Part-Time Laboratory Medical Director - Rapid Test Laboratories - Arizona
(2023-01)
Molecular Diagnostics Testing (RPP, UTI, STD and Covid)
- Overall Operation and Administration: Oversee and actively involved in the overall operation and administration of the laboratory, ensuring effective and efficient performance.
- Consultation Availability: Provide onsite, telephone, or electronic consultation to lab personnel as needed.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, and professional standards, including CLIA regulations.
- Clinical Supervision: Provide clinical supervision for laboratory personnel, ensuring that all duties are properly performed.
- Policy Implementation: Develop and implement policies, processes, and procedures to maintain high-quality testing services.
- Quality System Approach: Use a quality system approach to ensure accurate, reliable, and timely patient test results.
- Quality Assessment: Implement quality assessment measures, including ongoing monitoring of testing processes, taking corrective actions, and evaluating their effectiveness.
- Proficiency Testing: Ensure enrollment and participation in an HHS-approved proficiency testing program, meeting all CLIA requirements.
- Testing Systems Development: Ensure testing systems provide quality services for pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic phases of testing.
- Environmental Conditions: Maintain adequate physical and environmental conditions for testing and ensure a safe environment for personnel.
- General Supervision: Ensure a general supervisor is available for day-to-day supervision, reporting test results, and on-site supervision of high complexity testing.
- Personnel Management: Employ and manage sufficient numbers of appropriately educated, experienced, and/or trained personnel.
- Procedure Manual Review: Review new test procedures and ensure they are included in the laboratory's procedure manual and followed by personnel.
- Accreditation Management: Direct and maintain COLA accreditation standards and processes.
Part-Time Laboratory Medical Director - Frigate Laboratories - Florida
(2022-06)
Routine and Molecular Diagnostics (Chemistry, Hematology & Molecular Testing: RT-PCR, NGS and PGx)
- Overall Operation and Administration: Oversee and actively involved in the overall operation and administration of the laboratory, ensuring effective and efficient performance.
- Consultation Availability: Provide onsite, telephone, or electronic consultation to lab personnel as needed.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, and professional standards, including CLIA regulations.
- Clinical Supervision: Provide clinical supervision for laboratory personnel, ensuring that all duties are properly performed.
- Policy Implementation: Develop and implement policies, processes, and procedures to maintain high-quality testing services.
- Quality System Approach: Use a quality system approach to ensure accurate, reliable, and timely patient test results.
- Quality Assessment: Implement quality assessment measures, including ongoing monitoring of testing processes, taking corrective actions, and evaluating their effectiveness.
- Proficiency Testing: Ensure enrollment and participation in an HHS-approved proficiency testing program, meeting all CLIA requirements.
- Testing Systems Development: Ensure testing systems provide quality services for pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic phases of testing.
- Environmental Conditions: Maintain adequate physical and environmental conditions for testing and ensure a safe environment for personnel.
- General Supervision: Ensure a general supervisor is available for day-to-day supervision, reporting test results, and on-site supervision of high complexity testing.
- Personnel Management: Employ and manage sufficient numbers of appropriately educated, experienced, and/or trained personnel.
- Procedure Manual Review: Review new test procedures and ensure they are included in the laboratory's procedure manual and followed by personnel.
- Accreditation Management: Direct and maintain COLA accreditation standards and processes.
Laboratory Director and Technical Consultant - PIH Health System - California
(2019-01 - 2022-12)
- Provide leadership and direction to a team of 3 lab managers, clinical lab scientists, and lab technicians, totaling 145 FTEs across 3 hospital locations.
- Developed, reviewed, and presented operational metrics and data to executive management regularly.
- Revised policies and procedures to ensure compliance with accreditation requirements and regulatory standards.
- Drove the implementation of department quality programs and contributed to long-range planning and strategy.
- Managed financial operations, including supply purchases, equipment acquisition, invoice payments, and payroll.
- Ensured laboratory operations adhere to CAP, CLIA, JCAHO, and OSHA guidelines.
- Introduced continuous improvement practices using lean-six sigma tools to maximize technical resources, standardize systems, and control costs.
- Designed pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical specimen workflows using lean and six-sigma methodologies.
Area Director of Laboratory Services - St. Joseph Hospital - California
(2016-01 - 2019-12)
- Direct day-to-day services and personnel staffing within the laboratory, overseeing quality staffing, training, and staff development.
- Lead a team of 4 laboratory managers, 3 supervisors, clinical lab scientists, and lab technicians, totaling 168 FTEs across 4 hospital locations.
- Foster a continuous improvement laboratory environment through lean-six sigma tools for enhanced service delivery and cost controls.
- Successfully negotiated a Blood Bank contract, resulting in a 300k annual cost reduction.
- Contributed to the development of marketing techniques to acquire new clients, resulting in a 250k annual revenue increase.
- Led lean and six-sigma initiative through presentations and workshops to the hospital's leadership team.
Director of Laboratory Services - Oklahoma Veterans Affairs Medical Centers - Oklahoma
(2012-01 - 2016-12)
- Oversee laboratory operations at 7 VA medical centers in Oklahoma, including planning, organization, development, and administration of Clinical Laboratories Services.
- Provided guidance and direction to 7 managers, 3 supervisors, and other lab scientists, totaling 195 FTEs.
- Maintained positive operating margins and met annual budget targets for the seven laboratories.
- Implemented a quality assurance program, defining clinical indicators, measurement systems, and regular review meetings.
- Led financial management, quality assurance, and leadership coaching across all VA laboratories.
Laboratory Operation Manager - Midwest City Regional Medical Center - Oklahoma
(2009-01 - 2012-12)
- Direct day-to-day services and personnel staffing within the laboratory, ensuring quality staffing, training, and staff development.
- Develop annual budgets and effectively manage department costs and resources.
- Implement six sigma and lean lab processes to ensure high-quality, productive, and cost-effective operations.
- Create business dashboards and metrics to assess goal achievement.
- Conduct Kaizen events to improve various areas of the laboratory.
- Oversee quality assurance programs and supervise Quality Assurance Specialist activities.
Core Laboratory Supervisor - Quest Diagnostics - Oklahoma
(2003-01 - 2009-12)
Lead Generalist Technologist - Quest Diagnostics - Oklahoma
(2000-01 - 2003-12)
- Manage departmental staff, including hiring, training, evaluations, and workflow direction.
- Mentor and coach staff for professional development.
- Contribute to departmental goal setting and implementation.
- Maintain accreditations with College of American Pathologists (CAP).
- Ensure adherence to policies, procedures, and quality assurance practices.
- Participate in annual budget development and monitor operations within budgetary guidelines.
- Process clinical specimens submitted for clinical diagnosis in all areas of the laboratory such as Chemistry, Hematology, Blood Bank, Coagulation- UA and Microbiology.
- Maintains a daily schedule of personnel to ensure all sections of the laboratory are adequately staffed for the specimen volume.
