Wendy D. Smith

Wendy D. Smith, B.S., M.S., MT(ASCP) Phone: - cell E-mail:- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-d-smith-/ OBJECTIVE Seeking fully remote (contract or freelance) content writer/copywriter/editor, customer support, or technical-support position. Based in Kauai, HI. Licensed clinical lab scientist in HI, FL. MT(ASCP) supervisor. SALARY DESIRED Gross annual $60K+ Prefer full-time 40 hrs./wk, open to part-time writing assignments (freelance or short-term contract). WORK EXPERIENCE 07/2021 - 08/2021: Medical Technologist (temp), Formula Diagnostics, Scottsdale, AZ. COVID-19 sample testing (LAMP NAAT) locally on Kauai. 08/2020 – Present: Freelance content writer. 05/2020 – 08/2020: Family Caregiver full-time. 08/2016 – 05/2020: Assistant Laboratory Manager, Clinical Labs of Hawaii, Wilcox Medical Center, Lihue, HI. Medical technologist, generalist. 1st shift. Administrative and bench duties. Meeting regular timelines in IQCP, QC management/peer data acquisition and monthly QA reporting to parent company; CAP Checklists and proficiency testing/assignment/reporting/investigation; maintaining technologists’ training & annual competency records; coordinating stock inventory; completing invoicing, receiving and procurement; reviewing maintenance, testing and QC logs; POCT Technical Consultant, teaching RN new hires Introduction to Laboratory Specimen Collection & Processing class, writing/editing SOPs, Excel, Word, Sunquest. Supporting Lab Manager as needed, coordinating staffing and communicating schedule adjustments to senior techs. Instruments: Cobas 501/601 and 311/411, Stago Compact Max, Sysmex XN1000, Bactec FX, Clinitek Advantus, Ortho MTS, BioRad IH. 2018:Implemented MTP (multiple trauma protocol) practice run scenarios involving all levels of our lab staff – selection, documentation and delivery of blood product to the ER in a coordinated, timely manner.2018-19: Supported onboarding of e411 by attending Roche operator class and instructing lab support staff/technologists on basic operation and maintenance. Furloughed/laid off due to COVID-19 budgetary cutbacks. 04/2016 – 07/2016: Medical Technologist (traveler) - Fusion Medical Staffing, Omaha, NE; Assignment: Great River Medical Center, Burlington, IA. Generalist, 2nd and 3rd shift. Hematology/Urinalysis/Coag (Sysmex XE-5000 with SP-1000i,XS-1000i, Iris iQ, Siemens Clinitek Status, Stago CompactMax, Streck ESR AutoPlus), Chemistry (Siemens Advia Centaur XP, Hitachi COBAS 6000, Biomerieux MiniVidas, GEM Premier 4000), Microbiology (Setups/plating, gram stains, rapid test kits – QuickVue Strep A, BD Veritor Flu A + B and RSV – Bactec FX, Cepheid GeneXpert, Verigene SP). 01/2016 – 04/2016: Medical Technologist (traveler) – Healthcare Connections, Inc., Coral Springs, FL; Assignment: Baptist Health Medical Center, Jackson, MS. Generalist, 2nd shift core lab. Hematology (Coulter DxH 800), urinalysis (Clinitek Atlas, Clinitek 500, Iris iQ Velocity), coagulation (Stago STA-2, Stago CompactMax), chemistry (MPA, COBAS c501 and e601, Roche 9180 electrolytes, Advanced Osmometer 3320), Serology (manual test kits: hCG). 07/2015 – 01/2016: Medical Technologist (traveler) – Fusion Medical Staffing, Omaha, NE; Assignment: Great River Medical Center, Burlington, IA. Generalist, 2nd shift. Hematology/Urinalysis/Coag (Sysmex XE-5000 with SP-1000i,XS-1000i, Iris iQ, Siemens Clinitek Status, Stago CompactMax, Streck ESR AutoPlus), Chemistry (Siemens Advia Centaur XP, Hitachi COBAS 6000, Biomerieux MiniVidas, GEM Premier 4000), Microbiology (Setups/plating, gram stains, rapid test kits – QuickVue Strep A, BD Veritor Flu A + B and RSV – Bactec FX, GeneXpert, Verigene SP). 03/2015 – 06/2015: Medical Technologist (traveler) – Healthcare Connections, Inc. Coral Springs, FL. Assignment: Fishermen’s Community Hospital, Marathon, FL. Generalist, rotating all shifts. Hematology (Beckman Coulter LH 500 and AcT; ACL Elite coag; Urisys 100 urinalysis; Sedimat 15 ESR), chemistry (Beckman Coulter DxC 600 and Access 2), immunohematology (Ortho MTS gel system), microbiology (gram stains, urines, blood cultures, body fluids; reading plates only, sent out ID & sens), phlebotomy. 12/2014-03/2015: Medical Technologist (traveler) – Fusion Medical Staffing, Omaha, NE. Assignment: Lovelace Regional Hospital, Roswell, NM. Generalist, swing shift (1st-2nd). Hematology (Beckman Coulter LH 500 and AcT. ACL Elite), urinalysis, chemistry (Siemens Dimension ExL), immunohematology (Ortho MTS gel system), microbiology (stat gram stains). 02/2012 – 12/2014: Medical Technologist (permanent) – HCA Healthcare, Ft. Walton Beach Medical Center, Ft. Walton Beach, FL. Generalist, 3rd shift. Hematology (Sysmex 5000, Siemens CA-1500, body fluids, Siemens PFA), immunohematology (Ortho MTS gel system), urinalysis, chemistry (Siemens Vista), microbiology (stat gram stains). 