Quality Assurance Medical

CANDY HAASCH

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

Reeds MO *****

417-***-****, 417-***-**** (cell)

*******@**********.***

SKILLS SUMMARY

Microbiology

• Identify aerobic organisms and determine antibiotic sensitivities using AutoScan, bioMerieux miniVidas, and BacTec analyzers

• Utilize other benchtop methods of identification, such as catalase, coagulase, optochin, and so forth

• Set up cultures from various body sources (wounds, stool, urine, blood, CSF, sputum, nasopharyngeal or throat swabs) and assist RNs and other medical personnel in determining proper specimen requirements

• Maintain inventory of unexpired supplies

• Perform all necessary daily, weekly and monthly Quality Control

Blood-banking (Immunohematology)

• Type/screen/cross-match, utilizing both manual (gel or tube) and automated (Provue) methodology

• Identify antibodies (with elutions where necessary), perform pediatric aliquoting, inventorying, re-typing and issuance of pRBCs, FFP, and platelets, complete/document all requisite QC (This experience primarily obtained during 8-month specialist position with the American Red Cross.)

Blood Chemistry

Analyzers with which I have worked, listed in descending order of familiarity, include:

• Siemens XPand

Roche Cobas

• Siemens RXL

• Beckman Coulter AU480

• Stratus CS

• Variant

• Immulite

• Nova

• AxSym

• and various others, including blood gas analyzers (Radiometer ABL720, Roche Opti CAA, Bayer)

I perform all calibrations, as well as daily, weekly and monthly maintenance, and QC.

Hematology

I am an expert at trouble-shooting and often become the “go to” person in the lab. In addition to manual differentiations, I am good with the following analyzers:

• Beckman Coulter LH 750

• Beckman Coulter LH 500

• Abbott Cell Dyne

• Sysmex XS

• Sysmex KX-21N

Coagulation

• Sysmex 6000

• Sysmex 1500

• Sysmex 500

• Platelet Function Assays

Urinalysis

• Criterion

• Bayer Clinitek

• Iris (completely automated system, including microscopic portions of exam)

Serology

I am competent with many different brands and makes of rapid kits for HIV, Strep, C. diff, Mono, Flu, Giardia, hCG and so forth.

LIS

I am fully competent with Cerner, Cerner Millennium, CPSI, HMS and Meditech laboratory information systems (LIS), also, adequate with several others.

Phlebotomy

I am excellent at venipuncture with pediatric, adult and geriatric populations, also fully trained for arterial sticks.

EDUCATION 2010 – present (pursuing) M.S., Education, with emphasis on Workforce Development University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

1999 – 2003, B.S., Clinical Laboratory Science,

U Wisconsin-LaCrosse, LaCrosse, WI 54601

(Graduated with Honors) included 9-month

practicum at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital, a National

Top 100 Hospital

1973-1977 B.A., Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca NY

WORK EXPERIENCE

1/13/2011 – now MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST (ASCP)

Washington Regional Medical Center 5215 N. North Hills Blvd., Fayetteville, AR 72701

Renee Durey, Supervisor 479-***-****

8/2/2010 – 1/13/2011 ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF MICROBIOLOGY/CLINICAL STUDIES,

Vatterott College, 801 Illinois Ave., Joplin, MO 64801 866-***-**** Dr. Jacqueline O’Dell, Director (Supervisor)

5/1/ 2003 - 3/1/2010 MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST (ASCP) at:

Ozarks Community Hospital, 2828 N. National Avenue, Springfield MO 64850 (8/09 – 2/10) Jon Fallows,

Night Lead Tech (Supervisor) 256-***-****

Barton County Memorial Hospital 29 NW First Lane Lamar MO 64750 (6/08 – 8/09)

American Red Cross 1511 S. Providence Rd. Columbia MO 65203 (12/07 – 6/08)

Quest Diagnostics/DLO Integris Baptist Hospital, 200 SW 2nd St. Miami OK 74354-6830 (11/06 –11/07)

Freeman Hospital West, 1102 W. 32nd St., Joplin MO 64804-3599 (11/06 – 9/07) (PRN basis; 2nd job)

Cox Medical Center South, 3801 S. National Ave., Springfield, MO 65807 (1/06 – 11/06)

Vernon Memorial Healthcare, 507 N. Main St., Viroqua WI 54665 (12/04 – 1/06)

Boscobel Area Health Care, 205 S. Parker,Boscobel, WI 53805 (5/03 – 12/04)

PREVIOUS LABORATORY EXPERIENCES (Details/References upon request)

4/87 – 9/96 Research Specialist, Departments of Anesthesiology/

(intermittent) Neurosurgery, VA Hospital and University of Wisconsin-Madison

I conducted research upon the effects of various inhalant anesthetics (such as halothane) on the incidence of cardiac arrhythmia; also, cell membrane changes/glucose transport during ischemia in the brain. I assisted at surgery, did gas chromatography, mitochondrial and other assays, performed all statistical manipulations of data, and was cited as co-author on publications.

9/90 – 4/92 Quality Assurance Supervisor, Sun Prairie Diagnostics/Difco

9/77-4/80 Product Development Supervisor, ASL Labs/Schering

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