Histotechnologist, 2nd Shift

Wellstar Health System•Marietta, GA

About The Position

Under general supervision of the Histology/Cytology Manager or General Lab Management, and direct supervision of the Histotechnology Supervisor or Lab Manager, the Histologic Technologist prepares routine surgical and autopsy tissues, including frozen sections, and performs sendout procedures, processing, cutting, staining, and coverslipping. The role also performs cytology preparation, histochemistry, and immunohistochemistry, including antibody optimization and validation, and requires general knowledge of techniques, principles, instrumentation, and troubleshooting. The technologist confirms and distributes completed surgical cases and reports, performs some clerical duties such as filing and retrieving tumor and consult requests, and maintains full knowledge of regulatory policies.

Requirements

Associate's degree; applicants with an HT certification obtained before 2017 do not require an associate's degree.
Histotechnician certification within 1-1/2 years, as stated in the posting's certification requirement.
At least 1 year of experience.
Histology training.
Histochemistry skills.
Immunohistochemistry skills.
Knowledge of histology safety and regulatory requirements.
Anatomical pathology computer training.
Absolute integrity in performing assigned tasks.
Ability to work independently or with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

Embed processed surgical tissue accurately and verify that specimen block identification corresponds with the surgical grossing report.
Cut and stain routine H&E slides, label slides with the correct patient identifier, attach the patient report, verify that slides match the dictation, and deliver cases to the pathologist.
Use and troubleshoot department instrumentation; pull request logs for immunohistochemistry, histochemistry, recuts, and sendouts in the pathology computer system.
Enter sendout test charges and intraoperative consultation charges, and manage applicable CoPath histology billing.
Document and resolve quality control and assurance issues and notify the supervisor.
Perform and document maintenance checks on department equipment.
Print patient reports and prepare reference laboratory requisitions accurately for consultation sendouts.
Apply basic cost-management knowledge related to reagents and efficiency without compromising patient quality.
Perform recuts and histochemistry accurately and efficiently.
Perform immunohistochemistry stains, troubleshoot automated instrumentation, and conduct titration, optimization, and validation for new antibodies and new lot numbers.
Verify that immunohistochemistry and histochemistry stains performed as expected.
Separate, verify, and distribute completed test orders to the requesting pathologist.
Use sound judgment in daily departmental functions and work independently.
Perform clerical tasks, including filing and retrieving tumor and consult requests.