SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
MOHS Tech with * years of experience within laboratory and hospital setting.
Phlebotomist with nine years of experience within laboratory and hospital setting.
Blood collection and handling safety / Venipuncture.
Excel in collecting, preparing, and storing blood samples.
Adept in explaining the procedures to patients and providing assurance.
Proficient in completing records and entering data to a laboratory system.
Accession Pathology specimens for testing.
Cut tissue for slide preparation.
KEY COMPENTENCIES
Venipuncture and Capillary Puncture
Blood Collection and Handling Safety
Lab equipment maintenance
Cutting and processing frozen section specimens for review by the pathologist
Quality control of stains used for processing tissue specimens
Maintaining all log books
Special stains
Performed manual H&E staining
Patient Care
Medical Records Review
Quality Assurance and Controls
Familiar with medical terminology, First Aid, and Safety
Multitasking and Customer Service
Detailed orientated
Embedded and cut frozen tissue
EXPERIENCE
HISTOTECH/MEDICAL ASSISTANT, APEX DERMATOLOGY
JANUARY 2023-PRESENT
Open lab for daily operation; check temperatures on all equipment, machines, and documents.
Prepare solutions, fixatives, and stains.
Prepares specimens for embedding, embeds specimens, sections of live specimens using the Cryostat microtome.
Prepare and processes histologic specimens for microscopic evaluation and review by MOHS surgeons.
Mount and label the prepared microscopic slides and stain slides.
Maintain quality control records of equipment, instructions, procedures, and slide photo library on all patients.
Maintain daily logs of surgical cases.
Perform daily cleaning and weekly maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting as scheduled and as needed on the Cryostat microtome, Stainer, and all other instruments.
Work on preparing the lab for CLIA inspection.
CLIA & CAP compliant.
Prepare patients for MOHS surgery and take their histories.
Document all aspects of MOHS surgery, assist in the surgery, and support the surgeon in closing the surgery.
Bandage patients wounds post-surgery and provide wound care guidance.
PHLEBOTOMIST, METROHEALTH-OUT PATIENT SERVICES
OCTOBER 2022-FEBRUARY 2023
Obtain blood samples from patients in a safe sanitary manner.
Prepare venipuncture equipment, draw blood, and safely store and transport samples.
Handle patient records, ensures accuracy and patient confidentiality.
Inform patients about instructions for blood withdrawal process and paperwork requirements.
Label, split, and centrifuge specimens as specified by test order.
MOHS TECH, CLEVELAND CLINIC
MARCH 2021-AUGUST 2021 – AVON HOSPITAL
AUGUST 2021-SEPTEMBER 2022 – MAIN CAMPUS
Open lab for daily operation; check temperatures on all equipment, machines, and documents.
Prepare solutions, fixatives, and stains.
Prepares specimens for embedding, embeds specimens, sections of live specimens using the Cryostat microtome.
Prepare and processes histologic specimens for microscopic evaluation and review by MOS surgeons.
Mount and label the prepared microscopic slides and stain slides.
Maintain quality control records of equipment, instructions, procedures, and slide photo library on all patients.
Maintain daily logs of surgical cases.
Perform daily cleaning and weekly maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting as scheduled and as needed on the Cryostat microtome, Stainer, and all other instruments.
Work on preparing the lab for CLIA inspection
CLIA & OSHA compliant.
LABORATORY TECH II, CLEVELAND CLINIC AVON HOSPITAL
OCTOBER 2016-MARCH 2021
Accession Pathology specimens for testing.
Open lab for frozen section specimens.
Performs cleaning of cryostat, stain lineup and maintains quality control records.
Performs frozen tissue specimens using the cryostat.
Performs FNA slides for radiology.
CLIA & OSHA compliant.
Maintain laboratory manuals for CLIA inspections.
Endured strict adherence to safety protocols.
PHLEBOTOMIST II, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AT EYLRIA MEDICAL CENTER
MARCH 2012-FEBRUARY 2020
Obtain blood samples from patients in a safe and sanitary manner.
Prepare venipuncture equipment, draw blood, and safely store and transport samples.
Handle patient records, ensures accuracy and patient confidentiality.
Inform patients about instructions for blood withdrawal process and paperwork requirements.
Label, split, and centrifuge specimens as specified by test order.
Additionally worked in the Central Processing Laboratory. While working in Central Processing: registered patients and obtained specimens from various parts of the hospital and off site medical facilities. When obtaining specimens, directed them to their specific destinations within the laboratory on site and the main hospital campus downtown.
EDUCATION
LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ELYRIA
ALLIED HEALTH
CERTIFICATES
BLS, RED CROSS
SEPTEMBER 2022
PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN, ASCP BOARD OF CERTIFICATION
SEPTEMBER 2012
CPR, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
MARCH 2015-MARCH 2018
MARCH 2013-MARCH 2015
MARCH 2010-MARCH 2013
MARCH 2023-MARCH 2025 APEX