Medical Technologist
Resume:
Lauren Troutman
Goshen, NY *0924
vnm2yk@r.postjobfree.com
Education: West Chester University, West Chester, PA
-Major: Biology May 2005
Experience:
**/****- ****ent, Pathline, Suffern NY
-Responsible for all routine histological duties- embedding, cutting, and staining.
- Performed special stains on automated and manual.
- Performed IHC staining as requested on automated Leica Bond immunostainer.
- Organized and handed out stained slides to Pathologists as well as slides to be sent out.
- Maintained daily maintenance and QC on histology equipment.
8/2010- 11/2010, University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA
-Travel position
- Responsible for routine histology duties- embedding, cutting, and staining.
- Maintain daily maintenance and QC on histology equipment.
2/2010- 6/2010, Roxborough Memorial Hospital, Roxborough PA
-Responsible for all routine and special histological procedures, from accessioning to delivery of completed slides to pathologist.
- Perform various special stains as requested.
- Prepare and perform IHC staining as requested both on an automated DAKO immunostainer and manual level.
- Cut and stain frozen sections and autopsy tissue as needed.
- Maintain daily maintenance and Q.C on all instruments (i.e. tissue processor, cryostat, stainer)
- Order and replenish supplies as needed.
- Prepare all non-gyn cytology specimens.
- Maintain all Q.C. records and keep lab CAP and state compliant
4/2008-2/2010, The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, PA
- Responsible for routine histology duties.
- Duties included embedding, cutting routine surgicals, frozen sections and special stains.
- Grossing small dematology specimens routinely performed.
- Special stains were done upon request on a Ventana Nexus machine.
- Cerner computer system was used and transition to Co-Path was instituted.
- Assisted pathologist in preparing renal needle biopsy for send out.
- Performed various duties in laboratory as needed.
10/2005-07/2007, The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, PA
- Duties include routine histology aide functions.
- Preparing the gross room and assisting PA with grossing procedures.
- Accessioning of specimens into the Cerner computer system.
- Changing all the solutions on all four processor machines, and daily H and E autostainer.
- Coverslipping and slide assignment to pathologist, assuring work flow is maintained.
- Hand coverslipping and hand staining when necessary.
- Assisting in trouble shooting as necessary both in and out of the lab.
- Coordinate where slides and cases are in relation to which pathologist is reading.
Affiliations:
7/2009 – HTL (ASCP), registered member American Society for Clinical Pathology
8/2010- Certified Histological Technician – New York State
References Available Upon Request
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