Histotechnician - Westerville, OH

Job Title

This position delivers exceptional patient service by performing duties entailing preparation of tissue specimens for routine and special procedures to be used in the assistance of confirming a diagnosis provided by the pathologist.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities:

• May assist with receipt of specimens and accessioning paraffin cases
• May assist with printing cassettes, slides and slide labels.
• May assist with filing slides and pulling slides pertaining to prior cases.
• Perform quality assurance checks
• Verify slide and block match for each case
• Compiles cases and ensures slides are placed with corresponding patient requisition information.
• Ensures stat cases are seen by pathologist with urgency, as soon as available.
• Examines and prepares histologic slides from tissue sections for microscopic examination and patient diagnosis.
• File blocks and slides appropriately.
• Log cases in the biopsy book.
• Understands slide stainer, staining cycles and able to load/unload slide stainer.
• Operates computerized laboratory equipment to fix, dehydrate, and infiltrate with wax, tissue specimens to be preserved for study by Pathologist.
• Prepares slides of specimens, using specified stain, to enhance visibility under microscope.
• Examines slides under microscope to ensure tissue preparation meets laboratory requirements.
• Submit any outside materials that are needed for review.
• May performs histochemistry (special stains) and immunohistochemistry (antibody dedection) studies.
• Manages unexpected lab situations, such as problems with instruments or detecting health problems that may cause unusual test results.
• Operates and maintains instruments used for tissue processing, paraffin embedding and sectioning of specimens.
• Performs recuts and additional stains including special and IHC stains, as requested by the Pathologist.
• Maintain QC/QA records.
• Maintain documentation as required by CLIA guidelines.
• Monitor inventory levels of supplies and equipment on a regular basis; order supplies for laboratory. Maintain log of supplies as they are ordered.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.