Crystal Falin
Gate City,VA
Summary
Strong focus on team work and maintain a great work environment. Knowledgeable in specimen processing as well as assisting in the operating room for bone marrow procedures. Known for reliability and effective communication skills.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
AP Support Tech
Highlands Pathology Consultants, P.C.
01.2001 - Current
- Labeled and processed Paps for outside OB/GYN offices
- Accession requisitions for specimen processing
- Label and process Non-GYN specimens
- Assist Pathologists on Fine Needle Aspirations
- Fill supply orders for outside physicians offices
- Make sure supplies are filled in the laboratory
- Assist physicians and their offices with the status of their specimens. Add on testing to specimens as requested.
- Label and process biopsy specimens from the Operating room as well as outside doctors offices and surgery centers.
- Accession cases for grossing.
- Assist Pathologists/PA with cutting frozen sections as well as daily cases.
- Label and stain slides.
- Quality control for specimens.
- Do supply orders for the gross room and for bone marrow procedures.
- Assist Pathologists with Bone Marrow procedure.
- Fill out paperwork, label slides, and process send outs for each bone marrow patient.
- Call Hematology and get each bone marrow patients CBC and blood smears.
- Process Bone Marrow specimens.
- Make sure all temperature logs are up to date daily.
- Train new staff.
- Maintain accurate documentation of technical processes and user instructions.
- Do daily/weekly specimen discard.
- Write down all daily specimens and print daily logs.
- Load specimens on the overnight processors.
- Mentored junior technicians in best practices for equipment maintenance and support tasks.
- Coordinate with vendors to resolve equipment malfunctions quickly and efficiently.
Sales Associate/Cashier Team Lead
Food City
06.1999 - 01.2001
- Restocked and rotated stock.
- Kept cleanliness in produce department.
- Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
- Maintained calm demeanor and professionally managed issues in busy, high-stress situations.
- Helped customers locate products.
- Accurately processed transactions, returning coin, currency, payment cards, and receipts to customers.
Education
High School Diploma -
Gate City High School
Gate City, VA05-1999
Timeline
AP Support Tech
Highlands Pathology Consultants, P.C.
01.2001 - Current
Sales Associate/Cashier Team Lead
Food City
06.1999 - 01.2001
High School Diploma -
Gate City High School