Medical Laboratory
Resume:
Vijay C. Patel
Katy, Texas 77450
281-***-**** ( Home )
832-***-**** ( Cell )
ac6dbq@r.postjobfree.com
Carrier Summary
Objective:
The opportunity to join a rapid growth organization that has need for an experienced medical technologist with an established track record in hospital laboratory.
Professional experience:
9-2-2011 – 3-2018 – Lead Tech,
West Houston Medical Centre 24 Emergency Center
Managing current laboratory with 9 employees, and assist administrator in managing the Emergency Center. CAP certified for last 2 inspections. Wrote all policy and procedures in compliance to CAP.
Manage the whole QC program for all instrumentations in the lab, Bio-Rad and Siemens and Abbott i-Stat.
Attended training schools for Beckman Coulter LH-500, DxH-600 and Siemens X-Pand.
POCT for Glucometers.
Performed 6 Months Linearity and correlations for all instrumentation in the lab.
Manage the payroll Kronos for the center, and laboratory service billing for CPL and Walmart eScreen.
Ordering Lab supplies online and for the center.
Previous Experience :
Managed 2 laboratories at North and South campuses. Managed all Point of Care Testing ( POCT ) for both hospital locations using Roche RALS system for glucose, BIOSITE-The Triage® Profiler Shortness of Breath ( SOB ) profiler to include Troponin I, CK-MB, Myoglobin, BNP and DDimer; CLO Test, ACT, Hemocue, and Pregnancy Test.
5-28-1980 – 6-25-2008, Riveroaks Hospital ( Facilities closed ) (12 Oaks Medical Center – Sharpstown), ( Previously a TENET affiliate), Houston, Texas.
Effectively and meticulously managed and supervised a team of 25-30 employees, which established efficiency, goal and the positive outcome. Coordinated Women’s Center out patient admissions and lab procedures while maintaining patient’s comfort, needs and confidentiality. Assuring patient’s well being. Resulting in a fast paced and smooth patient flow. Ability to work in any department when called for to handle the workload in stressful situation with ease with no supervision.
Supervisor:
Scheduling, ordering lab supplies, attend sales reps from lab. industry, lab procedures & policy writing using Microsoft word and excel programs, work as bench tech. as generalist covering Hematology, Chemistry, Coagulation, Serology, all aspects of Blood Bank and Micro culturing plates and gram stain, wet prep etc. In the administrative roll; managed and monitor patient data, performance indicators, incident reports and quality control. Responsible for department compliances with regulatory guidelines.
Have five plus years experience as a supervisor. Strong people skilled at leadership, analysis and have scientific knowledge coupled with technical and superior organizational expertise. Interface well with all levels of personnel to achieve efficient results. Is the recipient of a service award, a commendation letter and two promotions. Also recognized for dependability and efficiency. Energetic team player. (Con’t Next Page 2 of 3)
Responsible for maintenance of inventory purchase of supplies and quality control procedures in general. These duties required a person who is thoroughly knowledgeable about hospital, laboratory and highly technical equipment and associated procedures.
More than 27 + years' experience in Medical Technology in hospital laboratory and outpatient locations. Work successfully with physicians in a number of disciplines, including pathology and geriatrics; interact daily with supervisory and laboratory staff, patients, and other people throughout hospital.
Thoroughly familiar with complex, sophisticated laboratory equipment, such as Beckman Coulter, GENS, LH-500, LH-750, HEMAX, CA-500 Coag. analyzer, Integra 400 & 700, COBAS 6000, Elecsys 2010 and many more.
Provide technical training to other operators and medical technology students. Accountable for the calibration of laboratory equipment, detail trouble-shooting, and maintenance.
Well prepared the laboratory for CAP and JCAHO inspection of laboratory with excellent survey results.
Laboratory related Technical Schools attended :
Coulter Maxim, LH-500, DxH-600,J &J Eci, Roche Integra, Bayer ACA, Siemens and more.
(Please see attached Certifications and awards).
Work Experience:
2011- 3-2018 – West Houston Medical Center 24 Emergency Center Laboratory
2008 – 2011 – North Cypress Medical center (POCC) and Generalist Tech.
5-28-1980 – 6-25-2008, River oaks Hospital
(1984 – 1987) West Houston Hospital -PRN Generalist Tech
( 1984 – 1987 ) Rosewood Hospital -PRN Generalist Tech
( 1984 – 1987 ) Heights Hospital - PRN Generalist Tech
( 6-28-76 - 3-9-1978) – Park Plaza Hospital – Generalist Tech
( 1976 – 1977-8 ) – National Health Corporation - Hematology
(11-4-1977 – 5-15-1980) – Diagnostic Clinic of Houston – Generalist 3-11 Supervisor Tech.
(1979-1980) – Medical Service Lab - PRN Generalist Tech.
(1972-1976) - Baptist Medical Center, B’ham, Ala. – Chemistry Tech. & Phlebotomist Supervisor
(1971-1972) – University of Alabama - Dept. of Radiology &Oncology – Part Time Research Tech.
Education:
1971 – Calhoun Junior College, Decatur, Alabama.
Graduated in Associate in Science In General Education.
( Biology & Chemistry with 2.8 out of 3.0 grade average. )
Professional recognition :
* 2001 Promotion to South Campus Supervisor
* 1996 Promotion to Laboratory Services Coordinator
* 1999 Exceptional Employee recognition from hospital CEO, for excellence in
coordinating the JCAHO preparation of hospital and laboratory.
* 1972 Service Award recipient from the College of Biological Sciences,
University of Alabama.
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Professional skills :
Leadership
* Interviewing, hiring, supervising, and training a staff of eleven to fifteen; increasing staff
retention rate
* Managing laboratory equipment and supply budgets
* Managing the purchasing process and negotiating deals and discounts
* Coordinating inter-department laboratory activities
* Presenting and teaching scientific methods, techniques and safety standards to staff and
students
* Mentoring undergraduate biology students
* Serving as a consultant for a laboratory services
* Planning and implementing projects
* Organizing and directing the transfer of laboratory equipment and supplies to remote
class sites
Employee Career Enrichment :
* Writing and editing laboratory, safety and teaching assistant manuals each term
* Utilizing software including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Filmmaker Pro, Netscape,
Current Window XP
* Maintaining excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Working in a fast-paced environment while solving crises
* Engaging in creative problem solving
* Operating, troubleshooting and being responsible for advanced audiovisual equipment
Technical
* Preparing media and reagents classes and culture collections
* Establishing and maintaining various living culture collections for classes
* Designing and performing scientific laboratory experiments
* Conducting protein analyses including dialysis, column chromatography, HPLC,
immuno precipitation, electrophoresis, Western blots and enzymatic assays
* Conducting DNA analyses including plasmid preparation, making probe, agarose gel
Electrophoresis and southern blots analysis
* Maintaining and repairing electronic equipment
Community Activities
Mentor undergraduate biology students 1996 – present
Boy Scout 1999 – present
Attendee at Swaminarayan Hindu Temple since 1976.
Languages
Fluent in English, Gujarati & Hindi ( Country of India )
Can read, write and speak in all 3 languages.
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