Histology Technician Laboratory Director

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LISA ROBINSON

**************@*****.*** 385-***-**** Salt Lake City, UT 84116

Summary

CAREER OBJECTIVES: To work for a respectable organization, in a challenging, professional medical position; to utilize my personal and professional skills and experience where there is room for growth. PERSONAL PROFILE: I am a hard working, responsible, reliable, person who works well independently as well as in a team environment.

Goal-oriented Histology Technician familiar with all the tools and resources used for conducting appropriate testing in the laboratory. Offering 16 + years of solid experience in the field of pathological sciences. Skills

Microsoft Office

Time management

Critical thinking

Organization

Decision-making

Troubleshooting

Work ethic

Experience

Salt Lake Regional Medical Center Salt Lake City, UT Histology Lead

01/2010 - Current

Reliable and trustworthy

First Aid/CPR

Communication

Training & Development

Planning

Equipment maintenance

Chemical and stain assessment

Responsible for personnel (hiring, monitoring, scheduling, discipline, etc.) budget and implementation, quality assurance and control; ordering and stocking of supplies, writing and implementing standard operating procedures. Responsible for ensuring that the laboratory is up to date and following all regulations and procedures mandated by the various agencies that influence the field (CAP, JACHO, FDA, etc.).

Prepared slides for microscopic examination and analysis. Performed routine and specialized histology staining procedures. Tracked and maintained inventory of laboratory supplies. Maintained neat, organized and confidential wriĴen records. Cleaned and operated tissue processors according to schedules. Cut prepared blocks of tissue utilizing complex machinery. Recognized and addressed staining problems.

Identified opportunities for process and efficiency improvements. Disposed of specimens after completed testing procedures. Adhered to all safety and infection control precautions and regulations. Prepared histologic slides for human tissue samples via processing, cuĴing, embedding, staining and mounting.

Embedded specimens into blocks and fixed tissues in formalin. Recorded number of tissue blocks and verified proper identification and labeling.

Assisted pathologist in gross examination of surgical specimens.

Salt Lake Regional Medical Center, Histologist Salt Lake City, UT

Histology Technician

01/2006 - 01/2010

Salt Lake Regional Medical Center UT Specimen Receiver 01/1998 - 01/2006

Salt Lake Regional Medical Center Salt Lake City, UT PCA Patient Care Assistant/Nurse Runner 09/1996

- 01/1998

Salt Lake Nursing and Rehab - CNA June1997- January 1998 Responsibilities were

Take care of patients. Bath,vitals, assist in anything they needed as in going to the bathroom, getting dressed, feeding, cleaning the patient for the end of life and documenting when necessary. Education and Training

American Red Cross Salt Lake City, UT BLS

Utilized microscopes, mass spectrometers, microtomes, tissue processors and embedding centers to prepare samples.

Mounted specimens on glass slides for further examination. Compiled and maintained records of preventive

maintenance and instrument performance according to schedule and regulations. Maintained laboratory equipment to support continuous functionality. Perform CAP inspection with the team from SLRMC and Davis Hospital.

Prepare tissue specimens for diagnostic testing, processing, embedding, sectioning, decalcification, mounting, routine, special, IHC stains, grossing & Recycle alcohol and xylene with CBG Biotech instrument.

Prepare all types of samples to deliver to different parts of the lab, send out samples to reference labs, draw outpatient and inpatients, give results to physicians and fax results to clinics.

Maintained work areas and kept organized.

Responsibilities were to assist in the Emergency Department with a variety of tasks which included prepping for a cast, doing vitals, drawing blood, EKG'S, respond to all codes-responsible for drawing blood during a code, clean and take bodies to the morgue, deliver patients from the ER to be admiĴed into the hospital and fill out all paperwork, be available to the rest of the hospital to help out with vitals, transport ting patients, medical records, deliver supplies from materials, and assist ambulance driver when transporting patients to the hospital.

Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT - Transcript are available upon request CNA

HT- ELIGIBLE

Certification for BenchMark ULTRA

Certified CAP Inspector

Volunteer Work

Park View Elementary

Salt Lake Center for Science education

Reference

Dr. Richard Iverson Pathologist at Salt Lake Regional Medical office#801-***-**** cell 601-***-**** Mike Ferguson, Laboratory Director @ Salt Lake Regional office 801-***-*****, cell 801-***-****

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