Proficiency Testing Review

[Cliff]

Who performs the final review and signs off on your proficiency testing?

You can pick more than one answer, if you have someone else, let me know and I'll make changes to the selections.

[John C. Staley]

Cliff,

My understanding is the the blood bank / transfusion service is the only department where the medical director is also the technical supervisor and there for is the only one who can sign the proficiency testing. At least that's the way it was in my previous life.

Hey folks semi-retirement ain't bad. I sure do enjoy the reduced stress levels.

[quint]

semi retirement?

what are you doing?

[John C. Staley]

Hi Quint,

I'm working as a bench tech in a rural health care district clinic in western Wyoming doing waived and moderately complex testing. Quite a step back from transfusion supervisor in a 350 bed hospital with a level II trauma center, NICU and open heart surgery. My toughest decision these days is whether to do the urine micro first or the rapid strep that just came in.