Job Overview

description

summary:

the histologist registered, assists with 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.

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 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

• high school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• completion of an accredited histotechnology program by cahea/naacls or military equivalent required.

• successful completion of the core educational curriculum "excellence at the front end" required within one year of employment.

experience

• 2 years of experience in histopathology is required along with a high school diploma.
• 1 year of experience in histopathology is required along with an associate's degree.

licenses, registrations, or certifications

• certified healthcare access associate through the national association of healthcare access management (naham) preferred.
• histotechnology certification by the american society of clinical pathologists certification (ascp) preferred.

work schedule:

varies

work type:

full time