Histologist - Laboratory

Job Description Description

Summary:

The Histologist 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 the 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 Experience  1-2 years of experience as a Histologist is required Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications  Histotechnologist (HLT) or Histologic tech (HT) certification by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists certification (ASCP) or eligible preferred

Work Schedule:

5 Days - 8 Hours Work Type:
Full Time