Claudia Reyes

Quest Diagnostics

Saint Matthews, SC

09.2018 - 05.2022

Embed surigical biopsies and out-patient tissue
Daily vertification of workload and charges
Manual H&E staining, special stains, and coverslipping
Locate and test new controls
Assist in FNA needle aspirations, perpare cytology fluids, and create cell blocks
Prepare flow cytometry, kidney, muscle, and nerve tissue for diagnostic sendouts
Perform frozen sectioning, staining, and coverslipping within an appropriate turnaround time
Perpare survey slides as well as result entries
Monthly upkeep on quality reports for pathology agreements, correlations, and turnaround times
Perform immunohistochemistry tests
Validate new antibodies and new instrumentation
Organization and inventory of all antibodies, kits, and special stains
Prepare Ventana Benchmark Ultra and Ventana Special Stainer reagents solutions
Quarterly decontamination of Ventana Benchmark Ultra and Ventana Special Stainer machines
Assist pathologist in the gross room area and accession pathology and cytology specimens
Tissue Tik VIP 6 processor protocol modification and scheduled rotation of solutions
Experienced Clinical Liaison and thorough trainer in the pathology department
Creating new quality control checklists for laboratory personal for different shifts in accordance with updated quality assurance and new metrics
Review submitted quality control checklists for each shift of the pathology department
Surveillance of expirations dates for all solutions, kits, and reagents in laboratory
Maintain a clear, clean, and stocked work area