Ronald Knowles has over 4 years of experience as a Laboratory Technologist and Laboratory Information System Coordinator. He has excellent communication skills and experience building and maintaining laboratory test interfaces between healthcare facilities and reference laboratories. He is proficient in software like Meditech, NPR Report Writer, and Forward Advantage. His responsibilities have included decreasing turnaround times, implementing reference interfaces, and training employees.
1. Ronald Knowles, MT (ASCP)
450 White Spruce Avenue
Baraboo WI 53913
608-469-9547
Ron_k00@hotmail.com
Summary: Organized, detailsoriented LaboratoryTechnologist with4+yearsof experience in
healthcare;building,implementingandmaintainingof laboratorytestinterface withreference
laboratory. WorkwithIT, billing, physicians, andclinicstaff;excellentwrittenandverbal communication
skillswith all levelsof management. Furtherqualifications include projectmanagement,process
improvementandreportdesign.
Qualifications
Data mining NPR Report Writer
Software Maintenance Meditech/Forward Advantage
Interface Implementation Analyzer/HL7 Interfaces
Project Management Process Improvement
Sauk Prairie Healthcare November 2010 - Current
Laboratory Information System Coordinator: Responsibilities include building and maintaining of
employeeaccess,laboratorytests,andinterfacedictionaries.Teammemberof electronicpatient health
record results interface with reference laboratory. Ability to work creatively and analytically in a
problem-solving environment.
Interface multiple devices by TCP/IP and Lantronix
Lead builderof all testswithreference laboratory,includingpatient information, insurance and
diagnosis codes
Team lead of software validation and maintenance of software updates for Laboratory, Blood
Bank, and Microbiology modules
Decreased turn-around-time for patient test results and safety by implementing reference
interface
Design/build reports for data mining of information for quality assurance and patient reports
Troubleshooting interface and patient result issues
Train employees how to utilize Meditech software
Laboratory Technologist:Responsibilitiesincludedtimely,accurate andreliable patientresults.
Maintainqualityassurance andqualitycontrol of BloodBank,BloodGas,and clinictesting.
Ensure that analyzers are maintained/documented monthly, quarterly and yearly
Perform patient testing, quality control, and troubleshooting of multiple analyzers
2. Education:
Edgewood College/Madison WI
BS Computer Information Systems/Minor-Business/2014-2016
UW-Madison/Madison WI
BS Clinical Laboratory Science-2010
Certifications:
MT (ASCP)
Software Program Skills:
Microsoft Excel/Word/Power Point/Access/Visio
Meditech/NPR Report Writer
Forward Advantage
MySQL
Lantronix