Histologist - Laboratory

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.

CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline overlooking Corpus Christi Bay is the largest and foremost acute care medical facility in the region, with a full range of diagnostic and surgical specialty services in cardiac, cancer, and stroke care. It is the leading emergency facility in the area with a Level II Trauma Center in the Coastal Bend, staffed with physicians and nurses specially trained in emergency services.

The Pavilion and North Tower house a state-of-the-art emergency department, ICU, Cardiac Cath Lab and surgical suites

A teaching facility in affiliation with the Texas A&M University System Health and Science Center College of Medicine

Accredited Chest Pain Center

Accredited Joint Commission Stroke Team

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

No experience 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:

Varies

Work Type:

Full Time