KENWIN YIM
Summary
Meticulous and methodical [Job Title] with strong laboratory background and expertise in preparing histological samples. Skilled in quality control and documentation with strong focus on preventing medical errors and sample contamination.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Histology
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
10.2022 - Current
- Change auto-stainer solutions
- Prepare/shave blocks for histology technicians
- Prepare work lists
- Maintain and operate auto-stainer and coverslipper
- Remove slides from auto-stainer and organize for pathologist
- Prepare reports for distribution with slides to pathologist and designated departments.
Lab Processor
Huntington Hospital
06.2015 - Current
- Prepare the daily workload to be processed according to established laboratory procedures
- Accession incoming specimens
- Review and handle specimens received with discrepancies
- Assist Pathology Assistant in all areas of the surgical pathology room
- Prepare specimens that are required to be sent out
- Prepare frozen sections including operation of Cryostat, manual H&E staining, and distributing slides to the appropriate pathologist
- Accession incoming gyn and non-gyn cytology specimens
- Process gyn and non-gyn specimens by creating smears, cell blocks, and Thin Prep slides
- Operate auto-stainer and coverslipper
- Assist with pulling and filing blocks and slides when needed
- Responsible for monitoring and stocking of supply inventory
- Ensure all work is completed to departmental quality control and quality assurance procedures
- Demonstrate a wide range of communication with customers, physicians, laboratory, and hospital personnel.
MLA
CDC Laboratories
07.2005 - 06.2015
- Accession surgical and non-gyn cytology specimens
- Gross examination and submitting of tissue specimens to include inking and sectioning of specimens if needed
- Daily maintenance of tissue processing room instrumentation
- Receive all incoming specimens including: biopsy cassettes, cytology specimens, slides for staining, and blocks for re-cuts
- Accession incoming gyn cytology specimens
- Prepare cell blocks, smears, cytospin, SurePath and Thin Prep slides
- Operate SurePath slide processor and Thin Prep slide processor
- Manual pap staining, maintain and operate auto-stainer and coverslipper
- Load slides into automatic cytology slide reader.
Skills
- Laboratory safety protocols
- Effective Communication Techniques
- Staff Training and Development
- Quality Control Management
- Slide Preparation Mastery
- Tissue Processing Knowledge
- Specimen Preparation
- Equipment Maintenance
- Dissection
- Tissue Processing
- Critical Thinking
Timeline
Histology
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
10.2022 - Current
Lab Processor
Huntington Hospital
06.2015 - Current
MLA
CDC Laboratories
07.2005 - 06.2015
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