Preventive Maintenance Quality Control

OBJECTIVE: A full-time position that would fully utilize my experiences in routine Histology such as tissue processing, embedding, sectioning, and mounting of surgical tissue specimens.

EXPERIENCE:

Feb 2023 to Present

KPC Diagnostics, Loudon Medical Group

Histotechnician, Full-time

Embedding various specimens, primarily dermatological

Sectioning various specimens, primarily dermatological

Staining specimens with IHC, Special, and H&E stains

Processing and staining of urines with Feulgen, PAP, and hTERT

Aug 2023 to Feb 2023

LabCorp

Histotechnician, Full-time

Assessing Gastric specimens

Sectioning Gastric specimens

Performing and staining on the Benchmark reviews CD3 and H. pylori etc.

April 2019 to Aug 2023

George Washington University Hospital

Histotechnician, Full-time

Responsible for embedding, sectioning and H&E staining of paraffin embedded surgical tissue specimens. A routine day can be comprised of greater than 700 surgical blocks.

Perform preventive maintenance on histology equipment i.e. processor, stainer. Embedding center etc.

May 2017 – March 2019

INOVA Fair Oak Histology/Cytology

Histotechnician, Full-time

Responsible for embedding, sectioning and H&E staining of paraffin embedded surgical tissue specimens. A routine day can be comprised of greater than 700 surgical blocks.

Perform the initial processing of all fluids submitted for routine cytology testing to include Papanicolaou staining, and special stains.

Perform preventive maintenance on histology equipment i.e. processor, stainer. Embedding center etc.

Other jobs as assigned.

October 2013 – May 2017

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center

Histotechnician, Full-time

Responsible for embedding, sectioning and H&E staining of paraffin embedded surgical tissue specimens.

Perform the initial processing of all fluids submitted for routine cytology testing to include Papanicolaou staining, and special stains.

Perform preventive maintenance on histology equipment i.e. processor, stainer. Embedding center etc.

Maintain quality control with adequate documentation of any corrective actions.

Verifies, accessions, and labels patient specimen information versus requisition for surgical pathology types as required.

August 2011 to May 2013

Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg Virginia

Histotechnician, Full-Time

Responsible for daily sectioning, embedding, H&E staining, Pap staining, and special stains.

Assist in Bone marrow collection.

Maintain preventive maintenance of histology instruments such as tissue processor, Thin-Prep 2000, Pap staining line, frozen section, and fast H&E stain.

Maintain and file slides/paraffin blocks.

Process cytology specimens which include cell block preparation.

Maintain quality control with adequate documentation of any corrective actions.

Verifies, accessions, and labels patient specimen information versus requisition for surgical pathology types as required.

Knowledge of Co-Path module to create worksheets, correlate specimens received from various locations (i.e. surgical operating room, endoscopy, breast imaging center).

Working knowledge of preparation of and setting up of Immunohistochemistry stains through the Leica Bond stainer.

November 2007 to August 2011

Reston Hospital Center, Reston Virginia

Histotechnician, Full-Time

Responsible for daily paraffin sectioning, embedding, H&E staining, Pap staining, and special stains.

Maintain preventative maintenance of few instruments such as tissue processor, Thin-Prep 2000, Artisan (Auto-special stainer), Pap staining line, frozen section, and fast H&E stain.

Assists in Fine needle aspirations and frozen section specimens.

Maintains and files slides/paraffin blocks.

Process cytology specimens which include cell block preparation.

Maintains quality control with adequate documentation of any corrective actions.

Verifies, accessions, and labels patient specimen information versus requisition for surgical pathology types as required.

Knowledge of Medi-Tech module to create worksheets, correlate specimens received from various locations (i.e. surgical operating room, endoscopy, breast imaging center).

October 2009 to February 2010

Mid-Atlantic Pathology Services, Inc., Sterling Virginia

Histotechnician, Part-Time

Responsible for embedding, paraffin sectioning, H&E staining and mounting of surgical specimens.

Maintain prevent maintenance of few instruments such as auto-stainer, embedder, microtomes, and water baths.

Occasional grossing of dermato-pathology surgical tissues.

February 2000 to October 2007

Reston Hospital Center, Reston Virginia

Histology Assistant/Department Secretary

Responsible for obtaining surgical specimens for the OR and RSC.

Performs a variety of clerical and minor technical functions.

Processes cytology specimens.

Reproduce and assembled large pathology reports for mailings.

Performs clerical functions such as filing, answering telephones/relay messages to Pathologist and pathology staff.

EDUCATION:

Kettering Senior High School, Detroit, MI High School Diploma June 1988

Career Works, Detroit, MI. Certificate of Completion May 1992

Northern Virginia Community College Associate Science Present

REFERENCES:

Dr. Alice Ahlgren, Reston Hospital Center Chief Pathologist 703-***-****

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