Histotechnician

Essential Functions

• Accounting and Counting of incoming specimens into the lab
• Accessioning
• Writing Cassettes
• Impressions
• Grossing excisions and non-excisions
• Embedding
• Processing Cutting and generating slides
• Cover-slipping slides
• Labeling the slides and getting them ready for Dr. Amsbaugh to read
• Maintaining the Processor, Embedder, Block Trimmer and Stainer
• Maintain quality control statistics
• Perform daily count of specimen and slides and maintain spreadsheet on a daily basis
• Monitor specimen from all office locations are being received in the lab in a timely manner (within 48 hours)
• Filing away the slides and blocks
• Maintain and update lab supplies, including the printer and label supplies
• Order required lab printer and label supplies and have it in stock in the lab at all times
• Store the supplies received in a timely manner (within 24 hours)
• Sending out and receiving slide and block requests and logging them accordingly
• Respond to incoming phone calls, email and intramail
• Reconcile lab invoices for supplies and test request
• Maintain and update lab expense form regularly and send out to Candice at end of the month
• Maintaining a clean lab environment

Competencies

• Tissue identification and microscopy
• Accessioning
• Fixation
• Processing
• Embedding
• Microtomy
• Routine and special nuclear and cytoplasmic stains
• Frozen sectioning (cryotomy)
• Instrumentation
• Laboratory mathematics
• Frozen sectioning (cryotomy)
• Laboratory health and safety

Required Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements/Skills

• Must be a Registered Histology Technician (ASCP) or be eligible for such registration or have a high school education and a minimum of five (5) years’ experience as a Histology Technician or have a minimum of one year’s training under the direction of a registered Histology Technologist.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• One year as a histotechnician preferred
• Experience with EMR (electronic medical records), medical terminology preferred
• Knowledge of laboratory operations and/or procedures
• Records maintenance skills
• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards
• Knowledge of rapid tissue processing and frozen section techniques
• Ability to prepare slides and/or specimens for microscopy using established protocols and techniques
• Ability to utilize, troubleshoot and maintain computerized laboratory and/or histological equipment