Histotechnology Laboratory Teaching Assistant

Vance Granville Community College•Henderson, NC

14h•Onsite

About The Position

Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC) is seeking a Histotechnology Laboratory Teaching Assistant to provide technical and organizational support for courses with a Histotechnology Laboratory component. This role reports to the course instructor, Program Head of the Histotechnology Program, and the Dean of the School of Health Sciences. The position involves coordinating laboratories, ordering supplies, maintaining lab equipment, scheduling student workers, and assisting instructors. The Teaching Assistant will also attend departmental and school meetings and perform other assigned duties. VGCC is a mission-driven institution focused on providing affordable, high-quality education that transforms lives and strengthens communities.

Requirements

Associate degree in the discipline from an accredited histotechnology program with at least one year of laboratory teaching experience; OR a High School Diploma with 5+ years histology experience
ASCP (American Society of Clinical Pathologist) Histology certification or eligible
Knowledge of and compliance with current Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Regulations
Familiarity with routine histology procedures and equipment
Comfortability embedding both large and small specimens
Ability to accurately read all labels and documents
Highly organized with a strong attention to detail
Familiarity with laboratory SOPs and safety protocols
Must be able to pass a standardized color vision screen
Self-starter with an analytical and collaborative mind-set who can effectively work independently

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and spreadsheet management
Experience with and proficiency in Moodle learning management system
Exemplary communication skills to work with faculty, students, and staff
Desire to teach histotechnology students in all aspects of clinical skills instruction
Familiarity with feedback techniques and communication tools to motivate learners
Willingness to clearly communicate concerns to the faculty member and work towards resolution
Previous experience working independently to identify problems and plan methods and techniques for solving technical or research problems
Enthusiasm for supervising students and assessing their work

Responsibilities

Coordinating all laboratories
Ordering lab supplies for experiments
Maintaining all labs
Scheduling lab student workers
Assisting instructors in all labs
Attending all departmental and school meetings
Updating and maintaining materials inventory supply and equipment inventories for instructional purposes
Setting up for laboratories and cleaning up afterward
Keeping attendance records during laboratories
Assisting instructors in procedure demonstration and instruction for technical tasks
Updating Moodle pages as directed
Working with the Sim Lab team to provide clinical skills experience on ruminant and other models
Creating and updating instructional videos and developing new instructional resources
Processing human tissue and body fluid specimens in preparation for microscopic exam
Performing technical duties related to the production of histopathological slides of surgical specimens
Sectioning embedded tissue using a microtome and mounting sections on a microscope slide
Processing mounted sections through routine and special staining procedures
Orienting and embedding surgical tissue specimens
Preparing stains and reagents needed for special procedures
Reporting accurate and timely test results to deliver quality patient care
Performing and documenting equipment maintenance
Following laboratory procedures for specimen handling and processing, analysis, and reporting
Documenting problems that may affect test performance and performing corrective actions