Grossing Technician

St. Elizabeth Healthcare•Edgewood, KY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Engage with us for your next career opportunity. Right Here. At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Science Discipline
Medical terminology
Knowledge of Anatomy
Computer literate
Advanced problem- solving skills
Customer service
Communication skills

Responsibilities

Performs certain gross examinations as directed by the pathologist assistants and supervising pathologists, such as small surgical specimens.
Produce accurate dictations using Dictaphone.
Cut, stain, and coverslip frozen sections.
Ensure specimen integrity by obtaining appropriate patient identification, data collection, specimen collection by using knowledge of medical terminology and Anatomy.
Disinfect cryostats as needed.
Rotate and change reagents on all Histology tissue processors as required and performs weekly Preventative Maintenance.
Prepare specimens and produce Thin Prep Pap smear slides using the Thin Prep 3000 or T2000 processor
Evaluate Non-Gyn specimens to determine the best method of preparation, produce high-quality Cytology non-gyn slides and determine appropriate cellblocks using approved method, operate the stainer/coverslipper and operate the Thin Prep Imager and Cellient methods.
Utilize Health Information System & Lab Information Systems to process specimens, order and verify processing and billing tasks, receive transferred specimens, search EPIC for orders and print labels.
Register Ambulatory Patients in EPIC and release provider orders in EPIC.
Disposes of surgical tissue, autopsy tissue, Cytology specimens, prepares limbs and fetuses for burial using appropriate PPE and chemical safety guidelines to insure a safe working environment.
Organize specimen documentation, file slides, and billing info and communicates with reference labs: ERA/PRA, muscle biopsies, renal tumor protocol, GOG studies and slides for consultation to facilitate patient diagnosis.
Monitor inventory supplies and restock daily, give Supervisor order form for supplies before running out, put away Lab stock, assist with maintaining supplies and stains
Enhances professional growth and development of self, department staff, other hospital personnel, community and students by participation in continuing education, in-service training and the School of Medical Technology.
Implements iCARE principles using communication skills and human relations to promote quality patient care and productive working environment.
Review, document and sign-off all Quality Control/Quality Monitor documents for AP equipment and processes.
Responsible for maintaining quality monitors within manufacturer guidelines and instituting appropriate corrective measures when needed.
Troubleshoot and perform routine maintenance on all AP equipment, responsible for contacting Clinical Engineering or Technical Service when needed, maintain file of all Service Call documents.
Performs other duties as assigned.