Blood Bank Clinical Laboratory
Resume:
Michelle Parker, MBA, MT (ASCP)
Middletown, CT 06457
Education
Strayer University Chesapeake, Virginia
*Masters of Business Administration/Management June, 2007
Thesis- Assessing Recruitment and Retention within Hampton Roads Laboratories: An Analysis of the Clinical Laboratory Shortage
Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia
*Bachelors of Science/Medical Technology December, 2001
Areas of Specialty
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science specializing in Blood Bank/Transfusion Services,
Laboratory Management
Clinical Laboratory CAP Inspector
Quality Assurance
Teaching
Equipment Validation and Implementation
Procedure writing, Validation, and Implementation
Regulatory Compliance
Affliations
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc.
Work Experience
YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL
20 York Street, New Haven, CT 06510
November 2014-November 2024 Role: Regulatory Compliance Coordinator Blood Bank (RCC)
Position is responsible for regulatory elements of the Blood Bank, and AABB and CAP requirements for Cellular Therapy Processing Laboratory. Duties also include auditing to ensure that the quality management plan is effective. Other responsibilities include preparing for inspections, performing inspections, and reporting regulatory changes to management, and approving all of the Blood Bank, CTPL and ACT documents in the Document Control System, MCN. Work independently with medical staff, laboratory, and other departments to facilitate and implement efforts to maintain compliance and improve safety and quality.
COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL
30 Locust Street, Northampton, MA Phone: 413-***-****
May 2011-November 2014- Role: Transfusion Services Supervisor and Interim Patient Care Services Supervisor
Position was responsible for the operations of the transfusion services and phlebotomy departments. Duties included ensuring that Blood bank was compliant with CAP, AABB, Joint Commission, and FDA regulations. Oversaw 14 blood bank technologists, reviewed antibody work-ups, quality control and maintenance records, trained new staff, oversaw student internships. Other duties included preparing budgets, equipment and SOP validation, employee performance appraisals and working closely with laboratory Quality. Oversaw validation and implementation of a new automated blood bank analyzer and laboratory LIS (SOFT Bank) upgrade. For almost a year, I also over saw the phlebotomy staff which include the main hospital and about seven or eight off-site patient specimen collection centers
DAY KIMBALL HOSPITAL
320 Pomfret Street, Putnam, CT Phone: 860-***-****
September 2010-May 2011 Role: Laboratory Manager
Duties included working under the direction of the Laboratory Director and to ensure that lab was CAP compliant. Was Responsible for about 30 laboratory employees in all departments of the laboratory. Projects included revising chemistry and blood bank testing procedures.
SENTARA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA, Phone: 757-***-****
June 2007-August 2010 Role: Transfusion Services Supervisor
Sentara Bayside Hospital- Was responsible for daily operations of the transfusion services at SBH, reviewed antibody work-ups, responsible for transfusion services QC/QA, ensure that transfusion services is CAP and AABB compliant, handled CAP testing for the lab, coordinated competencies for employees four times a year, provided blood bank monthly statistics, trained new employees in transfusion services, made employee schedules for the entire clinical lab, served as charge tech for the entire clinical laboratory in the absence of lab manager. Other duties included supervising 10 transfusion services technologist, assisted in employee evaluations, provided supervised four week internships local universities' MT students, participated in hospital Root Cause Analysis team, also worked in chemistry, microbiology, and UA, member of the Joint Commission Tracer team for the Sentara system.
Sentara Norfolk General Jan. 2005-June 2007 (promoted in 2007) Duties: Medical Technologist-Specializing in blood bank, perform ABORH, antibody workups, and all other blood bank procedures, and responsible for apheresis billing.
FIRST LAB OF VIRGINIA
1701 Will-o-Wisp Dr., Virginia Beach, VA, Phone 757-***-****
Sept. 2004-Jan.2005 Role: Medical Technologist (Chief Technologist Chemistry)
Assisted with the set up of a brand new laboratory. Chief Technologist of the Chemistry Laboratory. Went to School for the Dade Dimension Analyzer. Helped with scheduling and training.
SOUTHAMPTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
100 Fairview Drive, Franklin, VA, Phone :757-***-****
July 2002-May 2004 Role: Medical Technologist
Worked in Chemistry, Hematology, Phlebotomy and Blood Bank. Assistant Lead Technologist for Chemistry. Sent to school for the Beckman CX-9 Analyzer
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL
1000 Johnson’s Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, Phone: 404-***-****
Jan. 2002-June 2002 Role: Medical Technologist
Worked in all areas of the lab
ADDITIONAL TRAINING (Yale New Haven IFE)
Tacking Control of Conflict (Non-Management Staff), May 2016
Achieving Communication Effectiveness, June 2016
Safety Coach Training, March 2015
Aspiring Manager Program, May 2016
Change Acceleration Process, June 2015
Tools for Improvement, March 2015
Project Management, February 2015
Foundations of Safety, Quality and Performance
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