Mary Lane
Spencerville,MD
Summary
Detail-oriented Histology Technician with proven expertise at CVPath Institute in enhancing diagnostic accuracy through meticulous specimen preparation and quality control. Skilled in reagent preparation and effective communication, I excel in fast-paced environments, ensuring compliance with safety protocols while fostering teamwork and collaboration to achieve laboratory efficiency.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Histology Technician
CVPath Institute
Gaithersburg, MD
09.2022 - Current
- Maintained a high level of quality control, ensuring accurate and reliable test results.
- Improved diagnostic accuracy with meticulous attention to detail in slide preparation and staining.
- Troubleshot inconsistencies and identified errors to trace root causes and implement corrective actions.
- Orients tissue for resin embedding
- Manual cover-slips slides quickly and uniformly ensuring they are clean, neat and free of artifacts according to establish procedures.
- Maintained laboratory histologic manuals to standardize procedures
- Contributed to a positive work environment with strong interpersonal skills and proactive teamwork attitude
- Monitored inventory levels of supplies, equipment, and reagents used and placed orders for replacements.
- Accurately prepares routine reagents in compliance with universal precautions and maintains chemical inventory
- Assisted in troubleshooting equipment issues, minimizing downtime and maintaining productivity levels.
- Complied with all safety protocols and regulatory requirements to maintain a safe working environment in the lab.
- Enhanced laboratory efficiency by implementing proper specimen handling and processing techniques.
- Managed workload effectively under tight deadlines, prioritizing cases based on clinical urgency.
- Compiled and maintained preventive maintenance and instrument performance check records according to schedule and regulations.
- Processes, embedding, sectioning, sawing and staining of human and animal tissue specimens for resin embedded tissue sections for evaluation, diagnosis, or research
- Perform routine H&E and Movat Pentachrome staining
- Performs and documents procedures in accordance with SOP's, GLP, and CAP compliance and study protocols
- Cleans and maintains laboratory, laboratory equipment and glassware
- Updates Quality Control Logs in accordance with SOP and equipment manual
- Files and archive embedded blocks and other study materials
- Records temperatures of oven
- Ability to comprehend and follow the polices and procedures for CVPATH Institute
- Creative problem-solving
- Exercise sound and accurate judgement in making timely decisions
- Ability to assist/cross train in other duties
- Generate slides and labels accurately
- Update equipment Maintenance excel worksheet
- Tracking and filling out paperwork
- Scanning slides using Image Acquisition using the AxioScan Z1, Carl Zeiss Microscopy (GLP)
- Scanning slides using Image Acquisition using the AxioScan 7, Carl Zeiss Microscopy (GLP)
Histology Technician
Charles River Pathology Associates, PAI
Frederick, MD
06.2005 - 09.2025
- Necropsy/grossing of animal and human tissue
- Process specimens in appropriate fixatives or decalcification agents
- Embedding tissue
- Sectioning/cutting tissue
- Staining routine H&E slides
- Conduct laboratory procedures while handling specimens and processing, analyzing reporting results
- Housekeeping of work area
- Tracking and filling out paperwork
- Cover-slipping automated or manually
- Troubleshot inconsistencies and identified errors to trace root causes and implement corrective actions.
- Monitored inventory levels of supplies, equipment, and reagents used and placed orders for replacements.
- Assisted in troubleshooting equipment issues, minimizing downtime and maintaining productivity levels.
- Complied with all safety protocols and regulatory requirements to maintain a safe working environment in the lab.
- Enhanced laboratory efficiency by implementing proper specimen handling and processing techniques.
- Managed workload effectively under tight deadlines, prioritizing cases based on clinical urgency.
- Block matching
- QC slides and blocks
Histology Technician
Champions Oncology
Rockville, MD
07.2021 - 04.2022
- Routine H&E staining and embedding of embedding of animal tissue
- Quality assurance block and slide matching, reporting discrepancies
- Specimen grossing of animal tissue
- maintain and programs laboratory equipment, notifying service personnel when more complex problems occur
- Creative problem-solving skills and ability to exercise sound and accurate judgment in making timely decisions
- Understanding of clinical testing and standards (eg.AAALAC, CLIA
- Ability to assist others/ cross-train in other duties
- Boxing mapping
- Update Block Master sheet
- Training new/current associates in new techniques and skills
- Ordering supplies/inventory for Histology Lab
- Salesforce
- Tracking and filling out paperwork
- Contributed to a positive work environment with strong interpersonal skills and proactive teamwork attitude
Histology Technician Assistant
Inova Faifax
Fairfax, VA
12.2020 - 07.2021
- Maintain laboratory equipment in a clean and operational manner
- Handle slides, blocks, and tissue in a timely manner, according to established procedures
- Accession specimens, order process, enter level charges, and generate slides labels quickly and accurately
- Perform cover-slipping and appropriately label slides to aid in diagnostic evaluation
- Cover-slip stained slides quickly and uniformly ensuring they are clean, neat and free of artifacts, according to established procedures
- Perform necessary clerical duties, according to established procedures
- Minimized infection risk by regularly cleaning and disinfecting work areas and equipment.
- Troubleshot inconsistencies and identified errors to trace root causes and implement corrective actions.
- Sorted specimens according to priority and difficulty of procedures
- Assisted in troubleshooting equipment issues, minimizing downtime and maintaining productivity levels.
- Retrieved pathological data and delivered pathologist's dictation tapes and surgical pathology requisitions to medical transcriptionists.
- Complied with all safety protocols and regulatory requirements to maintain a safe working environment in the lab.
- Managed workload effectively under tight deadlines, prioritizing cases based on clinical urgency.
- Enhanced laboratory efficiency by implementing proper specimen handling and processing techniques.
- Contributed to a positive work environment with strong interpersonal skills and proactive teamwork attitude.
- Greeted guests in with friendliness and professionalism.
- Safeguarded sensitive information through proper documentation handling, data entry, and record maintenance procedures.
- Boosted customer satisfaction by promptly addressing inquiries and resolving issues professionally.
- Understand principles and procedures of specimen processing to prepare the best cytological preparation, in a independent manner, according to established procedures
- Follows regulatory agency guidelines (CAP, JCAHO, Medicare, OSHA, and FDA)
- Labels cassette accurately, according to established procedures
- Process specimens in appropriate fixatives or decalcification agents
- Preparation of flow chrome try media, according to established procedures
- Maintain frozen section rooms in a clean and operational state, according to established procedures
- Improved diagnostic accuracy with meticulous attention to detail in slide preparation and staining.
- Maintained a high level of quality control, ensuring accurate and reliable test results for patients.
Education
No Degree - Medical Billing And Coding
Prudue Global University
Hagerstown, MD03-2016
No Degree - Medical Assistant
Accutech Career Institute
Frederick, MD11-2005
Skills
- Laboratory safety protocols
- Quality control procedure
- Reagent preparation
- Specimen preparation
- Hazardous waste management
- Universal precautions
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking Abilities
- Reliability
- Organizational skills
- Active listening
- Effective communication
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Sterilization techniques
- Task prioritization
Timeline
Histology Technician
CVPath Institute
09.2022 - Current
Histology Technician
Champions Oncology
07.2021 - 04.2022
Histology Technician Assistant
Inova Faifax
12.2020 - 07.2021
Histology Technician
Charles River Pathology Associates, PAI
06.2005 - 09.2025
No Degree - Medical Billing And Coding
Prudue Global University
No Degree - Medical Assistant
Accutech Career Institute