Tracey Bogar
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Active Histology Technician skilled in preparing solutions and reagents, examining specimen slides, and entering and tracking result information. Dedicated to maintaining a clean work area and ensuring instruments are properly cared for. Proudly offering over 20 years of experience in preparing tissue specimens for routine and special procedures to confirm a patient diagnosis.
Devoted to providing a high level of support to pathologists, Pathology Assistants and histology colleagues in daily job responsibilities. Meticulous and methodical Histological Technician with strong laboratory background and expertise in preparing histological samples. Skilled in quality control and documentation with a strong focus on preventing medical errors and sample contamination. Expert in Special Stains Manual and Automated.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Histology Technician
Sonora Quest Laboratories
01.1999 - 01.2017
- Completed complex histological procedures to prepare slides for analysis. More specifically, manual and automated Ventana Special Stains machines, Ventana Ultra Immuno machines.
- Cut, mount, and stain samples from hospital patients and outpatient clinics.
- Documented routine laboratory instrument maintenance and corrective actions.
- Operated instrumentation for tissue dehydration and section clearing.
- Minimized infection risk by regularly cleaning and disinfecting work areas and equipment.
- Prepared solutions, stains, and reagents in accordance with standards.
- Reviewed slides for quality control prior to sending to pathologists.
- Troubleshoot inconsistencies and identified errors to trace root causes and implement corrective actions.
- Stayed current on changing procedures to offer expert support for histology laboratory activities.
- Sorted specimens according to priority and difficulty of procedures and recorded all processes in pathology log.
- Embedded tissue(biopsies, skin, large breast tissue, etc.) specimens into paraffin wax blocks or infiltrated tissue specimens with wax.
- Compiled and maintained preventive maintenance and instrument performance check records according to schedule and regulations.
- Compiled materials to distribute to pathologists such as surgical working drafts, requisitions and slides.
- Cut body tissue sections for microscopic examination using microtomes.
- Performed Immunofluorescence stains on skin specimens.
- Cut frozen sections on a cryostat.
Histology Technician
Ansible Government Solutions
01.2019 - 07.2020
- Embedded specimens into blocks and fixed tissues in formalin
- Prepared histologic slides for human tissue samples via processing, cutting, embedding, staining and mounting
- Record number of tissue blocks and verified proper identification and labeling
- Assessed adequacy of chemicals and stains
- Adhered to all safety and infection control precautions and regulations, wearing all required PPE
- Routinely perform frozen sectioning
- Accessioning of all types of specimens
- Perform manual and automated Special Stains
- Proficient in Ventana Benchmark Ultra Immunohistochemical Stainer
- Maintain Stainers, Processors, chemicals
- Sendouts of specimens when needed
- Filing of slides and tissue blocks in appropriate order
Histology Technician
P4 Diagniostix
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Prepared histologic slides for human tissue samples via processing, cutting, embedding, staining, and mounting
- Filing of tissue blocks and slides
- Changing of chemicals on tissue processors
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Histolotechnology
Phoenix Community College
Phoenix, AZ05.2009
Skills
- Personal and Professional Integrity
- Troubleshooting/Problem-Solving in Laboratory
- Basic Computer Skills
- Great Organizational Skills
- Team Contributor
- Effective multi-tasker
- Equipment Operation and Maintenance
- Immunohistochemical testing
- Microtome Operation
- Tissue Processing
- Tissue Embedding
- Multitasking abilities
- Universal Precautions
Certification
- Current HT, ASCP certification: HT-21305
Timeline
Histology Technician
P4 Diagniostix
01.2020 - 01.2021
Histology Technician
Ansible Government Solutions
01.2019 - 07.2020
Histology Technician
Sonora Quest Laboratories
01.1999 - 01.2017
Associate of Applied Science - Histolotechnology
Phoenix Community College
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