Histologist
Resume:
Stacey Devine
Mesquite, TX *****
********.**@*****.***
Professional Summary
Histology Technician
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Histotech
Arbor diagnostics womens health-Farmers Branch, TX April 2025 to Present
Daily Histology set up for the lab. Embedding clinical tissue blocks. Cutting and staining clinical tissue blocks.
Maintaining and changing VIP processors.
Maintaining and changing H&E stainer.
Maintaining company standard operating procedures for CAP. Histologist/Lab Assistant
Cockerell Dermatopathology-Dallas, TX
September 2014 to Present
Histology:
Cutting and staining of all Histology specimens. Performing special stains. Setting up daily operations of the Histology laboratory. Insuring safe and accurate departmental procedures, maintaining quality control processes, keeping all manuals current and up to date, maintaining accurate and complete record keeping, maintaining thorough, accurate, and compliant, tissue and chemical storage/disposal. Maintaining all equipment and keeping accurate inventory. Keeping accurate, up to date, and complete monthly quality assurance.
Lab Aide:
Clean and maintain Sakura stainer and cover slipper to ensure proper staining of specimens and keep machinery in proper working order.
Loading and unloading slides from Sakura machinery after staining and cover slipping process is complete.
Gathering specimens and clinical patient data to ensure grossing description is accurate. Separate, distribute, and assign each case through computer programs to proper Pathologist to ensure accurate diagnosis.
Provide quality assurance for Histology dept and Pathologist a needed. Perform proper chemical disposable per OSHA regulations. Willed Body Program
UT Southwestern Medical Center-Dallas, TX
February 2014 to September 2014
Working on call with Dallas Medical Examiners office to pickup and deliver cadavers to their lab for autopsy.
Prepare and deliver cadavers for Willed Body Program to various labs for study. Prepare, set up and maintain cadavers for UT medical students to preform study in lab. Education
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
Arizona State University-Tempe-Tempe, AZ
January 2020 to September 2021
• 12 CREDIT HOURS OF BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY ONLY. NO DEGREE. Associate's degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology Purdue University Global-Iowa
October 2017 to September 2019
Skills
• Laboratory Experience (10+ years)
• Histology (1 year)
• Quality Inspection (10+ years)
• Microsoft Excel (10+ years)
• Quality Assurance (10+ years)
• Microsoft word (10+ years)
• Quality Control (10+ years)
• Microsoft outlook (10+ years)
Additional Information
I work in a fast paced environment where accuracy is crucial. Completing daily work in a timely manner and offering services to other departments if help is needed. Trained to be a histologist since March 2024. Working on certification.
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