John Watt
CLS, ASCP
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Responsible for all aspects of the lab, including CLIA & NV state inspections Weekly and monthly QC review Proficiency testing submission and review
Experience
Lab Manager at Brio Clinical Laboratory (2023-11 – Present)
- Responsible for all aspects of the lab, including CLIA & NV state inspections
- Weekly and monthly QC review
- Proficiency testing submission and review
- Running samples and meeting turn around time
- Instrument maintenance
- SOP updates and review
- Corrective action implementation
Generalist at Mountain View Hospital (2022-07 – 2023-11)
Work in all departments, including chemistry, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, microbiology and blood bank.
- Experience with Siemens Vista & Dimension
- TOP & CS2500
- 5100 Coag
- Sysmex XN
- Siemens Novus & Clinitek
- Liat & Sofia PCR
Laboratory Supervisor at Summerlin Hospital (2021-05 – 2022-06)
- Arranges schedules
- Validation of new equipment
- QC review weekly and monthly
- Review all exception reports and maintenance records
- Bi-annual AMR's
- Inter instrument correlation, carry-over
- Covers bench during staff shortages
- Orders and tracks all inventory
- Experience with Siemens Atellica
- CS 2500
- Sysmex XN
- Cepheid PCR
Chemistry and Molecular Supervisor at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (2017-07 – 2021-04)
- Arranges schedules
- Validation of new equipment
- QC review biweekly and monthly
- Review all exception reports and maintenance records
- Bi-annual AMR's
- Covers bench during staff shortages
- Covers shift supervisor and off shifts when needed
- Writes new SOP's
- Orders and tracks all inventory for chemistry and molecular
- Helped set up and oversee COVID lab during pandemic
- Experience with Abbott Architect
- Siemens Atellica
- Abbott ID now
- Diasorin Liaison
Generalist CLS at St. John's Regional Medical Center (2016-06 – 2017-06)
Work in all departments: hematology, blood bank (gel & tube), chemistry, UA, coagulation, serology, and microbiology.
- Experience with Coulter DXH series
- TOP Coag
- Iris UA
- Troubleshooting instrument problems
- QC
- Working independently
- Experience with JCAHO inspections
Generalist CLS per diem at West Hills Hospital (2015-06 – 2016-06)
Worked all shifts/departments: hematology, blood bank (tube), chemistry, UA, coagulation, serology, and microbiology.
- Experience with Coulter LH series
- Siemens Vista & Centaur
- Troubleshooting instrument problems
- QC
- Working independently
Evening Shift/Steroids Supervisor at Esoterix Laboratory Services (2010-05 – 2015-06)
- Oversaw large department of both CLS's and CLT's
- Coordinated schedules, vacations, and day to day operations in steroids
- Reviewed QC and assays of all steroid's employees
- Coordinated training for new employees and annual training for existing employees
- Prepared department for multiple agency inspections including CAP, NY state, FDA, and ISO
- Acted as a liaison between departments
- Fix minor issues with equipment
Pipetting Supervisor at Esoterix Laboratory Services (2009-01 – 2010-05)
Supervised the pipetting department with ten CLT's.
- Set up schedule for the department, including approving vacation time and timecards
- Quarterly reviews for staff
- In charge of calibrating over 250 pipettes on a monthly basis
- Upkeep of records
- Helped develop and coordinate pipetting project to automate pipetting
CLS at Esoterix Laboratory Services (2008-01 – 2009-01)
- Set, ran, and reported manual assays on both LC/MS platform and RIA platform
- Reviewed peer results and documented QC
- Reviewed QC when needed
- Worked closely with CLT's to make sure their assays were done according to SOP
- Pipetted standards and controls for CLT's
Generalist at Whidbey General Hospital (1999-06 – 2004-08)
Worked as a generalist performing all tasks in small hospital on Whidbey Island.
- Performing and reporting tests
- Notify nursing or doctors of and panic/critical results
- Perform and review of QC in all fields including microbiology and blood bank
- Reviewed and updated procedures in both blood bank and serology
- Performed Phlebotomy and arterial draws on a regular basis
- Performed routine and emergency maintenance on instruments
- Weekly inventory and ordering of supplies
Chemistry at Harborview Medical Center (1998-09 – 1999-06)
Worked as the night shift weekend blood gas tech performing tests, QC & maintenance in a high-volume setting.
- One of two positions open to students to gain extra experience
Nurse's aide at Grossmont Hospital (1990-07 – 1994-04)
Worked on an Orthopedic/neurology ward and helped the nurses do many tasks during shift.
- Bathe, turn, and escort patients when needed
- Routine vital signs and report any out of normal values to the nurse
- Set up traction and managed patients who needed an additional level of care
Medic at U.S. Army (1988-08 – 1991-04)
Ambulance driver and worked in clinical setting.
- Keep ambulance fully stocked
- Ensure maintenance was performed on ambulance weekly
- Duties in clinical setting were varied
- Introduced to UA, hematology and microbiology
- Set new time records for mock evacuation of wounded in Team Spirit joint exercises with South Korea
Education
B.S. in Medical Technology – University of Washington
B.A. in English – University of Washington
A.A. – Peninsula College
– Monte Vista H.S.
