Histotechnician II

Novant Health • Mount Pleasant, SC

55d

About The Position

Team member is responsible for preparing sections of body tissue for examination by a pathologist to diagnose body dysfunction and malignancy. This includes the preparation of tissue specimens of human origin for diagnostic or teaching purposes. Team member will process sections of body tissue by fixation, dehydration, embedding, sectioning, decalcification, micro incineration and mounting. Team member prepares dyes and chemical solutions and processes frozen sections. Team member performs advanced staining procedures including immunohistochemistry and special stains. Team member will also assist in the evaluation of new or modified techniques when required. They will advise and assist in the orientation and training of other personnel on equipment and software as necessary. May include occasional travel to community hospitals for assistance with frozen sections. May include weekend and holiday on-call (rotating assignment).

Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma or GED, required.
• 2 Year / Associate Degree, preferred.
• Successful completion of a NAACLS accredited Histotechnician program within the last five years prior to the date of application for examination.
• Or at least 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) of academic credit from a regionally accredited college/university, with a combination of 12 semester hours (18 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry (must include credit hours in both), or an associate degree from a regionally accredited college/university, with a combination of 12 semester hours (18 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry(must include credit hours in both), AND one year full time acceptable experience in a histopathology (clinical, veterinary, industry or research) laboratory in the U.S., Canada or an accredited laboratory within the last ten years. (CMS CLIA certificate of registration, compliance, accreditation; AND/OR CAP, AABB, Joint Commission accreditation; OR JCI accreditation; OR Accreditation under ISO 15189.)
• Licensure/Certification: HT or HTL Certification from ASCP, required.
• All individuals certified ASCP beginning January 1, 2004 must participate and maintain ASCP Board of Certification (BOC) through the Certification Maintenance Program (CMP).
• New Hire Histotechnicians must obtain certification within 1 year of hire.
• Knowledge of current medical terminology to perform full range of laboratory tests.
• Knowledge of laboratory equipment and testing to perform quality control checks and troubleshooting of instrumentation.
• Knowledge of medical terminology to communicate with medical staff regarding laboratory procedures and results.
• Skill in performing a full range of laboratory tests.
• Skill in anticipating and reacting calmly to emergency situations.
• Skill in developing and maintaining department quality assurance.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with patients, medical staff, hospital staff and the public.
• Ability to read and understand information about instrumentation in laboratory field.
• Ability to follow written protocols.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to communicate clearly.

Nice To Haves

• Three years of relevant laboratory tech and/or leadership experience including fixation, microtomy, processing and staining, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Preparing sections of body tissue for examination by a pathologist
• Preparing tissue specimens of human origin for diagnostic or teaching purposes
• Processing sections of body tissue by fixation, dehydration, embedding, sectioning, decalcification, micro incineration and mounting
• Preparing dyes and chemical solutions and processes frozen sections
• Performing advanced staining procedures including immunohistochemistry and special stains
• Assisting in the evaluation of new or modified techniques when required
• Advising and assisting in the orientation and training of other personnel on equipment and software as necessary
• Occasional travel to community hospitals for assistance with frozen sections
• Weekend and holiday on-call (rotating assignment)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees