Histotechnician II HT ASCP

Position: Histotechnician II HT ASCP - Full Time - Days
* Routine H & E and special stains meet quality standards by feedback from the pathologists.
* Accurately perform and evaluate staining quality of patient tissue slides.
* No occurrence when a block is exhausted unless directed by a pathologist to do so.
* No unacceptable quality of slide preparation.
* Accurately perform, evaluate appropriateness and report tests/analyses requested on patient specimens.
* Uses organization and prioritization skills in achieving workload demands.
* Quality control is completed and documented 100% of the time.
* Compliant per PPE guidelines 100% of the time.
* Routine maintenance is completed and documented 100% of the time.
* Achieves section/organization quality goals.
* Assist with completion of quality control and quality assurance activities.
* Identify problems and initiate immediate follow-up as necessary with the Technical Coordinator, Section Leader, or Medical Director(s) to ensure accurate, timely laboratory services by using critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
* Accommodates patient and laboratory needs by professionally responding to requests for flexibility in duties, schedules, and staffing.
* Assists in training new and existing staff to including the review and completion of orientation checklists and skill/training checklists.
* Organizational and departmental competencies are completed 100% of the time.
* Communicates process/procedural changes in a timely manner and educates staff on the need for change.
* All training documentation is completed 100% of the time.
* Evidence that new procedures and procedure revisions are read and understood.
* College of American Pathologists (CAP) inspection will meet the standards as delineated in the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations by review of inspection results.
* Assist with correcting all CAP deficiencies with the deadline by review of inspection results.
* Proficiency testing is completed as assigned and submitted by the deadline.
* Assists in completion of CAP checklist responses in preparation for on-site or self-inspection as assigned.
* Assists in review/revision of procedure manuals as assigned.
* Assists technical coordinator or section leader with problem resolution and follow up reports for proficiency tests as requested.
* Assists with the completion of quality control and quality assurance activities.
* Words and actions are congruent with organizational values.
* Phone calls are acted upon promptly and handled in a professional manner per the customer service protocol as directly observed.
* Employee brings issues of concern directly to the appropriate supervisor's attention as directly observed.
* Appropriate communication skills.
* Seek root causes of problems without seeking blame.
* Accommodates patient and laboratory needs by responding professionally to request of flexibility in duties, schedules, and staffing as directly observed and by coworker feedback.

- Successful completion of an approved histotechnician or histotechnologist program or an associate's degree with at least 12 credit hours in biology and chemistry required.  
* Above education is not required if Histotechnician certification was received prior to 2004.
* 1 years' experience preferred required.
* 3 years’ experience preferred.
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