Shirley Shaffer

Experience

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  Parkland Hospital

  Jan 1971 - Jan 1973

  Technologist/Night Supervisor Blood Bank

  Performed patient transfusion compatibility testing, patient antibody identification, blood component production, & donor phlebotomy. Managed work to assure quality, accuracy in emergency testing.

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  Methodist Hospital

  Jan 1974 - Jan 1975

  Technical Supervisor

  Set up blood donor testing laboratory. Managed staff. Performed manual infectious disease testing, ABO/RH, & red cell antibody. Prepared blood components. Assisted with donor phlebotomy as needed.

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  Parkland Hospital

  Jan 1975 - Jan 1977

  Education Coordinator/Teaching Supervisor for School of Blood Bank Technology

  Screened and accepted students. Responsible for setting & administrating curriculum to meet ASCP requirements for school and student exam qualification. Prepared and taught classes as needed. Prepared wet samples for student testing. Managed students. 100% student pass rate on SBB registry exam. Performed donor phlebotomy. Staffed mobile donor collections.

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  Baptist Memorial Health Care

  Jan 1977 - Jan 1978

  Technical Supervisor

  Responsible for quality and accurate testing in blood bank transfusion service AABB Reference Laboratory. Performed patient/donor compatibility testing and antibody identification.

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  National Health Laboratories (at Medical City Hospital)

  Jan 1979 - Jan 1981

  Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technologist

  Staff technologist in Blood Bank transfusion department. Performed patient testing and commercial reference lab testing.

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  Presbyterian Healthcare Services

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1984

  Administrative Supervisor Blood Band Transfusion Service & Donor Center

  Responsible for quality and accurate patient and donor testing by blood bank staff. Managed procedures, staff, and budget. Performed technologist laboratory testing as staffing needs required. Reported to pathologists and hospital administration.

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  Carter BloodCare

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1997

  Director Technical & Hospital Services, Immunochemistry Testing Supervisor/Technologist

  Formerly BloodCare & Wadley Blood Center - providing laboratory & reference services, including production & distribution of blood components.Director: Managed operational, regulatory, financial, and customer services activities of patient transfusion services, stem cell processing, component preparation, product distribution, donor testing departments. Budget development. Customer liaison, In-house LIS development, validation, and implementation. Staff management.Supervisor/Testing Technologist: Automated viral marker testing & red cell typing. Electronic test uploads. Equipment validation Show less

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  University of Texas Southwestern IT

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Software Systems Specialist

  Troubleshooted Cerner Core Systems for UTSW campus.

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  Quest Diagnostics

  Jan 1998 - Jan 1998

  Information Technology Analyst/Project Manager

  Conversion of laboratory computer system to company wide software product with standard ordering & resulting codes

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  Creative Testing Solutions (Blood Systems Laboratories)

  Nov 1999 - Dec 2014

  Technical Director Document Systems & Training

  Large FDA/AABB regulated regional donor testing laboratory performing automated and manual viral marker and immunohematology testing. One of 4 regional laboratories.Responsibilities:Infectious Disease/Immunohematology Testing review.Software validationEquipment validation.Quality Control/Quality AssuranceStaffing hiring & management on/off siteTechnical training on/off siteTechnical Document development/editing/electronic access & training control.Testing document on-site and remote storageAdherence regulations Pilgrim SmartSolve document and training software administratorMediware Life Trak software administratorIron Mountain document storageBudget development Lean manufacturingWork teams Show less