Patient Safety and Regulatory Compliance

Work History

Patient Safety Officer, Regulatory Compliance, Emergency Management, and Infection Prevention

*/**** – 8/2022

Vaughan Regional Medical Center (Selma, AL)

I worked in the Quality Department as the Patient Safety Officer, Regulatory compliance/Joint Commission Liaison, Emergency Management Coordinator, and Therapy Dog Program Director. April 2020 – April 2022 served as the facility Infection Preventionist. I performed chart reviews, regulatory rounds and education, emergency management drills within the hospital and community. I am well versed in NHSN and COMET abstractions.

I have a trained Therapy Dog who visits patients in hospitals, nursing homes, mental health facilities and 911 call centers.

Vice President

Wannabe Rescued, Inc. (Selma, AL) 10/2016 – Present

I currently hold the position of Vice President of Wannabe Rescued, Inc. a local 501c3 Dog Rescue. I assist in fundraising, Community Outreach, and financial management. I am also Fleet manager for our transport vans.

Medical Technologist 9/2012 – 12/2015

Montgomery Cancer Center (Montgomery. AL)

I held a full-time position at a full service cancer center laboratory, supporting three office locations and eight physicians. I work in all areas of the laboratory, performing maintenance, quality control, and calibrations. I am very familiar with cancer treatment protocols and COLA accreditation.

Transfusion Services Supervisor 5/2003 – 8/2012

Springhill Medical Center (Mobile, AL)

I held a full-time position in a 252 bed full service hospital serving southwest Alabama. My oversight included the Transfusion Service, Point of Care, Open Heart Lab, and off-site record storage. I oversaw all aspects of quality control, quality assurance, compliance, policy/procedure development, inventory management, and training in these areas. I am very familiar with FDA, CAP, AABB, and JCAHO regulatory guidelines. I played a major role in department financial decisions, which includes cost analysis and feasibility reports. I also provided a number of audit reports monthly to hospital administration and nursing service. I regularly served as a College of American Pathologist Inspector.

I oversaw autologous blood collection and processing within the hospital for our orthopedic patients and therapeutic phlebotomies for our outpatients

I had developed and oversaw the Clinical Immuno-Hematology training of two MLT students per year from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and one MT student from Auburn University in Montgomery. I gave lectures and power point presentations at both nursing orientation and for graduating nursing school students. I regularly developed and participated in providing Continuing Education presentations throughout the hospital.

Medical Technologist 8/2000-5/2003

Thomas Hospital (Fairhope, AL)

I worked as a full time Medical Technologist in a 150 bed full service hospital and worked in all areas of the laboratory. A great deal of my responsibility was performing chemistry quality control, calibrations, and maintenance.

Medical Technologist 9/1995-8/2000

Old Vaughan Regional Medical Center (Selma, AL)

I worked full time as a Medical Technologist in this 175 bed rural hospital. I gained experience working all shifts and areas of the laboratory. I spent several months working closely with the laboratory director on a special project to bring the microbiology department back into the hospital and in compliance with Joint Commission standards.

I was a member of the “Measurement Team”, an 8 member team responsible for reviewing the Press Ganey hospital surveys. It was the team’s responsibility to spot trends and make suggestions for process improvement. I was also included in the “Vaughan Voyage” leadership training program.

Medical Technologist 2/1994-9/1995

Jackson Hospital (Montgomery, AL)

I held a full time Medical Technologist position in this 409 bed acute care community hospital. I primarily worked in the areas of Hematology and Microbiology. Microbiology experience included aerobic/anaerobic cultures, AFB cultures, and Fungal identifications.

Medical Technology Intern 8/1993-2/1994

Baptist Medical Center South (Montgomery, AL)

I worked part time as a Medical Technologist during my six month clinical training period through Auburn University in Montgomery in which experience was gained in all areas of the laboratory.

Education:

1989-1991 Associate Degree in Science, Wallace Community College (Selma, AL)

1991-1994 Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology, Auburn University at Montgomery

2003-2004 Medical Billing Specialist, Stratford Career Institute

Licenses and Certificates:

Medical Technology Program completion certificate from Auburn University Montgomery (2/11/94)

ASCP Board of Registry Certified 5/31/94 Certification Number 194222 (ASCP ID #0345922)

Consider the following:

Strong analytical and technical skills

Ability to carry out detailed written and verbal instructions independently

Excellent computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and Power Point

Experience in policy/procedure development

Knowledge of regulatory agency guidelines (FDA, CAP, AABB, JCAHO, COLA)

Effective educator and trainer

Financial management skills

Customer service oriented

Experience in auditing records

Rapid Response Team

Disaster Preparedness Training

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