Technical Director Medical Technologist

Karin Whitten, MT(ASCP)SBB, CPPS

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Lubbock, TX 79423

806-***-**** (home); 806-***-**** (cell); 806-***-**** (work)

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Certification

American Society of Clinical Pathologists: SBB Board of Registry - 2001

American Society of Clinical Pathologists: MT Board of Registry – 1993

Professionals in Patient Safety: CPPS Certified Professional in Patient Safety - 2017

Education

Specialty in Blood Bank, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas – 2000 - 2001

B.S. Clinical Laboratory Science, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas – June 1993

Pre-Medical Technology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas – August 1989 to May 1991.

Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas – August 1988 to May 1989

Medical Technology Experience

Transfusion Safety Coordinator, Covenant Health, Lubbock, TX – May 2013 to present.

-Developed and implemented a Blood Management/Transfusion Safety Program under the direction of Strategic Healthcare Group.

-Educate nurses and physicians on Blood Management/Transfusion Safety

-Monitor usage and transfusion practices for the Texas Region of Providence St Joseph Health

-Act as Texas Region representative for system-wide Blood Management/ Transfusion Safety program

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Director of Technical Services, United Blood Services, Lubbock, TX – July 2005 to April 2013.

- Oversee technical operations of the blood center including the reference and component labs, post donation information investigations, donor counseling, and deviation management. Mentor and teach students (MT, SBB, pathology residents)

Assistant Technical Director, United Blood Services, Lubbock, Texas – March 2002 to July 2005.

- Set up an in-house reference lab. Perform reference testing. Supervise reference and component lab staff. Assist Technical Director with technical direction of center and perform some technical director duties in the absence of the Technical Director. Mentor and teach students (MT, SBB, pathology residents)

Medical Technologist, John Sealy Hospital, University of Texas Medical Center Branch, Galveston, Texas – July 2001 to February 2002

-Perform all duties in the transfusion service on the night shift, including

pretransfusion testing, crossmatching, and reference testing in AABB accredited

reference lab.

SBB student/Medical Technologist, John Sealy Hospital, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas – June 2000 to June 2001

Night Shift Supervisor/Medical Technologist, University Medical Center, Lubbock, Texas – March 1997 to June 2000

-Made out schedules, general oversight of night shift employees, worked as a generalist but mostly in transfusion service and hematology, performed a little chemistry and micro

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Medical Technologist, University Medical Center, Lubbock, Texas – May 1993 to July 1996

- Generalist on night shift, performed mostly transfusion services and hematology, performed a little chemistry and micro

Medical Technologist, Blood bank, Parkland Health System, Dallas, Texas – July 1996 to February 1997.

-Performed crossmatching, antibody ID, washed RBCs, froze and deglyced RBCs on the evening shift.

Other Activities

HRO Leader- Teach HRO principles for in-person and on-line training, start Good-Catch program for HRO principles for the Texas/NM region of

Covenant

SBB Mentor-Mentored multiple SBB students through the on-line SBB program at UMTB

Adjunct Faculty, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - Fall 2012

-Taught Immunohematology lecture for the Senior class

AABB Assessor, BBTS Assessor for AABB 2008-2017

Technical Scientific Committee Member, South Central Association of Blood Banks 2008-2013

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