Beth Jewell
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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.