MSCLS Award Winners Announced

MSCLS Awards and Winners 2012-2013


2012-13 MLT Student of the Year:
Barbara Herr
Southwest Tennessee Community College

2012-13 MLS Student of the Year:
Ben Upton
University of Tennessee Health Science Center

2013 MLS/CLS Clinical Instructor of the Year:
Dr. Dennis Jay
LIS Clinical Instructor, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

2013 MLT Clinical Instructor of the Year:
Amanda Miller
Blood Bank, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

2013 Educator of the Year:
Wes Williamson
University of Tennessee Health Science Center

2013 Young Professional of the Year:
Pamela Matthews
Methodist Germantown

2013 Mentor of the Year:
Donna Clary
MSCLS Past Treasurer, AEL

2013 Member of the Year:
Jonathan Hardy
MSCLS Past-President, St. Francis Hospital - Bartlett

MSCLS Awards of Excellence:

Professionalism -- Amy Cox, SWTCC
Laboratory Management -- Rebecca Mace, Eve. Shift Supervisor, St. Jude
Generalist -- Hong Church, Baptist DeSoto
Blood Banking / HLA -- Dawn Moreau, LeBonheur
Hematology / Coag -- Shila Cholera, UTHSC
Phlebotomy -- Mary Anderson, Baptist DeSoto
Point of Care -- Karen Clark, BMHCC
Molecular -- Christopher Smith, LeBonheur


MSCLS Heroes 2012-13 :
Amy Cox
John Bandura
Rebecca Rogers
Wes Williamson

SAVE THE DATES FOR GMABB 2013-2014 MEETINGS

DATES - LOCATIONS - SPEAKERS

September 19th - Lifeblood - Dr. Lauri Sutor

November 21st - LeBonheur - Janet Phillips

January 16th - St. Jude - Paula Arnold

March 20th - Baptist -

May 15th - Methodist University - Dr. Robert Bradley

Clinical Lab Symposium

Open Position at West Clinic

West clinic has 32 hour position
Work involves general chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, special tests, & bone marrows at Humphreys location
No weekends or holidays (maybe an occ. Sat.)

Open Position with Hemobioscience

Hemobioscience has a position open in North Carolina

Manufacturing Technologist Job Description

Profile:   Participates in all activities related to the manufacture of Hemo bioscience products.  This position is responsible for following standard operating procedures and good laboratory practices to assure products are manufactured to meet internal and customer specifications.

Manufacturing Technologist Duties and Responsibilities

1. Adheres to manufacturing schedule to ensure products are prepared and released to inventory to meet shipping deadlines.
2. Follows SOPs and practices good laboratory practices to ensure products are manufactured to meet specifications.

3.       Assists with ordering and inventory of all raw materials, laboratory supplies and reagents.

4.        Participates in all aspects of the manufacturing process from receipt of raw material to release of the finished product.

5. Responsible for documentation.
6. Provides suggestions for better production and staff performance.
7. Assists management for various production related duties. 

Manufacturing Technologist Education, Training and Qualifications

MT(ASCP) or equivalent

Blood Bank experience desirable

Manufacturing Technologist Skills and Specifications

1.       Excellent organizational skills

2. Good interpersonal & communication skills
3. Good decision making , judgment and troubleshooting skills  

To apply, please send a cover letter with a current copy of your resume to info@hemobioscience.com.

TABB Save the Date Spring 2013[1] by anitabrint

November MSCLS Minutes

Memphis Society for Clinical Laboratory Science

Board Meeting Minutes

November 8, 2012

 

Submitted by: Wes Williamson, MSCLS Secretary

 

• The business meeting was held at Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis and was called to order at 6:05pm by Krystal Triplett, President-Elect.
• Getting to know ASCLS: John Bandura reported that the next ASCLS-TN board of director’s meeting will be on November 17^th.
• The minutes from the October 4^th meeting were submitted by Wes Williamson, Secretary, and approved as written.  (Moved: Rogers, 2^nd:Bandura)
• The treasurer’s report was presented by Amy Cox, Treasurer, and approved as written. (Moved: Jamison, 2^nd: Clary)
• Student Liaison Report: Matthews spoke to students at UTHSC about being the ASCLS-TN student delegate.
• Old business discussed:
• Reminder to renew memberships and subscriptions- the new year began in August.
• Attendees were encouraged to post meeting flyers at work.
• Still working on plans for a student day- difficulty finding a location
• New business discussed:
• December 13^th is the date for the Holiday Celebration. The theme will be tacky Christmas sweater.
• Announcements:
• There are several job openings in the Memphis Area:
• St. Francis Hospital-Bartlett: two fulltime night shift positions
• St. Francis Hospital-Memphis: one fulltime phlebotomist, fulltime day shift position in core lab, fulltime position in blood bank
• Adjournment:
• Meeting adjourned at 6:15pm by Krystal Triplett, President-Elect.
• After the business meeting, the continuing education session was presented by Matthew Wagner of Sebia on the topic Capillary Technology.