Minerva A. Garcia, MLS, MT (ASCP), MS

** ******* **. ****** ******, New York 10302

Cell: 646-***-**** WK 718-***-**** ad4qom@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary:

With extreme compassion to patient care through the laboratory operation. Extensive and successful experience in clinical microbiology, laboratory design and management, standard operating procedures, quality control, CAP and NYSDOH standards, regulatory compliance, staff development and advanced laboratory systems. Strong interpersonal skills and a sincere commitment to the field of healthcare.

Merit/Scholarship/Education: Merit Scholarship Graduated with honors MS

Certification/Licensure: NYS Certified Clinical Laboratory Technologist/MT, MLS (ASCP) Currently

Certified Medical Spanish Interpreter by NYU

Long Island University Master’s degree Molecular/Medical Microbiology with honors

St. Francis College BS Biology

Staten Island College CUNY/Wagner College Post-Graduate courses

Maimonides Medical Center Medical Technology Training

Columbia University postgraduate courses

Skills: Managerial

Responsible Microbiology laboratory operation Clinical Microbiology Laboratory design Management Standard operating procedures Quality control Inspections CAP/NYSDOH standards

Regulatory compliance Staff development Interviewing All Training Scheduling Trained staff safety/ PPE Competency evaluation of staff Supervision Performance evaluation Advanced lab system Streamlined data storage and management

Facilitated communication between departments

Representation committee’s Infection Prevention, Performance Improvement (PI), Antimicrobial Stewardship, Infectious Disease, Medicine Rounds and Administrative on Duty (AOD)

Assisted staff in PPE & donning Charts set-up and preparation for all QC testing

Yearly Inspector at hospitals Present at all insight inspections

100% on all Proficiency Testing 100% on all insight inspections

Certified Spanish Medical Interpreter

Skills: Clinical Microbiology Technologist

Clinical Microbiology Bench Set-up

Computer Applications: Microsoft Office Word, Excel PowerPt Outlook

LIS: Cerner Millennium, SOFT, MedTech, SmarTerm, Sunquest, Quadramed

Clinical Laboratory Phlebotomy

Benches Gram Stains, plating, Wound, Body Fluids, CSF, Blood cultures, Genital/Stool, Respiratory (Sputum, nose, eye & ear)

Quality controls

QC’s chart monitoring

Identification/Susceptibilities

ESBL, Modify Hodge Test (MHT)

Rapid Testing Confirmation: Remel ANA II, Strep, Cory, NFT & API

Molecular Testing: Cepheid GeneXpert, Infinity, BioFire, BioMerieux, Bac-T-Alert, Vitek, BD Bactec FX, Beckman Coulter Hologic, BD Phoenix, GenMark

Professional Experience:

2022- Present Microbiology Technologist Maimonides Medical CTR Brooklyn, NY

Gram stain, C.difficile antigen/Toxin, Malaria smear, Group A Strep Antigen, MonoSpot, Occult Blood, CSF, Blood Culture interpretation when physicians calls with questions, critical calls to floors/MD and documentation in LIS, molecular testing Cepheid Infinity testing: SARS/FLU/RSV, C.difficile, MRSA and Strep NAA, GenMark Respiratory panels, BioFire Meningitidis/Encephalitis panel (MEM)

2013- Present Generalist Weekend Supervisor /and Microbiology Supervisor weekend and weekdays responsibilities Wyckoff Heights Medical CTR Brooklyn, NY

Gram stain, C.difficile antigen/Toxin, Group A Strep Antigen, Occult Blood, CSF, Blood Culture interpretation when physicians calls with questions, critical calls to floors/MD and documentation in LIS, molecular testing Cepheid Infinity testing: SARS/FLU/RSV, C.difficile, MRSA and Strep NAA, BioFire Meningitidis/Encephalitis panel (MEM), dealing all hospitals/laboratory issues when its comes to the all laboratory issues handled by me. Since taken over, no deficiencies in any inspection CAP nor NYS. Responsible for smooth lab operation of all laboratory testing/scheduling of staff and lab operations.Writing of SOP’s, sitting with lab inspectors, and attending outside laboratory as an INSPECTOR.