08/2011 – 02/2012: Medical Technologist (traveler) – Triage Medical Staffing, Omaha, NE. Assignment: Ft. Walton Beach Medical Center, Ft. Walton Beach, FL. Generalist, 2nd shift: hematology (Sysmex 5000), immunohematology (ABORh, antibody screening/ID by Ortho MTS gel), urinalysis, chemistry (Siemens Dimension ExL), microbiology (setups, gram stains). 06/2011 – 08/2011: Medical Technologist (traveler) – Ampian Staffing, Sandy, UT. Assignment: Wilcox Memorial Hospital, Lihue, HI. Generalist, 1st and 2nd shift: hematology (Beckman Coulter LH 500), immunohematology (tube ABORh; Ortho MTS gel antibody screening/ID), urinalysis, semen analysis, chemistry (Beckman Coulter Access). 08/2010 – 06/2011: Medical Technologist (traveler) - Resources On Call Healthcare/Club Staffing, Hickory, NC Assignment: Columbia Memorial Hospital Laboratory, Astoria, OR. Generalist, 3rd shift: Sysmex XT-2000i and XS-1000i (hematology), Chemstrip Criterion II (urinalysis), Sedimat 15 (ESRs), Aerospray slide stainer/cytospin, Triage meter (BNPs, DDimers, Cardiac backup), ACL 8000 (coagulation), Siemens Dimension RxL Max (chemistry), Vitek 32 (microbiology ID/antibiotic MICs), BacT Alert (blood cultures), manual tube method ABORh (immunohematology antibody screening/ID). 05/2010 - 08/2010: Medical Technologist (traveler) - Triage Medical Staffing/The Alliance Group, Omaha, NE. Assignment: Wahiawa General Hospital Laboratory, Oahu, HI. Generalist, 2nd & 3rd shifts: Siemens/Sysmex CA-500, Siemens Dimension EXL, Dade Stratus (DDimers), Chemstrip Criterion II (urinalysis), AVL (blood gas), ABX Pentra 80 (CBC), phlebotomy/arterial, EKGs, CPSI (LIS), stat gram stains and plating, Ortho MTS gel ABORh (immunohematology antibody screening/ID). 10/2007 - 05/2010: Lead Medical Technologist, TriCore Laboratories | Espanola, NM-: microbiology tech/generalist 1st shift-:2nd Shift Lead Technologist: My daily duties include Point of Care Testing Tech, Generalist tech(hematology, blood bank (Ortho MTS gel system), chemistry, urinalysis, coagulation, rapid test kits/gram stains, phlebotomy), routine QC/maintenance on coagulation (Stago CompactMax) and urinalysis (Clinitek 500) analyzers, general routine maintenance on analyzers (Vitros ECI, 350, 5,1; Beckman Coulter LH 750), reviewing order requisitions and sendout results data entry; training new personnel as needed, overseeing phlebotomists as needed, QC/QA micro/rapid test kits. 10/2005 - 10/2007: Laboratory Evening Shift Supervisor, Espanola (Presbyterian) Hospital | Espanola, NM Daily duties include: 2ND shift supervisor overseeing evening techs and phlebotomy staff, liason between laboratory and nursing staff on 2nd shift, routine QC/QA/maintenance on coagulation (Siemens CA-1500) and urinalysis (Clinitek) analyzers, general routine maintenance on analyzers (Bayer Advia & Axsym, ), reviewing order requisitions and sendout results data entry, generalist bench tech. 06/2003 – 10/2005: generalist medical technologist Sanofi Genzyme, Santa Fe, NM. Biochemistry department: reproductive hormone immunoassays, QC; research assistant LSDs (Fabry disease). 01/2000 – 06/2003: generalist medical technologist Winslow General Hospital, Winslow, AZ 6/1995 - 12/1999: Alverno Clinical Labs, Hammond, IN 1st shift Molecular Pathology: Cobas CT-NG PCR, 2D flow cytometry; 2nd shift Microbiology. 01/1990 – 05/1992: St. Margaret Mercy Hospital Blood Bank, Hammond, IN taught medical technology student interns modules on Rh System, Kleihauer-Betke Rosette Testing for Rhogam Dosage, and Hepatitis Testing. EDUCATION Coursework towards PhD in Molecular Biochemistry, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL 1994-5. Clinical research on cathepsin proteins relating to fetal lung maturity, Master's Degree, Molecular/Cell Biology May 1994 Purdue University Calumet | Hammond, IN: Program in Molecular & Cell Biology. Researched growth factors, pleural mesothelial lymphoma cells. Trained in recombinant DNA techniques, PCR, B/W film developing, 2-D gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, N/S Blots, tissue culture, cytology/histological staining, cytogenetics/karyotyping. Bachelor's Degree, Medical Technology April 1983 Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL Bachelor's Degree, Biology(Microbiology) December 1982 Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL Enrolled in electronic engineering curriculum, Broward Community College, completed summer semester1981 SKILLS Phlebotomy PCR(LCR)-polymerase chain reaction Teaching(med tech students blood bank rotation) Technical/Medical Writing (as student) LIS (Cerner, McKesson, Meditech, SOFT, Sunquest) HTML, Webpage building MS Word, Excel Cell Culture BioRad Unity QC software Sysmex Insight QC PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS MT(ASCP) generalist # MT153155 Hawaii Medical Technologist license # 4857 Florida Clinical Laboratory Supervisor license # SU 43232 REFERENCES Supplied upon request. 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