Quality Control Manager/Corelab Manager

Maria Luisa S. Rienton

** ****** ***** *******, ** 10984

acd4h9@r.postjobfree.com

Cellphone :516-***-****

Office: 212-***-****

PROFILE

Highly motivated and well organized professional with progressive experienced in hospital and non-hospital

operations, administration and staff management. Track record of accomplishment in setting up new state of art

laboratory with top of the line instrumentation, and establish policies and procedures. Hands on clinical knowledge

coupled with proficiency in regulatory compliance. Excellent communication and technical skills, dedicated, diligent,

with positive “can do” attitude and commitment to excellence.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology

Trinity College of Quezon City, Philippines 1990-1995

NYSTATE Licensed Clinical Laboratory Technologist

License # 006696

ASCP Certification

Member ID # 04045655

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER, New York, NY 2007 -Present

CORELAB MANAGER / QM MANAGER

• Ensure that current, valid and appropriate Quality Control materials are available for daily

assessment in the Core Laboratories.

• Assist technologists/technicians and supervisors in handling control values in order to establish

acceptable ranges and other statistical parameters needed for result evaluation.

• Verify that control materials are run in each laboratory and for each test according to departmental

schedules and protocols.

• Ensure that all control result are evaluated and problems corrected prior to patient test result being

released to the health care provider for purposes of diagnosis and treatment.

• Ensure that establish Quality Control evaluation rules are followed according to departmental policy.

• Receive proficiency test materials from New York State Department of Health, the College of

American Pathologist and other agencies, and distribute such materials to the appropriate laboratory

or workstation for analysis.

• Monitor the performance of those tests to ensure timely analysis and reporting.

• Verify result of such test with technologists/technicians to ensure completeness and conformity to

reporting standards.

• Receive all proficiency test correspondence, including result evaluation and critiques from the above

agencies.

• Ensure that evaluations are reviewed by the analysts and supervisors in timely manner, and that

corrective actions for any deficient results are promptly entered and documented.

• Participate in the validation of new procedures/instruments, and the periodic instrument/test

performance assessment required by the department and accrediting agencies.

• Ensure that Standard Operating Procedure Manuals and other relevant materials are properly

maintained and up to date, and are available to the technical staff for review.

• Provide a report of such surveys to the laboratory supervisor, the Pathologist-in-charge, and the

director of the department.

• Prepare statistics and other documents required for submission to and participation in the monthly

departmental Performance Improvement committee meetings, and attend such meeting as required.

• Collaborates in the overall development of the Laboratory operation.

• Evaluate staff competency.

• Conduct lectures for Continuing Education.

• Interview and screen possible applicants.

• Formulates SOP Manual Updates and Revision.

• Reviewing and approving monthly schedule.

• Introduce ways to balance Lab. Budget and increase revenue.

NORTHSHORE LIJ CORELAB, Lake Success, NY 2011-2012

CORELAB SUPERVISOR; NIGHT SHIFT

• Supervise Hematology, General and Special Chemistry and Immunology department.

• Scheduling and training employee.

• Q/M participation.

• Proficiency Testing and Clinical Trial Testing for BARC Research.

• Implementation of new Protocol and Procedure.

• Employee Competency Assessment and Evaluation

SUNRISE MEDICAL LABORATORIES, New York, NY 2010-2011

STATLAB SUPERVISOR; DAY SHIFT

• Instrument set up and configuration.

• Lot to lot comparison and QM management.

• Carryover study and Peer Group Program.

• Reagent Parallel Testing.

• Instrument Calibration, Linearity, Correlation and Validation.

• NYSTATE Proficiency Testing and Inspection participation.

• Budget and supply management.

• Establish Critical value, Reference, Repeat and Reportable Ranges.

ELMHURST HOSPITAL, Elmhurst, NY 2000-2008

TECHNOLOGIST; DAYSHIFT

• Assist Supervisor on dayshift operation.

• Monitoring Critical values and Turn around time.

• Instrument Correlation and New Lot Parallel Testing.

• Running Routine and Special test in Hematology and Coagulation.

• NYSTATE and CAP Proficiency Testing.

• Training new employee and student.

• Instrument Maintenance and troubleshooting.

ICON LABORATORIES, Farmingdale, NY 1998-2004

LEAD TECHNOLOGISTS; DAYSHIFT

• Startup all instrumentation, calibration and validation.

• Training and assisting staff.

• Kit assembly, processing and accessioning sample.

• Maintenance and troubleshooting instrument.

• Inventory and supply accounting.

• Research Study participation.

• QM management participation.

Part Time/Per Diem

St. Francis Heart Center

St. Catherine of Sienna

PHELPS Memorial Hospital

White Plains Hospital

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Chemistry

Dimension Vista, Fusion Vitros, Modular 1800, OLUMPUS AU400 and AU600, Hitachi 717 and 917, Elecsys 1010,

Immulite 1000 and 2000, LX 20, CX9, ACCESS, ABL blood, Gas analyzer, SEBIA and ARCHITECT, Dimension

EXL 200.

Hematology

SYSMEX XE 5000, LH 750 AND 780 with robotic, GEN-S, STKS, CELLDYNE, SYSMEX 1500 and 700, ADVIA

120, MDA 180, Clinitex, URYSIS, Atlas, Elite, Futura, ACL TOPS, MAX TECKNIKA, MINIVIDAS, IRIS, ACL

1000, CUA and SUA, Stago Compact Coagulation Analyzer

References

Available upon request.

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