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Quality Assurance Customer Service

Location:
Massapequa, NY
Posted:
October 21, 2013

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Resume:

Alaine Calixte

** ****** ****

Valley Stream, NY 11580

631-***-****

*********@*****.***

Objective

Seeking a position as an Infection Control Practitioner with an

opportunity to expand my knowledge and experience and to assist in the

continued improvement of the organization

Qualifications

Hands-on professional, with a successful record of accomplishments in the

clinical healthcare field, training in phlebotomy, oncology, infection

control and quality assurance and customer service with focus on providing

the highest quality and safe health care to patients, major strengths

include strong leadership, excellent communication skills, strong team

player, attention to detail, competent. As well as supervisory skills

including hiring, scheduling, training and other administrative tasks, and

a clear vision to accomplish company goals

Education

The University of the State of New York Education Department, Albany, New

York

New York State Certified Medical Technologist, August 2009

Ashford University, Clinton, Iowa

Bachelors of Arts, Health and Human Services, Minor, Health Science,

November 2011

New York State Education Department, Albany, New York

New York State Certified Infection Control, September 2013

Provider Identification Number: IC148

(National Safety Council) Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, New York

Certified Blood borne & Airborne Pathogens, May 2012

Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, New York

Masters of Science in Public Health, August 2015

Relevant Experience

Queens Long Island Medical Group. PC, Woodbury, New York

08/2012-Present

Laboratory Supervisor

Ensures that all laboratory duties performed are within the scope of

licensure, maintains an environment that is safe, clean and confidential

in compliance with all local state, federal and regulatory standards of

CLIA, NYSDOH, and HIPAA AND OSHA. Supervises staff and assigns duties as

needed, purchases supplies as needed and facilitates quality assurance

within organizational policies and procedures. Provide services essential

to patient care, ensures that all laboratory procedures are performed

accurately and efficiently and results are reported in a timely manner,

investigates complaints and pursues corrective action as appropriate and

handles patients/clients complaints calmly and ensuring complaints handled

are resolved. And ensures that all department staff receives appropriate

training for duties to be performed and educational programs related to

OSHA, blood borne pathogens and other training related to infectious

disease, Additional duties include helping in the development of SOP

manuals policies related to infection prevention measures. Provide training

to staff on adequate hand washing techniques and using aseptic techniques

and how to use protections measures when dealing with hazardous samples and

with patients, Other duties include education of the staff about infectious

diseases, how diseases and germs are transmitted, prevented, treated, and

protection measures. Also provide staff with education before contact with

patients and work with site managers and administrators to ensure that

specific training covers infection control issues and education for

patients. Follows established in-process quality control procedures

including recording data. Provides patient care in phlebotomy

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York

09/2010-02/2011

Medical Laboratory Technologist (Chemistry) (temporary)

Perform chemistry laboratory tests, maintain automated instruments such as

the Advia Centaur and the Advia 1800 and other laboratory equipment, help

keep good inventory of supplies and other related laboratory materials.

Maintain good record keeping, and prepare solutions, and run urine drug

screen test. Uses Infection Control practices and procedures

Alaine Calixte

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Rotator Staffing Agency, New York, New York

04/2010-Present

Medical Laboratory Technologist Chemistry/Hematology (Per-Diem on call)

Perform daily chemistry laboratory tests, and run test on the automated

instruments such as the Radiometer ABL for Blood Gas and help receive and

process samples. Perform routine hematology testing procedures such as CBC/

(differential, as needed) operation of automated instrument such as the ABX

Pentra. Collect and send out results, calibrates and conducts performance

checks on instruments.

Bostwick Laboratory, Uniondale, New York

06/2009-03/2010

Medical Laboratory Technologist

(Chemistry/Hematology) and FLUORESCENT IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION) (FISH)

perform routine quality controls; perform testing such as PSA, Urinalysis

and Microscopic, chemistry tests. Operation of automated analyzers, such as

the Advia Centaur, Dimension Dade Behring, Beckman Coulter and Clinitek

Atlas, cross trained in molecular diagnostics FISH testing (Cytogenetic)

for bladder cancer. And cross trained in urine culture plating for

microbiology as needed. Follow Infection control and sterilization

protocols.

NTD Laboratory (PerkinElmer), Huntington Station, New York

02/2006-06/2009

Medical Laboratory Technologist

Perform clinical laboratory testing of blood, Amniotic Fluid and Dried

Blood Samples. Duties include sample accessioning, buffer and reagent

preparation, manual ELISA assays, operation of automated analyzers, Gel

electrophoresis assays ( Acetyl cholinesterase) (ACHE) assay. And storing

and labeling of samples. Other duties include monitoring infection reports

that deals with blood, Urine samples, stool samples and dried blood spot

samples that comes from the laboratory.



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