HOLLYWOOD, FL,33024
(954)986-2543
Medical Technologist with twelve years experience in the field.
OBJECTIVE
Seeking challenging position in the field of Clinical Laboratory that requires skills in management and supervision.
WORK HISTORY
CORE LAB ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL 1994-present- Supervise all aspects of operation including budgets, personnel, purchasing and cost control.
- Coordinate various employee functions to mantain high morale.
- Assign work, give written and/or oral instructions to technologist, lab technicians and lab assistants and supervise the performance of their work.
- Excellent communicator, learn quickly, very organized, complete assignments on schedule. Consistently meet deadlines.
- Use strong problem-solving skills in a diplomatic way.
- Actively involve in the set up of the merging of the Hematology and Chemistry Lab to create the Core Lab.
- Coordinate the crosstraining plan for Hematology section of the Core Lab.
- Bench tech during shortstaffed situations.
- Maintain complete Quality Assurance program for the department.
- Troubleshoot equipment problems and mantain service and preventive maintenance on all hematology and coagulation equipment.
- Maintain files for State and National inspections.
- Prepared and conducted laboratory test in hematology and immunology labs.
- Experienced working with various hematology instruments like: JT3, MAXM, STKR, STKS, FLOW CYTOMETRY EXCELL, S PLUS IV, T-660.
- Experienced working with various coagulation instruments like: COAGAMATES, ST4 and MDA 180.
- Experienced working wiht various urinalysis instruments like: CLINITEK 100 and CLINITEK 200.
- Participated in Quality Control Program, CPA surveys and instruments troubleshooting.
- Acted as person in charge when needed.
- Generalist Technologist: Hematology, Blood Bank, Coagulation, Chemistry, Urinalysis and Phlebotomy.
- Generalist Technologist: Hematology, Chemistry, Blood Bank, Urinalysis, Coagulation, Serology.
- Work in Microbiology. Duties included media preparation, QC, proficiency testing and epidemiology.
EDUCATION
Bachelor in Science in Medical Technology, Medical Science Campus, University of Puerto Rico, 1985.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES
- Florida Board of Clinical Lab Personnel- Clinical Laboratory Supervisor, licensed in Microbiology, Serology/Immunology, Clinical Chemistry, Hematology and Immunohematology, JC 0029801
- Colegio de tecnologos Medicos de Puerto Rico- License 2790.
- American Society of Clinical Pathologist (ASCP)-MT 164025.
AWARDS RECEIVED
- Employee of the Year in April 1995 during National Lab Week in Pathology Services at Jackson Memorial Hospital Miami, FL.
