Histotechnologist
Resume:
Rhea M. Mellomida,R.M.T.,HTL(ASCP)
**********@*****.***
Current Job Position: Laboratory Medical Technologist /
Senior MLSO Histopathology/Cytology Department
Personal Information:
Nationality: Filipino
Status: Single
DOB: June 08, 1979
Language: English, Arabic, Filipino
Present Address: Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region,
Khamis Mushayt, P.O. Box 101, Zipcode 61961, Saudi Arabia
Educational Background and Qualification:
December 2011 Certified Histotechnologist
American Society for Clinical Pathologist
June 2009 Certified Laboratory Technician
Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
September 2002 Philippine Regulation Commission (PRC)
Passed the National Licensure Examination
Registered Medical Technologist
March 2002 Cebu Doctors' University
Graduated: Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology
Osmena Boulevard, Cebu City,Philippines
Work Experiences:
Employeer : ARMED FORCES HOSPITALS SOUTHERN REGION
Employeer Address : P.O. Box 101, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia
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Company Profile :
A tertiary main hospital with 334 bed capacity, with King Faisal Medical City as
other main hospital and 18 clinics and medical centers distributed on the establishments and
the military units in the region. Available facilities are Surgery, ICU, Internal Medicine,
Cardiology, Nephrology OB/Gyne, Pediatrics, Prmary Health Care, Emergency Medicine,
Pathology, Radiology and Imaging. Pathology Department consists of the following
sections: Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Blood Bank, Microbiology, Immunoserology,
Toxicology, Histopathology and Cytology, Tissue Typing, and Point of Care. Laboratory is
CAP and AABB accredited and the hospital is currently on process of application for JCI
and CBAHI accreditations.
Position: Senior MLSO (Medical Laboratory Scientific Officer)
Period of Employment: July 1, 2013 - Present
Department: Histopathology and Cytology Section
Status of Employment : Full- Time
Duties & Responsibilities:
• To ensure that high standards of technical expertise, discipline and organization are
maintained.
• Work under the guidance of Chief MLSO.
• Assisting in the supervision of assigned section and supporting other MLSO’s.
• Actively participates in internal and external QC schemes.
• Appropriately involved with computer matters such as patient specimen entry, workload,
etc. and statistics as required.
• To follow the established PPG’s, Work Instructions and Health and Safety Guidelines.
• Perform all technical jobs in the section such as: Grossing, Tissue Processing, Embedding,
Trimming, Sectioning, Staining (Manual and Automated, Routine, Special Stain and IHC),
Mounting and Coversliping.
• Preparing reagents and do the necessary QC.
• Check and evaluate the quality of stained slides before submitting it to the pathologists.
• Perform cytology (gyn and non-gyne) specimens slide preparation, staining and mounting.
• Frozen section preparation, rapid embedding, cutting, staining and mounting.
• Operational Equipments handled:
Tissue-TEK V.I.P 6 SAKURA Tissue Processor
SAKURA Tissue-Tek® TEC™ 5 Embedding Center
Manual and Motorized THERMO Rotary Microtomes
Tissue-TEK SAKURA – Routine Autostainer
BENCHMARK XT – Automated IHC stainer (Ventana & Dako reagents)
Nikon and Olympus Compound Microscopes
Tissue Tek Cryo3 – Cryostat microtme
Employeer : AL HADA AND TAIF MILITARY HOSPITALS
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Employeer Address : P.O. Box 1347, Taif Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Company Profile :
Al Hada Armed Forces Hospital is a tertiary care main hospital that has 400-bed
capacity with three satellite hospitals. A referral hospital with facilities of open heart surgery,
renal transplant unit and oncology center. The Department of Laboratory Medicine is
accredited by College of American Pathologists ( CAP) and American Association of Blood
Bank (AABB). It consists of the main laboratory with the following sections; Clinical
Chemistry, Immunochemistry, Hematology, Blood Bank, Molecular Microbiology, Tissue
Typing, and Anatomical Histopath/Cytopathology.
