Fort Smith, AR

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Katherine Hornung

SUMMARY

Successful clinical lab technologist with 40+ years working in the hospital setting as a medical technologist ASCP, CLS. Most recently working as a microbiologist. Before that worked as a Blood Bank technologist. Have worked all my 40+ years at the same hospital.

SKILLS

Microbiologist with cerner, sunquest, and epic experience. Worked with the vitek2 instrument, bactec and accelerate instrument for blood cultures, cepheid instrument, sophia2 and genmark machines for molecular testing. Worked as a Blood Bank technologist with cerner experience. Worked with the echo, provue, and vision instruments.

EXPERIENCE

Baptist Health, Fort Smith— Microbiologist

November 2018 - March 1, 2023

● Worked for Fort Smith Baptist. Baptist Health Little Rock purchased Sparks Regional Medical Center from Community Health Systems.

● Identify & cultured specimens using the vitek2, bactec & accelerate for blood cultures.

● Did molecular testing on the cepheid, sophia 2 and genmark machines. Sparks Regional Medical Center, Fort Smith — Microbiologist July 2017 - November 2018

● Worked in microbiology as Sparks Regional Medical Center owned by Community Health Systems.

Sparks Regional Medical Center, Fort Smith

April 2017 - July 2017

● Briefly worked in the core lab while undertaking a major cerner upgrade hospital wide as Sparks Regional Medical System owned by Community Health Systems.

Sparks Regional Medical Center, Fort Smith

February 2017 - April 2017

● Was on FMLA leave for a 6 week surgery. Sparks Hospital was owned and operated by Community Health Systems.

Sparks Regional Medical Center, Fort Smith — Blood Bank 2005 - February 2017

● Worked as a Blood Bank technologist with Sparks Regional Medical Center.

● Undergone many changes at this time. Saw 2 ownership changes from Health Management Association to Community Health Systems.

● While under CHS ownership, saw a major cerner hospital wide upgrade that took over a year to implement.

● Saw automation in Blood Bank with the echo machine, provue instrument.

● Was part of the implementation of the electronic crossmatch in Blood Bank.

Sparks Regional Medical Center, Fort Smith — Microbiologist August 1995 - 2005

● Worked for the first time in Microbiology on dayshift. Was Sparks Health System that was managed by Quorum Health.

Sparks Regional Medical Center, Fort Smith

July 1982 - August 1995

● Sparks Regional Medical Center, started work there after finishing medical technology school in July of 1982.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Registered Medical Technologist - ASCP, CLS

Fort Smith, AR - 2023

School of Medical Technology

Fort Smith, AR - 1981-1982

Arkansas Tech University ; B.S. in Medical Technology Russellville, AR - 1979-1982

Westark Community College

Fort Smith, AR - 1978-1979

Northside High School

Fort Smith, AR - 1976-1978

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