Elena M. Ferrebee
Clinical Laboratory Manager, Core Laboratory
Houston, TX · (713) 555 0102 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/elenamferrebee
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Eighteen years in clinical laboratory practice, nine leading core laboratory operations
SETTINGS
University affiliated hospital core laboratory running every hour, plus outreach draw stations
SPECIALTIES
Chemistry and hematology operations, method validation, turnaround time, staffing and competency
SYSTEMS
Epic Beaker laboratory information system, total laboratory automation line, autoverification middleware
LICENSURE
Medical Laboratory Scientist and Diplomate in Laboratory Management, American Society for Clinical Pathology
EDUCATION
Master of Science in clinical laboratory science with a bachelor of science in medical technology
Executive Summary
Laboratory manager running the core laboratory of a 620 bed hospital with 58 staff across chemistry, hematology, urinalysis and specimen processing. Eighteen years in laboratory medicine, nine of them in supervision, and three College of American Pathologists inspections cleared without a single deficiency.
Signature Achievements
- Cut emergency department troponin turnaround from 58 minutes to 31 minutes by rebuilding the automation line workflow.
- Led three College of American Pathologists accreditation inspections with no deficiencies and one written commendation.
- Brought the hospital specimen rejection rate from 2.6 percent to 0.9 percent through a collection retraining program with nursing.
- Saved 480,000 dollars over two years by consolidating referral testing and renegotiating reagent pricing.
- Closed a vacancy gap from fourteen open positions to two by opening a training partnership with a local university program.
- Rebuilt the autoverification rule set so 71 percent of chemistry results now release without manual review.
Professional Experience
Clinical Laboratory Manager, Core Laboratory
Buffalo Bayou University Hospital, Houston, TX 2021 to present
Core laboratory performing 4.1 million billable tests a year with 58 employees on three shifts.
- Own the operating budget, staffing plan and equipment replacement schedule for three technical sections.
- Hold accreditation readiness under the College of American Pathologists and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, including proficiency testing enrollment and review.
- Chair the laboratory quality committee and review quality control failures, delta check trends and critical value reporting each month.
- Validate new methods and instruments with the medical director, documenting correlation, precision and reportable range studies.
- Work with nursing and the emergency department on specimen quality and turnaround time expectations.
Laboratory Supervisor, Chemistry
Cypress Grove Regional Medical Center, Katy, TX 2017 to 2021
Chemistry section of a 300 bed community hospital with fourteen technologists and technicians.
- Supervised bench assignments, competency assessment and annual performance reviews.
- Designed the quality control plan around Westgard rules and cut repeat runs by tightening reagent lot verification.
- Implemented a new immunoassay platform including staff training and parallel testing.
- Investigated proficiency testing failures and wrote corrective action plans accepted at first submission.
Lead Medical Laboratory Scientist
Sabine Crossing Health System Laboratory, Beaumont, TX 2013 to 2017
Evening shift lead across chemistry and hematology in a two hospital system.
- Ran the evening bench and served as escalation point for instrument failures and critical results.
- Trained new scientists and students rotating from two university programs.
- Wrote and revised standard operating procedures for the chemistry section.
Medical Laboratory Scientist
Galveston Bay Shoreline Hospital Laboratory, Galveston, TX 2008 to 2013
Generalist rotation across chemistry, hematology, urinalysis and transfusion services.
- Performed high complexity testing across the core benches on rotating shifts.
- Maintained instruments and documented corrective action for out of control events.
- Precepted students during their clinical year on the chemistry rotation.
Licensure and Certification
Medical Laboratory Scientist, American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification
Diplomate in Laboratory Management, American Society for Clinical Pathology
Laboratory holds a certificate of accreditation for high complexity testing
Education
Master of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science, University of Texas Medical Branch, 2016
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology, Texas Southern University, 2008
Core Skills
Core laboratory operations · Accreditation readiness · Method validation · Quality control design · Turnaround time management · Operating budget ownership · Competency assessment · Proficiency testing review · Laboratory information systems · Reagent contract negotiation · Process improvement · Staff recruitment