Paulene Robinson-Reese

Laboratory Manager, (MLT)

Joliet, IL 60435

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Work Experience

Laboratory Manager, (MLT)

Will County Community HealthCenter - Joliet, IL

2008 to Present

Oversee the laboratory, internal medicine, and a group of language translators department and staff. Monitored daily start-up of laboratory analyzers, including LH750, CA7000, UF100i, and automated hematology. Managed a veriety of daily maintenance and quality control tasks, including troubleshooting and cailbration, and preparing reagents. Assuming responsibility for properlyand accurately processing, drawing blood, interpreting lab results, running and releasing loads of specimens. Preformed tasks ancillary to the laboratory, internal medicine, and langauge translators operations such as conducting inventories of supplies, interviewing, reporting equipment malfuctions, preparing laboratory scripts and requestions, assisting doctors with surgical procedures, Rooming patients, taking vitals, and patient patient charting .Introducing new and improve existing policies and procedures the submit them to the staff on staff days, after being approved by the CEO and the Medical director. Adjust daily schedules and payroll electorniclly to ensure coverage for call offs, late and early punch. Communicating with internal, external medical staff and customers at all levels and providing guidance and advice on all analytical/technical results and issues.

• Successfully implemented numerous COLA, CLIA inspections, and proficiency testing.

• I held a seat with the Will County Governing Council for the Will County Community HealthCenters' Medical Laboartory quality assurance.

• I was a member of Will County Community Health Center Diabetic Collabration team. Laboratory Assistant/Phlebotomist

Lab Personnel/Edwards Hospital - Naperville, IL

October 2016 to December 2018

Preformed following analytical procedures, blood draws, EKG testing ensuring that accurate results from a twelve lead computerized eletrocaridogram and rhythm strips are provided for Cardiologist interpretation. Holter monitor on hospital and emergency room patients from pediatrics to geriatric patients. Peformed venipuctures, specimen identification, handling and processing procedures. Providing comperhensive laboratory testing through out the hospital and out-patient draws. Ability to work independently through out the day. Ability to utilize the various tools to work aid necessary to physicians, laboratory and hospital staff. Execute data, laboratory results for analysis, patient registration and completion of blood draws. Document all activities electronically, use Meditech computer system. Communicate effectively with the laboratory Director, manager, hospital staff, and out side clients all information that will support the goal of the patients healthcare and wellness to the unit and organization.

• Prepard a veriety of laboratory specimen for shipment to outlying referance laboratories.

• In charge of despathching human tisue in acordance with UN3373 and HTA legisaltion for transplant and diagnosis use.

•Assist pathologist with samples, readings and results. Laboratory Manager, (MLT)

Joliet Doctors Clinic - Joliet, IL

2005 to 2008

Responsible and accountable for the laboratory depatment and staff to provide clinical and administative leadership. Coordinates and evaluate daily operations and maintain staff resources to ensure the delivery of quailty patient care in the lab and for the entire Clinic.Responsible for the laboratory budget, inventory and supply, also provide input for monthly financial operational budget variance report. Ran a moderate complexity lab, Draw blood, responsible for in strument research developing methods, optical diagnostic, prepare reagents, daily and monthly controls, troubleshooting, maintenance, installation, and up-keep on all laboratory equipment and instruments. Run, collect all daily blood and tissue samples for bleeding times, hematology, chemistry, immunology, cytology, histology, pathology, PCR, DNA, for all internal and external samples. Preformed orqanizational duties for the referance laboratory and ran all kit testing internally. Responsible for development and creating policy and procedures, validation of analytical method testing and certification for the laboratory documentation, chemical, specimen processing, handling, and draw procedure inspections. Conducting Proficiency testing, work closley with laboratory, clinical staff and physicians to develope a strong partnership with nursing and the other external healthcare teams by; triage communicating status and estimate test results, trun around time, priority results, test results completion, then analyze and present results in a concise manner. Oversee and complete BI-weekly work schedule, and payroll electronically. Intrviewing, hiring, competency assemssents, and performed evaluation in, conjuction with the office manager. Oversee 52 lab and clinical emoplyees daily.

• Providing leadership, coaching and overall managment of the analytical teams.

• Maintaning focus on the current needs of the business and ensuring departmental financial and preformance targets are met.

