descriptionsummary:
the histologist lead, 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
experience
- 7 years of experience in histopathology is required along with a high school diploma.
- 5 years 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) required.
- histotechnologist (hlt) or histologic tech (ht) certification by the american society of clinical pathologists certification (ascp) preferred.
work schedule:
8am - 5pm monday-friday
work type:
full time