Position: SeniorMedical Laboratory Scientific Officer (Sr. MLSO)
And Acting Supervisor (Mar 2009- Mar 2012)
Period of Employment: June 2003- April 6, 2012
Department: Histopathology and Cytology Section
Status of Employment : Full- Time
Duties & Responsibilities:
HISTOLOGY
• Assist in training of new staff and intern students. Supervise and evaluate each staff’s
performance.
• In charge and co-manager of the Copath Live system, a histo/cyto computerized application
system.
• Follow established departmental PPG and ensure that it is practiced and followed by all staff
and/ or prepare new ones.
• Responsible in receiving, preparing, staining CAP survey materials before submitting it to
pathologists for interpretation.
• Gather all statistical works from weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly workload.
• Competently assure section offers high quality of work thru regular QIP monitoring
example; TAT, Q.C., Issuance of Incident Reports, Intra and extra departmental consultation,
etc.
• Handle supply and equipment requisition, monitoring and inventory
• Prepare frozen section slides.
• Perform grossing such as curettage, appendix, gallbladder, biopsies and others.
• Perform tissue processing; correct embedding, cutting, staining and proper labeling.
• Do routine, special stain and also panel of IHC and immunoflourescence.
• Prepare reagents/ solutions to be used and evaluate its performance and adequacy.
• Evaluate and validate new machines/ equipments in the section.
• Responsible for parallel testing of control tissues and antibodies.
• Check and evaluate the quality of stained slides before submitting it to the pathologists.
• Select positive control tissue use for IHC, I.F., and special staining.
• Assist the doctors and pathologist in collecting kidney biopsies for adequacy and its proper
handling.
• Perform periodic maintenance, pipette calibration, troubleshooting of the following
equipments;
Leica Autostainer XL
Leica CV5000 – coverslipper
VIP- Tek 5 – tissue processor
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Tissue –Tek (sakura tissue processor)
Leica CM1900 & Tissue tek – cryostat
MettlerToledo- pipette calibrator
Leica Disc2 - Electric microtome
Leica microtome- rotary/routine microtome
Tissue Tek- Embedding console system
Microscopes ( Multihead, stereo,phase-contrast,immunoflourescent,brightfield)
BENCHMARK XT – Automated IHC stainer.
CYTOLOGY
• Receive and process gynecologic and non-gynecological specimens.
• Assist the pathologists / doctors in doing Fine Needle Aspiration and processing as well.
• Do Liquid Based Cytology slides preparation and staining.
• Perform cytology related jobs, thru the following equipments;
TriPath Imaging system ( Liquid Based Cytology)
SurePath ( Liquid Based Cytology)
Shandon cytospin
SEMEN ANALYSIS
• Received seminal fluid for routine analysis.
• Routine anlaysis including: semen count,macroscopic and microscopic details.
• Perform fructose test if further investigation needed.
• Do semen preparation for Intra Uterine Insemenation procedure.
AL HADA ARMED FORCES HOSPITAL
Position: Medical Laboratory Scientific Officer (MLSO)
Period of Employment: April 2003-June2003
Department: Phlebotomist
Status of Employment : Full- Time
Duties & Responsibilities:
PHLEBOTOMIST
• Draw blood sample from the patient in a confident manner.
• Performs clerical functions.
• Received and transport samples to different sections of the laboratory.
Seminars Attended:
“Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / BLS Provider”
January 01, 2012 Al Hada and Taif Military Hospital
Taif, Saudi Arabia
“Immunohistochemistry Fundamental Workshop”
April 2-3, 2011, Kind Abdulaziz University Hospital
Jeddah Saudi Arabia
“Infection Control” – Al Hada Armed Forces Hospital-Taif, K.S.A.
January 27, 2010 ( with certificate).
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“Patient Safety & Medical Errors” - Al Hada Armed ForcesHospital
May 17, 2009 ( with certificate).
“Educational Conference on Breast Cancer”– Alhada Armed Forces Hosp
June 9-10, 2009 (with certificate).
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