection six weeks after assuming the duties.

Additional achievements, as the supervisor, included revision of all technical SOPs,

streamlining operations by eliminating unnecessary duplication, performance of

internal audits, and devised a plan for implementing ISBT bar codes on the MYSIS

computer system.

Developed and executed equipment validations and automated all SOP's into

electronic format. Also programmed a database for collecting internal audit data and

analysis of this data.

Before being called to active duty I was developing a web based procedure manual

that would have eliminated the paper version of the SOP manuals.

1990 to 1997 Evening Shift Laboratory Supervisor

University of South Alabama Medical Center (Level I Trauma Center), Mobile, AL

Successfully supervised the nine medical technologist and two phelobotomy personnel

in all areas of the clinical laboratory. Resolved issues that arose between personnel and

healthcare providers. Accountable for staffing, hiring, training, competency assessing,

and evaluating the medical technologists. Responsible for training student Medical

Technologist when assigned to the evening shift as part of their lab rotations.

Assisted resident staff by facilitating interest to broaden their knowledge in

laboratory testing by recommending additional tests they could consider in caring

for their patients when situations warranted intervention or when recommendations

were requested. Instructed residents in blood smear examination and trained

medical technologist students on various laboratory procedures, specifically body

fluid analysis.

Directly performed testing in chemistry, hematology, blood bank, urinalysis,

microbiology, and coagulation testing. Trained to perform extended coagulation

studies such as factor VIII, ATIII, and factor substitutions.

Accomplishments include developing the first comprehensive pediatric minimum

sample Standards Operating Procedure (SOP) for phlebotomist to ensure adequate

samples were collected.

Performed Quality Assurance (QA) audits such as CK/MB audits designed to

eliminate the need to perform MB analysis on normal CK values thus saving money

on unnecessary testing.

Magnesium (Mg) study to validate the stability of Mg analysis and the need to

eliminate repeating Mg levels.

Another QA project involved comparison of urinalysis results to cultures. This

resulted in eliminating unnecessary urine cultures.

A study on critical Magnesium levels on obstetrical patients led to the adjustment

of critical magnesium values for obstetrical patients, increasing technologist

efficiency by reducing phone calls.

1986 to 1990 Laboratory Manager and Chief Technologist

United States Army - Bayne Jones Army Community Hospital, Fort Polk, LA

Responsible for staffing, evaluating, and counseling 32 civilian and military laboratory

personnel with an average workload of 220,000 CAP units annually. Management

duties included budgeting, maintaining regulatory requirements per JCAHO, CAP,

AABB, and FDA. Profis to the 15th EVAC Hospital with 16 lab technicians.

Oversaw the donor center, which collected 40 units per week for hospital use, and

had a plasma account of $14,000. Responsible for equipment purchases, quality

assurance program, and blood utilization committees.

Maintained a budget which exceeded $514,000 annually and contracts over $500,000

annually. Liable for property totaling over $1 million dollars. Through the use of

contract and equipment purchases, created a cost avoidance of around $300,000

over a five year period.

Accomplishments include passing two AABB, two CAP, two FDA and one TJC

inspections with minimum deficiencies.

Education

2011 University of Saint Francis Juliet, IL

Master of Science, Health Service Administration

GPA: 4.0

2008 United States Army Blood Bank Washington, DC

Fellowship - Walter Reed Army Medical

Center

University of South Alabama Mobile, AL

Various Courses from 1991-1993

1986 Research Hospital Kansas City, MO

B.S., Medical Technology

Medical Technology Residency

1986 Missouri Western State University St. Joseph, MO

B.S., Medical Technology

Minor in Chemistry

AABB New Assesor Training - 2012

Access Database Programming

Affiliations

American Associaton of Blood Banks 2006 Present Member

Society for Armed Forces Medical Laboratory Scientist 2006 Present Member

Alumni Association of the Blood Bank Fellowship 2008 Present Member

American College of Health Care Executives 2011 to 2012

Licenses

SBB (ASCP), American Society of Clinical Pathologist 2008 Current

Medical Technologist (ASCP), American Society of Clinical Pathologist 1994

MT-197234 Current

Florida State Medical Technologist, Immunohematology, Chemistry, Hematology,

1994

License

TN32963 - Current

Conferences

2008 American Association of Blood Bank Annual Conference

Annually attend to obtain necessary continuting education units to maintain SBB

(ASCP) certification. Started attending in 2008.

2007 Society for Armed Forces Medical Laboratory Scientist Annual Conference

Attend annually to conference with others in the profession. Started attending in 2007.

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