Histologist Registered - Laboratory

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:

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• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
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• Collects, processes, and stores surgical/cytological specimens
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• Enters patient information, orders, and technical information into LIS; prints/organizes cassettes
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• Prepares specimens/slides/blocks for referral
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• Orders, maintains referral log, processes reports, and monitors pending
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• Maintains grossing area, frozen section room, and autopsy suite including cleaning and stocking of supplies and preparation of solutions
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• Performs technical procedures that result in the creation of microscopic slide preparation
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• 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
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• Operates microtomes, embedding stations, tissue processors, staining equipment, cover slippers and other AP equipment to provide quality slides for pathologist examinations
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• Operates Immunostainer(s) to provide quality slides for diagnostics immunostains
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• Performs manual stains, as needed, to provide quality slides for diagnostic immunostains
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• Assists Pathologist’s / PA’s with frozen sections, fine needle aspirations, and autopsies
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• Quality Control / Improvement: performs analysis and records QC according to policy and procedure following CLIA, CAP, and Joint Commission guidelines and standards
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• 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
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• Continuing Education/Development: attends, reads, or listens by tape to material of 10-12 in-house educational programs yearly; trains new staff in practices
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• Completes tasks or special projects within time frame as assigned, or as requested by Supervisors, Manager, or Director
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• Accreditation: follows CAP, AABB, Compliance, CLIA, JCAHO, and OSHA standards and prepares/participates in all applicable inspections
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• Follows established protocols for safety, infection control, security, compliance, and the use of hazardous materials.
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Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

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• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
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• Completion of an accredited Histotechnology Program by CAHEA/NAACLS or military equivalent required.
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• Successful completion of the core educational curriculum “Excellence at the Front End” required within one year of employment.
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Experience

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• 2 years of experience in histopathology is required along with a High school Diploma.
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• 1 year of experience in histopathology is required along with an Associate’s degree.
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Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

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• Certified Healthcare Access Associate through the National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM) preferred.
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• Histotechnology certification by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists certification (ASCP) preferred.
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Work Schedule:

9AM - 6PM

Work Type:

Full Time