Quality Control Medical Technologist
Resume:
CASSANDRA A. PLUMB
Hamburg, NY 14075
**************@*****.***
WORK EXPERIENCE
Medical Technologist
**/**** – present, Buffalo Womenservices
• Manage laboratory and all laboratory functions.
• Perform all patient testing including hemoglobin, glucose, urinalysis, urine pregnancy and Rh phenotyping.
• Identify and report all abnormal results to Laboratory Director and repeat as necessary.
• Utilize skills in venipuncture to obtain samples from all clinic patients.
• Non-testing duties include procedure writing, maintaining all clinic records, sending out patient specimens, keeping inventory and processing shipment.
• Perform all proficiency testing from New York State Department of Health and College of American Pathologists.
• Ensure quality control is performed and documented on daily, monthly and yearly bases.
• Attend and participate in all quality control meetings.
• Annual review of NYSDOH Standards and BWS Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Management System.
Key Contributions:
• Updated existing policies and procedures to be in accord with all NYSDOH regulations. Wrote and implemented new policies and procedures for all updated regulations.
• Was an integral part of selecting a new reference laboratory which enabled faster turn-around times of greater than 7 days for Pap smear and STD testing.
• All proficiency testing performed returned with an accuracy of greater than 95%.
Medical Technologist
9/2004 – 8/2010, Upstate New York Transplant Services/Immco Diagnostics, Buffalo, NY
• Performed HLA DNA typing for solid organ and bone marrow patients using SSP, SSO and Luminex technology; including PCR amplification and gel electrophoresis.
• Used Flow Cytometry to crossmatch prospective organ donors with patients. Also used Flow Cytometry to identify patient antibodies.
• Tested patient serum using ELISA method for the qualitative and quantitative detection of HLA antibodies.
• Serologically analyzed potential organ donors for infectious disease.
• Performed Nucleic Acid Testing on potential organ donors for HIV and HCV.
• Accurately interpreted test data. Relayed test results to Director for review, staff and clients.
• Participated in the development of new testing. Assisted and spearheaded in the validation and verification of new testing methods.
• Read available resources and attended conferences. Shared information gained to teach other staff members. Assisted in the training of students.
• Evaluated new test kits before use. Maintained accurate reagent logs, equipment standards and patient records. Participated in external and internal proficiency testing.
Key Contributions:
• Implementation and validation of Luminex technology for HLA antibody screen and identification, which caused higher accuracy and greater efficiency of patient results.
• Validation of Sequence Specific Oligonucleotide (SS0) assays for HLA Class I and Class II, which resulted in higher resolution of patient alleles.
• External proficiency surveys (UCLA and CAP) for high resolution of HLA Class I and Class II alleles and antibody screen and identification with accuracy rate of greater than 97%.
• Validation of most current versions of Histotrac database for accuracy of patient records.
• Technical contribution to the article “HLA Typing and DNA Techniques” published in ASCP Clinical Laboratory magazine.
• Clinical Instructor of Biotechnical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences; SUNY University at Buffalo
EDUCATION
9/1999 – 5/2003: BS degree in Biology (cum laude); Syracuse University
• Minor in Psychology
Additional Training:
• American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) sponsored Regional Workshop
• HIPAA Privacy and Security Workshop
• Tepnel Lifecodes LifeMatch Workshop
• Gen-Probe Transplant Diagnostics Workshop
Certifications:
• Certified Histocompatibility Technologist (CHT) from American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ABHI)
• Licensed Clinical Technologist from New York State Department of Health
• CPR certified from the American Heart Association
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