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Skills

  • Biopsy diagnostic process improvement
  • Accuracy in specimen identification
  • Implementing continuous process improvements
  • Oncology biopsy sample handling
  • Multitasking under strict deadlines
  • Benchmarking lab performance metrics
  • Specimen preparation
  • Maintaining confidentiality of patient records
  • Multiplex staining techniques
  • Collaborative team leadership

Work Experiences

  • Answered 7 calls per three years to help customers with their questions and concerns.
  • Followed standards when making solutions, stains, and reagents.
  • Organized specimens by priority and procedure difficulty, and I kept track of everything in a pathology log.
  • Was in charge of resolving disagreements and negotiating mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
  • Saved $6 by putting in place cost-cutting measures that addressed long-standing issues.
  • Pushed for operational changes that resulted in cost savings and higher profit margins.
  • Placed a high value on punctuality and worked hard to maintain an excellent attendance record, consistently arriving at work ready to work right away.
  • Was in charge of tissue dehydration and section clearing instrumentation.
  • Collaborated with purchasing to select new lab consumables.
  • Looked for industry trends on social media and through online sources.

Summaries

  • Utilizes knowledge of best practices for accuracy and infection control to efficiently and safely prepare histologic slides.
  • Certified in PMP, implementing lab safety protocols that reduced incidents by 57% and ensured department-wide compliance with safety standards.
  • Certified in Six Sigma.
  • Expertise in assessing tissue thickness, impregnation, fixation, and dehydration.
  • Adaptable Histology Technician in Miscellaneous with client relations and workflow optimization skills.
  • Providing comprehensive histology support for up to 15 pathologists with 5 years of experience.
  • Hands-on Histology Technician dedicated to processing and preparing patient tissue specimens efficiently, as well as managing daily activities in the histology department.
  • Achieved a 67% decrease in lab delays.
  • Prepares and works with microscopic tissue samples.
  • Achieved CPA in multiplex staining.

Accomplishments

  • Prepared autopsy tissues for gross examination, helping maintain a compliance rate of 22% in post-mortem analysis.
  • Trained in cryostat operation to assist with frozen sectioning during intraoperative consults, resulting in a 43% increase in frozen section accuracy.
  • Consistently met turnaround time goals for biopsies and resection specimens, aiding in the timely diagnosis for over 13 patients annually.
  • Streamlined the tissue embedding process, increasing productivity by 85% and reducing tissue sample loss.
  • Documented and resolved metric which led to initiative.
  • Collaborated with team of 4 in the development of method.
  • Successfully prepared and stained frozen tissue sections for urgent intraoperative consultations in under two years, improving patient outcomes by fast-tracking diagnoses.
  • Certified in PMP, allowing me to maintain lab safety protocols and train colleagues, resulting in a 45% reduction in lab-related incidents.
  • Assisted a team of 9 in the development of new histological staining techniques that improved diagnostic specificity by 75% in critical cases.
  • Worked closely with surgical teams during cryosections, providing immediate sectioning during intraoperative consultations, improving diagnosis speed for procedure surgeries.

Affiliations

  • Technical Advisory Group for Laboratory Medicine - Provided guidance on the integration of advanced lab automation technologies in histology environments.
  • Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) - Engaged in setting laboratory quality protocols and ensuring adherence to tissue processing standards.
  • Society for Immunohistochemistry and In Situ Hybridization (SISH) - Participation in technical advances in staining and labeling methods related to tissue diagnostics.
  • Biospecimen Research Network (BRN) - Participant in workshops that enhance practices in tissue preservation and sample preparation.
  • Pathology Lab Automation Consortium - Actively involved in optimizing workflows related to the acquisition, processing, and diagnostics of tissue samples.
  • Jaycees
  • Remote Cancer Diagnostics Project - Participated in remote telepathology initiatives extending histological services to underserved regions.
  • Histotechnician/Histotechnologist Workforce Group - Organized professional development sessions aimed at enhancing skillsets in automated tissue analysis.
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • Association for Supply Chain Management (APICS)

Certifications

  • SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
  • Advanced Tissue Preparation and Paraffin Embedding Techniques Certificate
  • Certified Pathology Assistant (PA) - American Association of Pathologists' Assistants (AAPA)
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Salesforce
  • Certified Laboratory Equipment Maintenance Specialist
  • CompTIA A+ Technician
  • Certified Laboratory Information Systems Specialist (CLIS)
  • Laboratory Safety Officer Certification
  • Medical Record Privacy Management Certification

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