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Histotechnologists

Location:
Louisville, KY
Posted:
September 11, 2013

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Resume:

Beth Jewell

************@*****.***

502-***-****

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position as an ASCP certified histotechnologists, where I can apply my experience, education, and training while allowing opportunity for future professional development.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC July 2013- Present

Manager: Vinnie Della Speranza 843-***-****, 843-***-****

Mortuary Attendant

• Pick up bodies of deceased patients from hospital wards and move them to the hospital mor-tuary.

• Drive a mortuary vehicle to pick up bodies of deceased persons at convalescent medical fa-cilities, attach tags to ensure correct identification.

• Participate in the maintenance of mortuary records, including the preparation of inventories of personal effects accompanying bodies of the deceased.

• Sponge face, comb hair and make bodies presentable for viewing by relatives and friends.

• Release remains to funeral homes and to the Chief Medical Examiner Coroner's Department.

• Release bodies for autopsy and organ or tissue donation.

• Assist in enforcing rules pertaining to privacy, decorum, and cleanliness in the mortuary.

Private Home Health Aide, Shelbyville, KY Jan. 2011-Dec.2012

Roberta Slinsky 502-***-****

Patient Care

• Provided routine personal healthcare; bathing, getting in and out of bed, dressing and grooming to elderly person in their home.

• Maintained records of patient care condition progress and problems in order to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.

Baptist East Hospital, Louisville, KY Apr. 2009 – Nov. 2010

Manager: David Mays 502-***-****

Catering Associate

• Assisted patients with meal plans, delivered meals to patients; help prepare meal trays, assist dieticians on NPO patients.

• Maintained current and accurate information on patient.

• Adhered to facility confidentiality and patient’s rights policy as outlined in the facilities HIPPA policies.

• Followed HACCP guidelines when assembling and distributing food supply to patients.

EDUCATION:

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 2013-present

• Post Bachelorette certification in Histotechnology.

• Practical experience in routine microtomy and frozen sections.

• Practical experience with a variety of special stains.

• Experience with automated and manual staining of IHC, special stains and routine stains.

• Preparation of laboratory reagents.

• Embedding, cutting and staining of surgical blocks.

• Performed required QC procedures, prevent of maintenance, and basic trouble shooting, including documentation, for all procedures and instrumentation.

• Scheduled my ASCP certification board exam for Histotechnologists in December 2013.

Spalding University, Louisville, KY 2008-2011

• 85 college credit hours earned towards degree in Natural Science.

• Degree in Bachelor of Science.

• Graduated with Honors.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:

Medical Examiner's Office, Louisville, KY Jan. 2011-March 2012

Manager: Mandy Combest 502-***-****

Internship

• Assisted with DNA standard cards, filing tissue slides, and labeling.

• Assist Medical Examiner in removing of clothing, diagramming, weighing the body.

• Prepare case paperwork, file paperwork.

• Assist in clean-up, help stock supplies.

• Assisted the Histotechnologists in the routine of processing tissue once received from the autopsy room. Following the steps in processing; fixation, dehydration, clearing and infiltration.

• Meeting the guidelines in providing ways to expedite delivery of microscopic slides to pathologists for a more timely turnaround of cases.

• Became skillful with methods/techniques in Histotechnology including the microtome,and the embedding area. Following all safety procedures when dealing with these

instruments.

Additional Volunteer:

• Shadowed at the Medical University of South Carolina reviewing of gross specimens, and tissue slides year 2013.

• Shadowing at the Kentucky State Medical Examiner’s Office with Dr. Tracey Corey

2011-2012.

• Shadowing at Jewish Hospital Louisville, KY Histology and Pathology Department year 2011.

• Tissue observation, KODA Government Center Louisville, KY year 2011.

• Shadowing at the University of Louisville Hospital in Surgical Pathology Department year 2010/2011.

• Participated in organizing fundraising for Spencer County Softball Program by

volunteering my services and time year 2010-2011.

• Volunteered with the Spencer County Softball Youth Organization year 2009-2010.

• Volunteered for Spencer County Softball umpiring year 2005-2007.

SOCITIES/AWARDS:

• Member of the NSH (National Society for Histotechnology) 2012-Present

• Member of the ASCP(American Society for Clinical Pathology) 2011-Present

• Graduated with honors at Spalding University.

• Received the O’ Leary Award in Science at Spalding University.

• Received the National Honor Student Honor Award from ASCP(American Society for

Clinical Pathology) 2013.

OTHER SKILLS:

• Proficient with MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, and MS Access.

• Can type 58 words per minute.

• Competent in the tasks that are handed before me.



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