Kelly Vargas
San Jose,CA
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Hard worker trained in laboratory procedures, data entry and inventory management. Supports daily operations with accurate documentation and organized spaces.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Histology Lab Assistant
Associated Medical Pathology Group
10.2022 - Current
- Uses IntelliPath (Pathology LIS) for patient data entry
- Responsible for quality control of stained patient microscope slides under limited supervision of histotechnologists
- Prioritizes tasks efficiently to meet courier deadlines while maintaining high-quality results in a fast-paced laboratory environment
- Facilitates communication between lab and partner hospitals, doctors' offices, in-house pathologists, and various departments
- Ensures the timely delivery of patient microscope slides and patient tissue blocks along with relevant patient paperwork
- Accurately labels and packages microscope slides and requisition forms for distribution to hospitals and doctor offices
- Logs, records, and files incoming slides and patient tissue blocks received from partner hospitals and doctor offices
- Maintains equipment and equipment logs for water baths, automated slide stainer, embedding stations, etc
- Performs simple cytology tissue staining such as MGG, PAP Smear and Diff Quick
- Loads/Unloads IHC instruments (Antigen Retrieval PT Link, Ultra and DAKO IHC autostainers)
- Maintains cleanliness of work surfaces and refills corresponding chemicals.
COVID-19 Screener at Good Samaritan Mission Oaks
Corinthian Int. Parking Services
02.2021 - 06.2022
- Greeted staff, patients and visitors of the hospital
- Accurately took temperatures of staff, patients and visitors using a non-contact thermal thermometer
- Complete COVID-19 screening questions with everyone entering the hospital
- Handled confidential patient information when screening visitors and patients coming to receive rehabilitation and wound care services
- Guided visitors where they needed to go and answered general questions as needed.
- Enhanced infection control practices through consistent sanitization of screening areas and equipment.
Signer
Macy's
11.2016 - 12.2016
- Helped promote sales using customer service and accurate signing throughout the store
- Set up and removed signs for promotional events/sales
- Performed POS transactions and other duties as needed throughout the home goods area of the store.
Education
B.S. in Biological Sciences - Systems Physiology
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA05.2021
Skills
- Native Spanish Speaker
- Sample Checking
- Quality Control Procedures
- Safe Specimen Handling
- Data Logging
- HIPAA Compliance
- Google Docs
- Google Slides
- Intellipath (Pathology LIS)
Timeline
Histology Lab Assistant
Associated Medical Pathology Group
10.2022 - Current
COVID-19 Screener at Good Samaritan Mission Oaks
Corinthian Int. Parking Services
02.2021 - 06.2022
Signer
Macy's
11.2016 - 12.2016
B.S. in Biological Sciences - Systems Physiology
San Jose State University
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