WONDWOSEN G. KASSA, MLT

MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST

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PERFORMANCE SUMMERY

Expert and experienced Medical Laboratory Technologist in performing lab test and lead team of 10 for 4 years in hospital setting and teaching in the Health Science Collage and qualified Medical Laboratory Technology. Voted and certified as best Medical Lab technologist for 4 years in a row. Registered as Expert Medical Laboratory Technologist with RPL License Number EMLT=287/2011=01

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Job Title: Assistant Instructor Medical Laboratory 2011 – 2018

Company: Yanet Health Collage, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,

Lectured for about 80 Clinical Nurse, Medical Laboratory and Pharmacy undergraduate students per semester theoretical and practical demonstration in skill laboratory about microscopic technique, culturing technique, tissue processing, specimen collection and preparation, lab testing and reporting.

Assisted 5 – 10 students per semester at practical attachment and internship sites (hospitals and health centres), facilitated students daily presentation.

Prepared students manual and SOP guideline for teaching purpose for medical laboratory and pharmacy technician students in the area of medical laboratory equipment and utility usage, laboratory techniques, urine and semen analysis, immunohematology, blood bank and grouping, and microbiology testes.

Job Title: Clinical Instructor 2005 – 2011

Company: Aleph Health Science Collage, Hawassa, Ethiopia,

Assisted 15 – 20 students per semester at practical attachment and internship sites (hospitals and health centres), facilitated students daily presentation.

Prepared students manual and SOP guideline for teaching purpose for medical laboratory and pharmacy technician students in the area of medical laboratory equipment and utility usage, laboratory techniques, urine and semen analysis, immunohematology, blood bank and grouping, and microbiology testes.

Delivered theoretical lectures & facilitated discussions on the courses of histology, cytology, microbiology, parasitology, urinalysis, parasitology and immunohematology for 160 Clinical Nurse, Medical Laboratory, and Pharmacy students’ undergraduate students per semester.

Conducted practical skill laboratory demonstrations for 200 medical lab and pharmacy technician students for blood, urine, stool, biopsy, swab and body fluid specimen collection, preparation/preservation (serum separation, smearing, staining, fixing, imbedding sectioning, cell counting etc.) and analysis.

Managed the Laboratory department; daily operations by providing laboratory instruction, student advisement in procurement of lab equipment, commodities, reagents, supplies, attend meeting in senior management team, and hiring the department staff.

Job Title: Medical Laboratory Technologist 2001 – 2005

Company: Wolaita University Hospital, Wolaita, SNNPR

Coordinated & Managed Urinalysis, Histopathology, Blood banking, Hematology, microbiology Lab unites operations.

Maintained good communication between department heads, staff and governing boards by attending board meetings and synchronizing interdepartmental functions.

Managed and directed fiscal operations, including planning budgets, preparing procurement specification, authorizing expenditures and establishing service rates.

Effectively managed and supervised 10 Lab technologist and non-clinical staff.

Encouraged creative thinking, problem solving, and empowerment as part of the facility management group to improve morale and teamwork.

Recruited, hired, trained and coached on average of 3 new employees per year.

Coordinated the review and revision of Operational Policies and SOP within Lab Department.

Collected specimens and performed urinalysis, Blood banking, Hematology, and parasitology, microbiology lab tests and communicated results.

Coordinated Quality Improvement Activities (QIA’s) and safety lab practices. Operated automated and manual lab equipment such as microscopy, clinical chemistry machines, CBC, ELISA, etc.

EDUCATION:

Diploma Medical Laboratory Technology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa 1998 – 2000

SKILL:

Urine microscopy & chemical testing, Blood grouping, Hematology and Immunology test techniques, Specimen collection, preparation, preservation, and shipping techniques, Culturing techniques, Reagent and Chemical Preparation techniques.

Developed SOP for immunohematology, blood banking, and Urinalysis, Pre analytical, Analytical & Post analytical QA techniques, Biopsy fixation, imbedding, sectioning and staining techniques.

Operates, calibrates and maintains lab equipment such as PH meters, Balances, Microscopy, Automated chemistry & CBC machine, Centrifugation, Autoclave and dry hot oven, Microtome, and Tissue processer.

Additional skills, train colleagues and supervise staff, Team working and leading, Multitasked at a moment, Communication & interpersonal skills and Operation of Microsoft (Word, Excel, PPPT).

AWARDS:

Youth Christian Leadership, General Paramedical Collage, Hawassa 2007

Best Medical Laboratory Lecturer, Aleph Health Collage, Hawassa, 2011

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