descriptionsummary:
the histologist cuts, stains and mounts specimens of human tissue to provide data on functioning of tissues and organs, causes and/or progress of disease, following established standards and practices.
christus spohn hospital corpus christi - shoreline overlooking corpus christi bay is the largest and foremost acute care medical facility in the region, with a full range of diagnostic and surgical specialty services in cardiac, cancer, and stroke care. it is the leading emergency facility in the area with a level ii trauma center in the coastal bend, staffed with physicians and nurses specially trained in emergency services.
- the pavilion and north tower house a state-of-the-art emergency department, icu, cardiac cath lab and surgical suites
- a teaching facility in affiliation with the texas a&m university system health and science center college of medicine
- accredited chest pain center
- accredited joint commission stroke team
responsibilities:
- meets expectations of the applicable onechristus competencies: leader of self, leader of others, or leader of leaders.
- collects, processes, and stores surgical/cytological specimens
- enters patient information, orders, and technical information into lis; prints/organizes cassettes
- prepares specimens/slides/blocks for referral
- orders, maintains referral log, processes reports, and monitors pending
- maintains grossing area, frozen section room, and autopsy suite including cleaning and stocking of supplies and preparation of solutions
- performs technical procedures that result in the creation of microscopic slide preparation
- within acceptable tat guidelines, devises and directs the performance of routine and special stains to provide appropriate slides for the microscopic evaluation of tissues, fluids, and other a/p specimens
- operates microtomes, embedding stations, tissue processors, staining equipment, cover slippers and other ap equipment to provide quality slides for pathologist examinations
- operates immunostainer(s) to provide quality slides for diagnostics immunostains
- performs manual stains, as needed, to provide quality slides for diagnostic immunostains
- assists pathologist's / pa's with frozen sections, fine needle aspirations, and autopsies
- quality control / improvement: performs analysis and records qc according to policy and procedure following clia, cap, and joint commission guidelines and standards
- maintenance/lab management: performs established daily and periodic preventative maintenance with documentation; troubleshoots minor problems and initiates service calls as needed; orders and restocks supplies/reagents; reviews policy & procedure manual; dates reagents and discards expired reagents
- continuing education/development: attends, reads, or listens by tape to material of 10-12 in-house educational programs yearly; trains new staff in practices
- completes tasks or special projects within time frame as assigned, or as requested by supervisors, manager, or director
- accreditation: follows cap, aabb, compliance, clia, jcaho, and osha standards and prepares/participates in all applicable inspections
- follows established protocols for safety, infection control, security, compliance, and the use of hazardous materials
job requirements:
education/skills
experience
licenses, registrations, or certifications
- histotechnologist (hlt) or histologic tech (ht) certification by the american society of clinical pathologists certification (ascp) or eligible preferred
work schedule:
varies
work type:
full time
