Meredith Fuller

• Confirm client and specimen details, ascertain adequacy and appropriateness of specimen, capture client and specimen data electronically.

• Preparing specimens to be sent to reference lab by aliquoting, centrifuging, labeling and numbering specimens.

• Assisting clients with inquiries by phone and walk in traffic

• Assist in phlebotomy for the hospital floors

• Support the Pathology Assistant in hospital by entering specimens in the electronic data system and organizing specimen workload

• Assist in Interventional Radiology making slides for Fine Needle Aspirations that were stained and transmitted on a Motic digital microscope for real time Pathologist Interpretation.

• Performed Frozen Sections on cryostat

• Maintained Pathology Frozen Section Room for supplies and procedures.

• Acted as a Lab Processing Technician

• Stayed current on changing procedures to offer expert support for histology laboratory activities.
• Performed frozen sections at hospital and maintained F/S room and procedure manuel

• Worked as a bench technician embedding tissue

• Performed microtomy and staining of slides

• Monitored inventory levels of supplies, equipment, and reagents used and placed orders for replacements.
• Prepared solutions, stains and reagents in accordance with standards.
• Represented Histology department on safety committee.
• Performed frozen sections at surgical center

• Functioned as a working Histotechnician

• Oversaw day to day operations of Histology Department with three full time employees.

• Develop, train and maintain Standard Operating Procedures for Histology Department.

• Maintain compliance with State and Federal Hazardous Waste Management Policies.

• Maintain Chemical Hygiene Plan for the laboratory.

• Maintained and ordered supplies and equipment for Histology Department.
• Troubleshot equipment and process issues and restored optimum function to maintain production speed and meet quality goals.