Experience

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  Beaumont health

  Jan 1988 - Jan 2019

  Developed a leadership style emphasizing professional responsibility.Created an environment where teams and individuals took ownership of problems that allowed creative problem-solving.Involved staff in decision making at every opportunity.Held staff accountable for their actions.Positive interactions with physicians, nursing and caregiver team members.Promote Patient and Family Center Care initiatives.Increased Culture of Safety scores from a low of 39% in 2015 to 89% in 2017. Scores remained above the 75th percentile through 2019.Department head of Clinical and Anatomic Pathology Laboratory, Beaumont-Wayne and Canton sites-41 FTEs.Member of Beaumont Wayne’s Hospital Quality/Safety Committee.Member of Beaumont Wayne’s Emergency Preparedness Team.Member of Beaumont Lab Leadership Council.Member of Beaumont Laboratory’s Compliance Team.Revitalized the Tier 2 MDHHS Special Pathogen Laboratory at Beaumont Wayne. Member of the corporate Special Pathogen Team.Member of Beaumont Chemistry Instrument Selection Team- RFI/RFP process.Member of five best practice teams for integration and standardization of clinical laboratory instrumentation, testing, policies, and procedures.Worked with staff and administration to decrease Emergency Department turnaround time/blood culture contamination rates to meet performance goals.Brought additional testing on-site to decrease turn-around-times and increase physician satisfaction.Prepared laboratories for CAP inspections, including submitting CAP applications, preparing department checklists, and performed as a CAP inspector.Led laboratory teams on hospital/laboratory Kaizen projects.Organized and supported annual spring and fall community health fairs.Partnered with Cardiology and Imaging leadership to develop 7 for $70 program at Wayne to provide low-cost heart and vascular screening. Show less Responsible for 24/7 operations of inpatient and commercial laboratory-62 FTEs.Active member of five best practice teams for integration and standardization of clinical laboratory instrumentation, testing, policies, and procedures.Committed to improving operations by analysis of staffing productivity in terms of budget goals and customer service.Knowledgeable in policy and procedure writing.Encouraged and supported employee engagement. Gallup scores increase from 26th to 65th percentile rank.Interviewed and hired personnel, both clinical and support staff.Trained students and new employees in all areas of the laboratory.Responsible for developing competency testing and monitoring files for staff.Excellent computer skills: Knowledgeable in Sunquest LIS and EPIC applications.Resource person for laboratory computer downtime for legacy Oakwood Dearborn and community laboratories.Assisted physicians and nurse practitioners with reference laboratory testing to provide accurate clinical patient assessments of disease states.Expert troubleshooter of instruments and computer problems.Productive member of the technical team, including maintaining bench competency and excellent technical skills in all areas of the laboratory. Show less

  • Director, Laboratory Operations

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2019

  • Manager, Automated Technical Laboratory

    Jan 1993 - Jan 2016

  • Registered Medical Technologist

    Jan 1988 - Jan 1993
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  Henry ford college

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2014

  Adjunct faculty

  Taught Medical Terminology with Anatomy and Physiology to Allied Health and Nursing students.Demonstrated competency in all aspects of teaching including curriculum planning, course preparation, teaching and grading, as well as student counseling.Demonstrated ability to clarify difficult concepts and motivate students. Consistently received excellent evaluations from students and supervisory administrators.

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  Henry ford health system

  Feb 2019 - now

  Laboratory supervisor

  Supervise team members and laboratory processes/workflows to ensure quality and safe patient care.Responsible for interviewing/hiring recommendations, coaching/mentoring, performance evaluations/goal setting, educating MLS students, maintaining laboratory regulatory requirements, reviewing and submitting QC for peer group analysis/comparisons.Responsible for QC conversion from BioRad to Technopath, test/method validation and implementation of new assays in chemistry. Contributing member of HFH Chemistry and Hematology Technical teams.Completed LEAN Silver training. Show less