Laboratory Assistant/Phlebotomist

Provena Saint Joseph Medical CenterJoliet, ILL

2003 to 2005

Preformed following analytical procedures, blood draws, EKG testing ensuring that accurate results from a twelve lead computerized eletrocaridogram and rhythm strips are provided for Cardiologist interpretation. Holter monitor on hospital and emergency room patients from pediatrics to geriatric patients. Peformed venipuctures, specimen identification, handling and processing procedures. Providing comperhensive laboratory testing through out the hospital and out-patient draws. Ability to work independently through out the day. Ability to utilize the various tools to work aid necessary to physicians, laboratory and hospital staff. Execute data, laboratory results for analysis, patient registration and completion of blood draws. Document all activities electronically, use Meditech computer system. Communicate effectively with the laboratory Director, manager, hospital staff, and out side clients all information that will support the goal of the patients healthcare and wellness to the unit and organization.

• Prepard a veriety of laboratory specimen for shipment to outlying referance laboratories.

• In charge of despathching human tisue in acordance with UN3373 and HTA legisaltion for transplant and diagnosis use.

•Assist pathologist with samples, readings and results. Laboratory Assistant/Phlebotomist

Alverno Clinical Laboratories/SaintJames Hospital - Olympia Fields, IL 2002 to 2003

Preformed blood draws, specimen processing, pathology, cytology, microbiology, blood bank set- up for analysis. Ran all kit waved test in addition to handling blood, tissue and patient indentification according to established procedures. Responsibile for laboratory inventory, supply and stock. Preformed daily quality control on all instruments for daily sample run. Patient registration, document all activity and results used meditech and quest diagnostics computer systems.Preformed test and associate supporting work with the laboratory for use in the diagnosis and treatment od disease. Demonstarted clinical knowledge in the area of laboratory specialty. Participated in the hospital laboratory operation improvement team for the laboratory and unit base meetings. Lbaoratory Manager, MLT

Advanced Urology Associates - Joliet, IL

2002 to 2003

Preformed blood draws, bleeding times, kit waved testing, instrument start-up, daily quality controls. Responsibile for managing and maintain the laboratory, analysis all daily blood samples to ensure optimal specimen integrity and accurate test results, inventory, supply, and stock.Manage and documentall incoming lab orders and test results electronically. Communicate test status and estimate test and results turn around time to physicians and staff. Maintenance, troubleshoot, quality control, and asessment on all insturments. Setup and read all microbiology samples. Assistant to physicians with office procedures, prostate biopsy and cystocopy.

• Highly experienced in writing and inforcing SOP's. Laboratory Assistant/Phlebotomist

Joliet Oncology Hematology - Joliet, IL

1997 to 2002

Preformed blood draws, bleeding times, kit testing, instument startup, Run samples, daily quality controls, specimen processing, lab order indentification and ordering test. Responsible for blood bank department and starting IV for blood transfusions. Obtain insurance information, applied ICD-9 and CPT codes. Document al activity in meditech and mysis. Assist doctors with bone marrow biopsys, ABO-incompatibal transfusions, and typing. Blood culture contamination rates, controlling at point of collection. Identical core blood transplantation, diagnosis of factor V leiden. Triage and processes specimen efficiently and accuratley according to policy and procedures.

• Assist Pathologist with research, and despatching human tissue.

• Working and scientific knowlege of Cryopreservation and storage of human tissue. Office Manager

ECO Water Systems - Joliet, IL

1992 to 1996

Manager of office and staff, interviewed, hired and trained all customers service reps. Oversee sales, accounting, payroll, schedule, maintenance and calibration on water softener equipment and testing instruments. Testing water for the surrounding Will County areas, residential, professional and businesses. Schedule appointments and disburse them to field technicians Laboratory Manager/ Phlebotomist

Laboratory Corporation of America - Joliet, IL

1994 to 1994

As sole ofice manager and phlebotomist, preformed all blood draws, bleding times, DNA testing, drug screens. Process blood smples, patient registration and biling, Ensure inventory, lab supply, and stock. Documentation of results and pathology reports, used LIS system, staining slides, preform EKG, IV, and holter monitor.

Laboratory Supervisor

Imperial Nursing Home - Joliet, IL

1987 to 1992

CNA

Residential patient care, feeding, dressing, bathing incompetent patients. Changing feeding tubes, and catheters, charting residents dailiy actions, handing out medications, blood draws, and taking vitals. Education

Associate of Science in Healthcare Business Managment Intel Technical School

1992

Additional Information

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

• cell culture, data analysis, geno typing, data analysis sterile environment, laboratory safety and procedures, buffer, reagent and solution preparation, identification of anaerobic and erobic bacteria, compatibility testing for blood transfusion, phlebotomy, Medical Laboratory Technician.

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