Registered Histotechnician
Summary
Processes and stains tissue samples for medical analysis, operating lab equipment and ensuring compliance with clinical standards.
Position Summary:
The Registered Histotechnician will be responsible for consistent accuracy throughout the processing of tissue sections; while demonstrating efficient work habits and flexibility.
Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:
- Project quality control monitoring, slide printing, cassette printing
- Qualified for grossing tasks
- Experience loading, changing, cleaning, and troubleshooting tissue processors
- Spawning, trimming, and embedding tissue
- Perform routine H&E staining followed by glass/film coverslipping
- TMA creation, both manually and automated
- Strong microtomy experience-various thickness per project requirements, ability to obtain curls at various thickness, TMA sectioning
- IHC Experience: various platforms (Dako Autostainer, Dako Omnis, Leica BOND III, and Ventana BenchMark ULTRA), validations, assay transfer, assay development, concentrations/dilutions
- Pipetting
- Digital slide scanning, quality control of images
- Verify control slides by identifying tissue structures and their staining characteristics
- Perform and monitor quality control within predetermined limits
- Routine equipment cleaning/maintenance tasks
- Organize work and activities to achieve maximum productivity
- Demonstrate professional conduct and interpersonal communication skills with laboratory personnel and staff at all levels
- Maintain a safe working environment, compliant with established policies and procedures of regulatory agencies, and responds positively to necessary changes in the workplace
- Demonstrate the ability to assess a situation, consider alternatives and independently choose appropriate course of action
- Comply with organization and department policies and procedures, participate in programs and activities to achieve the mission of the laboratory, and assume responsibility for professional growth and development
- Responsible compliance with all OSHA, CLIA, CAP, safety, and HIPAA regulations
- Perform all other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Minimum Required:
- BA/BS degree and 0-2+ years of related experience
- Histologist (HT) or Histotechnologist (HTL) certified by ASCP (American Society of Clinical Pathologists) or HT certification eligible with certification obtained within 6 months of hire
Other Required:
- Visual acuity and above average dexterity
- At times may come in contact with viral and bacterial infections, exposure to blood borne pathogens and occasional exposure to toxic substances
- Capable of a moderate amount of walking, standing, and/or sitting
- Ability to stand, sit, walk, minimum lifting (no more than 20 lbs.), bending, stooping, normal or corrected visual, hearing and good manual dexterity are required
- Ability to lift or carry no more than 20 pounds or pull or push no more than 50 pounds
- Ability to read, write, speak fluently and comprehend the English language
Preferred:
- Associate degree or graduate of a certified Histology program or equivalent preferred
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