DANIEL PATELLA

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OBJECTIVE

To obtain a Histology Technician position.

EDUCATION

Youngstown State University – Youngstown, OH

• Associate in Applied Science, May 2013

• Major: Clinical Laboratory Technician – Histotechnician

• Cumulative GPA: 3.9/4.0

• Bachelor of Arts, June 2000

• Major: Psychology Minors: Biology, Nursing

CERTIFICATION

• HT (ASCP) American Society for Clinical Pathology

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Northside Hospital – Youngstown, OH November 2012 – May

2013

• Proficient at cutting tissue sections, including tissue biopsies and decalcifications

• Performed special stains (AFB, Iron, Masson Trichrome, PAS) manually

• Filed tissue blocks

Salem Community Hospital – Salem, OH August 2012 –

November 2012

• Practiced tissue embedding, cutting, and coverslipping

• Acquired ability to operate the H & E (hematoxylin and eosin) stainer

• Changed reagents in the tissue processor as needed

St. Elizabeth Health Center - Youngstown, OH August 2009 – September

2009

• Observed tissue embedding and microtomy

• Scraped paraffin from tissue blocks

RELATED EMPLOYMENT

Hillcrest Hospital – Mayfield Heights, OH November 2013 – January

2014

Histology Technician

• Excelled at embedding and cutting tissue biopsies

• Proficient in frozen sectioning

• Gained ability to accession tissue specimens and operate tissue processor

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Ability to log in and out of computer applications, sessions, accounts

• Acquired ability to operate CoPath computer systems

HONORS

• Dean’s List; Youngstown State University

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