Roderick McKenzie

Bronx, NY *****

ad46ka@r.postjobfree.com

+1-347-***-****

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Laboratory Associate Contract

Northwell Health - Manhattan, NY

February 2024 to April 2024

• Specimen Accessioning/Triage: Receives, accepts, and recognizes specimens from in-house and outreach.

• Checks for proper identification, transport, condition, and type of fixative

• Log specimens in the computer system

• Ensures that the requested procedures are performed.

• Documents and clarify specimen discrepancies with the Operating Room or Surgeon

• Frozen Sections: Accurately assigns an accessioning number to the specimen and announces frozen sections promptly

• Telephone: Answers the phone on or before the 4th or 5th ring

• Consultation slides: Accepts and accessions accurately.

• Organizational skills: Maintains the work area in a clean, organized fashion with all records easy to access.

• Maintaining of supplies: Informs the manager or supervisor when to order Pathology forms, specimen cards, markers, and other office items needed

• Filing and maintaining records: Files copies of specimens and non-specimens requisitions

• Checks copy of MEETH book for specimens received daily

• Safety procedures: Demonstrates correct safety practices

• Recognizes and corrects situations related to job safety

• Demonstrates the proper handling of chemicals and biohazard materials

• Uses proper personal equipment material as required Lab Assistant Contract

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital - Manhattan, NY

July 2023 to January 2024

• Change Peloris machines

• Scan slides/samples

• Quality Control

• Block checking

• Provide quality patient care by accessioning, processing requisition forms, separating samples into aliquots, labeling specimens, and distributing specimens to the appropriate laboratory sections for testing.

• Triage specimens and ensure proper handling and fixation as required.

• Prepares specimens for conferences and examination for the pathologists if indicated

• Performs gross examinations, dictates and samples all types of surgical specimens

• Organizational skills and being able to prioritize daily activities

• Perform all routine work, and quality control to ensure high standards in the laboratory

• Pathology Department

Lab Assistant Seasonal

Xeron Clinical Laboratories - Queens, NY

February 2023 to May 2023

• Responsible for accurate processing of patient specimens including receipt and data entry into the Laboratory Information System

• Match information on the test requisition with information on the collection vial for accuracy

• Labels specimens and transports them to the laboratory sections to be tested

• Ensures proper and complete patient identification on requisitions and specimen labels

• Assist laboratory staff in daily activities or additional duties as delegated Specimen Accessioner Seasonal

Centers Health Care - Bronx, NY

January 2021 to January 2022

• Analyze and put them in the system for the covid tests.

• Help others, whenever they needed my help.

• More than 650 samples were analyzed per day.

• Helping new co-workers.

Education

Associate in Science (AS) in Math and Science

LaGuardia Community College - Queens, NY

Present

High school diploma

Pan American International High School at Monroe - Bronx, NY February 2014 to June 2018

Middle school education

Skills

• Microsoft Excel (10+ years)

• Typing (10+ years)

• Spanish (10+ years)

• Bilingual (5 years)

• Cashiering (Less than 1 year)

• Food service (Less than 1 year)

• Tutoring (Less than 1 year)

• Laboratory Experience (Less than 1 year)

• Research (Less than 1 year)

• English (10+ years)

• Writing Skills (4 years)

• Translation (3 years)

• Microsoft Outlook (5 years)

• Leadership (Less than 1 year)

• Multilingual (10+ years)

• Microsoft Powerpoint (10+ years)

• Communication Skills

• Microsoft Word (10+ years)

• Organizational Skills (5 years)

• Presentation Skills (6 years)

• 80 Words per minute (10+ years)

• Specimen collection / processing

• Cash register

• Typing

• Customer service

• Laboratory experience

• Quality control

• Leadership

• Hospital experience

• Data collection

• Medical terminology

Languages

• Spanish - Native

• English - Fluent

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