Assistant Quality Assurance
Resume:
Veronica L. Taylor
Indian Trail, NC 28079
Home telephone: 704-***-****
Cellular telephone: 414-***-****
E-mail: ********@*******.***
Personal Information
Date of Birth: January 9, 1978
Birthplace: Canandaigua, New York
Marital Status: Married
Education
Master of Health Science Degree
Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut
Pathologists’ Assistant Program
June 2000 – May 2002
Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology with a Minor in Chemistry
Keuka College, Keuka Park, New York
August 1996 – May 1999
Professional Work Experience
Pathologists’ Assistant
Celligent Diagnostics
Charlotte, NC
March 2011-Present
Responsibilities are limited to the gross description and dissection of simple to
complex surgical specimens on a regular part time basis.
Pathologists’ Assistant
Lake Country Pathologists at Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Waukesha, WI
June 2002 – June 2010
Responsibilities included, but were not limited to: Gross description and dissection
of surgical specimens; tissue selection for frozen section; cutting frozen sections;
autopsy evisceration, dissection and dictation of internal and external examinations
(until 2008 when the group began to outsource autopsies to Madison);
photographing surgical/autopsy specimens and downloading photographs from
digital camera into appropriate files on the computer network; quality control of
frozen section turn around times; in-service on specimen handling and integrity
(annually since 2005); and teaching surgical and autopsy pathology to second year
Pathologists’ Assistant students from Rosalind-Franklin Medical School (2002-
2004).
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor
Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Waukesha, WI
July 2006– November 2009
Oversaw the anatomic pathology department, which included cytology, histology,
surgical/autopsy pathology, and transcription with over 40 employees. The
responsibilities included, but were not limited to: Scheduling staff, staff hiring,
annual reviews, disciplinary action, quality assurance, monitoring daily work flow
to ensure that the specimens were processed and distributed to the Pathologists in a
timely fashion, daily monitoring of the slides distributed to the Pathologists to
maintain a high staining quality, organized the weekly anatomic pathology meeting,
coordinated with both the Pathology Group and Laboratory Manager to merge two
hospital laboratories into one site (October 2006), worked to reacquire and interpret
previously outsourced cytology specimens and procure the cytology staff to process
these specimens at our site, and assisted in planning the design for the hospitals new
anatomic pathology laboratory (moved into January 2009).
Medical Technologist
Geneva General Hospital Clinical Laboratory
Geneva, New York
August 1999 – June 2000
Responsibilities included, but were not limited to: Processing and interpretation of
laboratory data in chemistry, hematology/serology, urinalysis, microbiology and
blood bank; specimen accessioning; and phlebotomy.
Educational Work Experience
Pathologists’ Assistant Program
Quinnipiac University, Second Year Clinical Rotations
May 2001 – May 2002
Clinical rotations included Massachusetts General Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian
Hospital, Yale University, State of Connecticut Medical Examiner’s Office, Hartford
Hospital and Hartford Children's Hospital, and the VA Medical Center in New
Haven, CT.
Teaching Experience
Clinical Affiliation with Rosalind-Franklin Medical School
June 2002 – August 2004
Instruct second year Pathologists’ Assistant students in surgical and autopsy
pathology as well as assisting them in their preparation for the fellowship
examination.
Teacher’s Assistant at Keuka College
Cell Structure and Function, Zoology and Organic Chemistry
June 1996 – May 1999
Responsibilities included tutoring, proctoring during examinations and laboratory
preparation.
Professional Affiliations
American Society of Clinical Pathologists – Pathologists’ Assistant Certification,
2005 – Present
American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants – Fellow Member,
2002 - Present
References are available upon request
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