Histology Technical Consultant, full time, days

Holland Hospital • Holland, MI

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About The Position

The Histology Technical Consultant works under the direction of the Manager of Technical Services as a key resource in the histology area of the laboratory. The role maintains a high level of histology expertise and contributes at the technical bench, as described in the essential functions of the Histotechnologist job description. The consultant helps assess and maintain instruments and procedures, evaluate new products, develop and implement procedures, and prepare the histology section for accreditation.

In addition to histotechnologist responsibilities, the consultant supports laboratory procedures and workflows, including procedure documentation, preventive maintenance, quality control, troubleshooting, training, competency evaluation, and supplies and reagents. The position promotes best practices for workload organization and turnaround times; performs and documents instrument maintenance; and provides leadership in specimen identification, preparation, embedding, cutting, staining, and storage.

The consultant coaches and mentors laboratory staff, maintains technical competence in routine and special stains, histochemical procedures, and laboratory instrumentation, and serves as a resource for internal and external customers and co-workers. The role supports safe work practices, laboratory information system use, quality management, regulatory readiness, and process improvement. The position may periodically be on call to support continuity of laboratory services.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Histotechnology or a related field.
• Histotechnologist certification from ASCP (C-HTL).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key histology resource under the direction of the Manager of Technical Services while contributing technical bench work.
• Assess and support the ongoing use of histology instruments and procedures; evaluate new products and develop and implement procedures and tests.
• Support accreditation preparations for the histology section.
• Help identify workload organization practices that support optimum turnaround times.
• Perform and document instrument maintenance, review maintenance and problem logs, and complete and document necessary corrective actions.
• Demonstrate knowledge and leadership in sample identification and labeling; preparation for gross examination and fresh frozen sections; tissue embedding, cutting, staining, and storage.
• Follow specified policies and procedures for accessioning pathology specimens into the laboratory information system, sample identification, and workload activities.
• Coach and mentor laboratory staff in delivering quality histopathology services.
• Meet established productivity and workload expectations and maintain technical competence through training and education.
• Maintain competence in routine and special stains, histochemical procedures, and the use, care, and maintenance of laboratory instrumentation.
• Serve as a resource for internal and external laboratory customers and as a key resource for co-workers using the laboratory information system; liaise between the department systems specialist and histotechnologists.
• Develop and promote safe work practices, particularly in histology.
• Participate in required quality control and quality assurance activities.
• Work with Pathologists and other Histotechnologists to develop, perform, and monitor sample preparation and staining quality control activities.
• Review quality control logs, follow up on necessary corrective actions, and document reviews and actions.
• Maintain knowledge of external regulatory requirements specific to histology and communicate necessary changes.
• Identify and suggest process improvements, analyze processes, and help assure quality.
• Periodically be on call as necessary to support continuity of laboratory services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time