Medical Blood Bank

Donna S. Adams

**** ********* *****

Jacksonville, Florida 32257

904-***-**** ********@*****.***

Objective:

Obtain a challenging and rewarding position as a Blood Bank Supervisor where I can use my strong technical and supervisory skills to enhance a growing organization.

Work History:

• Memorial Hospital: Jacksonville FL (May 01- Jan 10), 904-***-****

Senior Charge Tech management position specializing in Blood and Bone Tissue Bank: for Hematology, Chemistry, and Coagulation therapy and order procession and Medical Technology student training.

• Methodist Hospital: San Antonio, Texas (Jun 96- May 01-210-***-****

Specializing in Blood bank, and Hematology. Extensive work in bone marrow transplant and related transfusion issues, as well as comprehensive neonatal transfusions and transplants protocol.

• Audie Murphy VA Hospital: San Antonio, Texas (Aug 97-Oct 98) 210-617- 5300

Blood Bank, Hematology, and Chemistry including complex leukemia analysis

• Northeast Baptist Hospital: San Antonio, Texas (Jul 96-Aug 98-210-***-****

Specializing in Blood Bank, Hematology, and Chemistry. Blood collection including blood gases, bedside testing and line draws.

• St. Vincent’s Medical Center: Jacksonville, Florida (Jan 94- Apr 96-904-***-****

Specializing in Blood Bank, Hematology, Parasitology, and Chemistry. Vast nurse training in blood bank collection and transfusion service related issues.

Education:

• Degree: Bachelor of Science, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville Tennessee

• Major: Medical Technology and Chemistry

• Internship: St Vincent’s Medical Center under Dr. Paterson, Jacksonville, Florida (1993-1994)

• License: AMT

Florida state license in Clinical Chemistry, hematology, and Immunohematology

• Training: Blood Bank, complex bone marrow studies, hematology, clinical chemistry, special chemistry, spinal fluid, coagulation therapy and studies, toxicology, urinalysis, parasitology, microbiology, equipment calibration and control, maintenance and troubleshooting.

Military:

• Desert Storm (Europe): Evacuation Hospital nuclear Medical technologist (1990-1991).

• United States Army (active duty): Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, and Korea (1986-1990)

• Army Reserves: Clarksville TN (1990-1991).

Skills and Experience

• Trained nursing staff on blood bank procedures for emergency release, drawing, shipping requirements and infusing blood products

• Prepared and implemented procedures for infectious materials handling

• Arranged departmental work assignments and schedules

• Evaluated, modified, and implemented new operation procedures for testing and storage of laboratory products

• Established educational protocols for students training program in the area of blood bank, hematology, coagulation therapy and chemistry

• Trained interns in the areas of Blood Bank, Hematology, Chemistry, Coagulation therapy as well as order process protocol.

• Established quality assurance and quality control procedures

• Ensured medical recording keeping on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly basis

• Reviewed over 800 compatibility blood tests per month for quality control

• Responsible for ordering medical supply materials for shift operations and ensure replenishment of both medical and nonmedical supplies

• Worked with and helped in the launching of new medical equipment and procedures

• Extensive skills in bone marrow transplant issues and complex antibody identification

• Comprehensive neonatal transfusion and transplant protocols

• Excellent hematology experience including complex differential as well as analysis of blood samples for various veterinary hospitals

• Prepare, process and report spinal fluids including differentials

• Correlated chemistry, hematology and blood bank test data with other laboratory data

• Performed in vivo crossmatch on patients when compatible units are not available

• Regularly calibrated, maintained and performed repairs on blood bank refrigerators, freezers, thermometers, laboratory heating blocks, refrigerated centrifuges, cell washers, reagents, and a wide range of chemistry and hematology interments

• Set up equipment, instruments and apparatus required for specific lab tests as well as preparation of chemicals, reagents, and solutions

• Performed chain of custody and emergency drug of abuse testing

• Blood gases, bedside testing and line draws.

• Nurse training in blood bank collection and transfusion service related issues.

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