Manager Project Lab Automation Workflows

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Ronald S. Kadi Address: 3309 S Judy Ave

Sioux Falls, SD 57103

Telephone: 908-***-**** E-mail: ac904z@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

I have Relocated to Sioux Falls but had been contract assignment, with “Hands on “, current Lab Management/Finance and Leadership experience in all lab areas. Currently completing a clinical laboratory Hematology/Chemistry, with Total Lab Automation /restructuring in NYC with new Lab instrumentation and Soft,Cerner, SunQuest Meditech 5.6/6.0 Lab Information System.

Recently, as Associate Director Pathology Metropolitan Hospital Center, completed remediation of Several Laboratory Departments, Assuring the 21 newly Affiliated hospital labs are in compliant with Host Medical School,Hospital Corporate Standards. and successfully Achieved Passing NYSDOH / CAP Inspection 4 / 2019 .

ASCP trained and certified MT-ASCP All areas by the American Society of Clinical Pathology. Earned CAP Certification with no Deficiencies. Chaired Lab QA/PI at Hospital Wide QA/Safety Committees

Strengths in Laboratory Management and Information systems and ability to combine these two areas to achieve optimal Financial and Lab WorkFlow results. Standardized Order entry, Order sets for Internal and Lab Reference codes and Lab billing codes, using IMO/CPT for multiple EMR systems.

Managed laboratory finances ($33 million) and staff 35 -300 FTE/s, including Specimen Processing, Client Service,

QMS/QC, Proficiency Testing, Staff Cross Training, CE and client services,

Standardizing Operating Procedures, project manager for automation

Developed a Team of LIS and outreach experts to create a profitable ROI enterprise. Established Quality Indicators and Metrics to assure continuous client satisfaction with our laboratory services

LIS experience: Cerner Millenium, CPSI, MediTech-Magic 5.6, Client Server 6.0, SOFT, Cerner Classic, SunQuest & SunQuest-Misys, Mckesson HBOC, EPIC HIS, Orchard, Lab DAQ, NovoPath, SQL, C++, HL7, and External Vendor/Sysmex, Siemens, Beckman, Roche, Vitros,Client Middleware interfaces, REMISOL, DATA INNOVATION TelCor Nova, Istat / POC

EDUCATION and Certificates of Qualification

Master of Science, Biochemistry /MBA Executive Management Program, Rutgers University of Medicine, Dentistry of NJ/Fairleigh Dickinson University

Masters: Project Management: Boston University

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry/Medical Technology, University of Miami, Miami, FL

American Association Clinical Chemistry

MT ASCP -American Society for Clinical Pathology, Certified # 01247742

NYS DOH: Supervisor Qualified #92 015143 CQ

08/015- Present, Lenox Hill Medical Center /NorthWell LIJ, -21 hospital Complex, NY,

NYCHHC / Metropolitan, Associate Director Pathology, Metropolitan Hospital

•Interim Project Management Support for on Site “Go Live “Cerner Millenium, from Soft Conversion, Chem Lab Automation, optimizing MEDIWARE /HCLL Blood Bank System, and optimize Lab Workflow for Cerner LIS . TelCor Nova, Istat

•Metropolitan Hospital Center completed remediation and successfully Achieved Passing NYSDOH/ CAP Inspection 10-2018

10/2012- 8/2015 Boston Beth Israel Health System SouthCoast Health Group, CTG, New Bedford, Ma.

•Laboratory Project Management support of 3 Affiliated Hospitals 1300 beds,

•Lab Rebuild/restructure Staff during EPIC implementation 3 Meditech/ Cerner Legacy LIS Total Lab Automation Systems,

•Built Molecular Pathology Lab with Roche Instrument- 4800 and Middleware/SYSMEX, Coulter with, First in the Country. Improved billing with LIS reference Lab integration with Lab Out Reach Program

07/2012-09/2012 Tucson Med Center, Copper Queen Hospital,Bisbee, Az. Interim Lab Director.

•Managing budget, Staffing and new instrumentation /LIS.

8/2011- 5/2012 YALE HEALTH SYSTEM- BRISTOL HOSPITAL-Bristol, CT

Interim Lab Operations Manager/Project Manager LIS/Automation

•Increased Revenue $4.5M for OutReach OPD by implementing Automated Chemistry, Blood Bank, Microbiology, Anatomic Pathology EMR and, Voice Recognition systems. Meditech MAGIC/Client SERVER 5.0,5.5, 6.0, Sunquest Conversion, POL, CPOE, BAR, HER

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2009-2010 NEWYORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL

•Project Manager operations, LIS and Robotics Automation for Core Lab

•Provided legacy LIS Support for Meditech Magic LIS/CPOE and re-configure Lab automation system (Beckman-Remisol) for Out-Reach Services

1996- 2010 NORTHSHORE/LIJ HEALTH SYSTEM-Staten Island, NY

Operations Manager, Core Lab Operations Manager, Core Lab

•Planned /Worked with Architects, General Contractor and Plant Operations to plan, design and build a new 20,000 sq.ft. off-site core laboratory with 3 affiliated hospitals and outreach centers, serving a Level I Trauma Center.

•Expanded the Laboratory’s Outreach Program by creating a multi-route courier network to collect specimens in all five boroughs, Long Island and Westchester.

•Managed Multi-Sites (759 bed and 250 bed hospitals– Affiliated Core Lab 300 FTE’s, Optimized instrumentation platforms and methods and staffing through all affiliated sites. Standardized QC reporting for all laboratories: resultant savings $560,000 /year

•Provide daily support, Cross Training of staff on upgrades and operating procedures allowing better distribution of staff throughout systems. Resulting in $475,000 in OT.

•Initiated Direct Client Order entry and data access for direct client ordering onto HIS

1990-1996-Corning /Metpath/Quest Laboratories, Teterboro, New Jersey

Night Operations Manager, All Lab Areas . 45K Samples /day

1981 1990- North Central Bronx-HHC and Bronx Montefiore Medical Center, New York

Laboratory Coordinator

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