Lead Technologist
Trinitas Regional Medical Center
Elizabeth, NJ, USA
Industry: Health Care
Field: Medical Laboratory Technology

It takes someone with genuine dedication to ensuring patient health to take on the role of a health care professional. A lead technologist for Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Susan Lynn Mogus has an unwavering interest in the field, which has garnered her success over the past 27 years. In her current position, she uses her expertise in chemistry and hematology when working with physicians to diagnose what may be affecting a person’s health and, in response, monitors the patient’s treatment once a diagnosis is made. Her daily responsibilities include performing core laboratory duties, which encompass urinalysis and rapid testing for HIV, Group B Streptococcus (GBS), a type of bacterial infection that can be found in women who are pregnant, and the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a major cause of respiratory illness in young children.

Trinitas Regional Medical Center is a Catholic community teaching hospital sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth that provides inpatient and outpatient medical services. Both Ms. Mogus and Trinitas “recognize and respect the dignity and value of life in every stage and condition.” She became a certified medical technologist through the American Society for Clinical Pathology, the world’s largest professional membership organization for pathologists and laboratory professionals, of which she is also a member. As a certified medical technologist, her main concern is patient health, something she caters to on a daily basis. She is constantly researching innovative ways to improve health care as a whole, something that became more prominent in 1984 when she earned a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from Slippery Rock University.

Throughout her nearly three decades spent in the health care field, Ms. Mogus has worked for seven different charities, expressing her good nature not only to her patients, but also to her community. She credits her success to this caring nature, her dedication, and her own life experiences. In the coming years, she hopes to continue to grow in the fields of health care and research.