CHAO ZHAI
New Rochelle, NY *****
914-***-****(h) 646-***-**** (c)
******@*****.***
EDUCATION
M.S. Cardiovascular Perfusion Program, Long Island University, C. W. Post, Brookville, NY 9/ 2003
M.D. Tianjin Medical College, China 7/1982
The American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion
Certified Clinical Perfusionist (CCP)
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
1/2006- 2/2012 Clinical Coordinator New York Blood Center
Responsible for clinical team management. Provide direction, guidance, coaching for staffs. Supervise the day to day activities of staffs to maintain workflow of the practice, confirming final schedules daily, deploying technicians to cover hospital’s OR cases of NY; CT; NJ areas. Reviewing and revising work processes with efficient and effective management to ensure emergency cases covered. Hiring and training new staffs, Doing annual evaluations and hospital OR in service. Assisting in the development of new methods to improve service delivery and devices performances. Visiting service users and maintaining communication with hospitals and the specialists to ensure high quality patient care. Covering On-Call and cases. Excellent independent organizing ability to handle multitask under pressure and strong skills to manage emergency situation under increasing stress. Knowledge about hospitals and O R’s standards, polices and rules. Familiarity with variety surgical procedures and medical terminologies. Keeping and coordinating budget control internally and externally with an effective and efficient manner. Preparing reports and analysis clinical service. Reviewing and updating of Standard Operation Procedures (SOP). Participating in the development and implementation of continuous quality improvement programs. Very good interpersonal skills with caring and warm natural.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office: PowerPoint, Excel and Word. Citrix. Etc.
1/2004-12/2005 Perfusionist Emory University Hospital Atlanta. GA
Performing extra-corporeal duties in all open heart procedures and organ transplantation. Ross procedure, robot, internal ventricular assist devices support. The technique includes operating roller/centrifugal pumps, cardioplegia perfusion administration, cerebral perfusion during circuition arrest, kinetic-assisted/vacuum system for venous drainage. Thoracic minimal invasion, Ventricular Assists Device procedure.
7/1996-9/2001 Postdoctoral Research Scientist. Department of Surgery, College of Physicians &
Surgeons, Columbia University. New York. NY
9/1981-5/1996 Surgeon of General Surgery. Department of Surgery. Nan-Kai Hospital, Tianjin,
China
Reference : Available upon request