Experience

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  Vitas healthcare

  Sept 2009 - Jun 2010

  Office intern

  Identified and disposed of expired medical supplies weeklySeparated roughly 500 gloves into plastic bags daily for convenient use by medical practitionersCleaned out and set up more than twenty binders a dayReorganized filing of multiple shelves of medical records for deceased patientsAssembled brochures and other print materials to be sent out to patient families

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  San antonio public library

  Oct 2009 - Jan 2010

  Volunteer

  Shelved new and returned booksLocated books needed for holds or inter-library loans

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  Tulane university

  May 2013 - May 2014

  Library research helper

  Helped Tulane students utilize research databases for scholarly researchAnswered questions by phone and chat widget

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  Dr. jill daniel’s estrogen in rodent models lab

  Jun 2013 - May 2014

  Undergraduate research assistant

  Administered intraperitoneal injections on ratsCompleted behavioral tests with rats and mice Ovariectomized Long Evans ratsObserved stereotaxic surgeriesPerformed daily vaginal swabs on mice to determine estrous cycle phaseAssisted in sacrifice of rats and excision and measuring of uterine weightsUsed cryomicrotome to confirm cannula placement in rat brains

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  Seattle cancer care alliance

  Sept 2015 - Nov 2016

  Communicated in person by email, by fax and by phone with variousdepartments about their inventory and specimen transportation needsWorked with storeroom database software to requisition supplies from thestoreroom and direct itemsPrepared supply deliveries for outside facilities Created pdf map of first aid kit locations in SCCA Clinic Traveled throughout Fred Hutch campus delivering charts and labspecimens

  • Inventory Control Specialist

    Jan 2016 - Nov 2016

  • Clinical Courier; Inventory Control

    Sept 2015 - Jan 2016
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  Cellnetix pathology and laboratories

  Aug 2016 - Sept 2020

  Cut and embed small, large, and fatty biopsies and tissues. Use and maintain histology equipment including tissue processors, embedding stations, microtomes, automated stainers.Navigate Powerpath and CellNetix propriety software to order slides, review and print work lists, and update case statuses. Utilized CellNetix software applications like C-Apps and Powerpath toassemble, correlate, quality check, and distribute completed histologycasesWorked in a fast paced multitasking environment to make sure casesmake couriersMaintained processors and staining equipmentPrepared reagents and safely disposed of hazardous chemicals

  • Histology Technologist

    Jun 2017 - Sept 2020

  • Laboratory Assistant

    Aug 2016 - Jun 2017
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  University of washington medical center

  Sept 2020 - Feb 2022

  Anatomic pathology technician

  Cut and embed biopsy and surgical tissues.Use and maintain histology equipment including tissue processors, embedding stations, microtomes, automated stainers.Navigate Powerpath and Epic Beaker to order slides, review and print work lists, and update case statuses.Perform Jones and PAS stain by hand on renal tissue.

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  Newyork-presbyterian hospital

  Apr 2022 - now

  Anatomic pathology technican

  Embedded, cut, and stained biopsy and surgical specimensPerformed manual Special Stains (AFB, Crystal Violet, Fite, Gram, LFB, Oil Red O, Trichrome, Von Kossa, etc)Used Copath LIS for case managementUtilized and maintained histology equipment including Dako stainer, tissue processors, embedding stations, microtomes, H&E Stainers, and scales