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Angelica Rodriguez

Tempe,AZ

Summary

Dedicated Pathology Lab Assistant with a proven track record at Tenet for optimizing productivity and maintaining high-quality standards in tissue processing and slide preparation. Skilled in laboratory safety and adaptable to change, consistently exceeding employer expectations without compromising detail or deadlines. Demonstrated reliability and multitasking abilities, and enhancing lab operations

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Pathology Lab Assistant

Tenet
08.2018 - Current
  • Maintained a clean, well-organized workspace to optimize productivity.
  • Demonstrated flexibility in adapting to changing workloads or priorities, consistently meeting deadlines without sacrificing quality or attention to detail.
  • Consistently demonstrated a strong work ethic, reliability, and dedication to providing exceptional support within the pathology lab environment.
  • Start the morning by putting on the controls to stain.
  • Embed Esophagus, Stomach and Colon tissue.
  • Accession specimens.
  • Case build for doctor to read slides.
  • Send out blocks for further testing when requested by our doctor or other facilities.
  • Run cleaning cycle and warm water flush on Tissue-Tek VIP6.
  • File all blocks and slides.

Pathology Lab Assistant

Chandler Regional Medical Center
03.2003 - 08.2018
  • Assisting in sample collection on Bone Marrows Biopsies, Fine Needle Aspirations, and Frozen Sections
  • Cut and prepare tissue from Frozen Sections for pathologist to read.
  • Handling and packaging of specimens to be sent out for additional testing.
  • Coding-Billing for pathology.


Phlebotomist Sr./Front Office


  • Venipuncture
  • Lab Processing
  • Answering phones, faxing results to doctor offices
  • Newborn Screening pending list
  • Send out pending list to ARUP and HCCL

Education

No Degree - Medical Assisting

Long Technical College
Phoenix, AZ
05-2001

High School Diploma -

Rawlins High School
Rawlins, WY
05-1999

Skills

  • Laboratory safety protocols
  • Active listening
  • Adaptable to change
  • Quality control procedures
  • Tissue processing
  • Slide preparation
  • Frozen section technique
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Reliability
  • HIPAA compliance
  • Data entry
  • Tissue embedding

Timeline

Pathology Lab Assistant

Tenet
08.2018 - Current

Pathology Lab Assistant

Chandler Regional Medical Center
03.2003 - 08.2018

No Degree - Medical Assisting

Long Technical College

High School Diploma -

Rawlins High School
Angelica Rodriguez