Pathology Technical Assistant - Days - Full time

Methodist Health System-posted about 1 month ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Onsite • Dallas, TX
1-10 employees
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In this highly visible, fast-paced, and challenging position, you'll collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to provide the very best care for our patients. The Histology Technician will prepare histology specimens for microscopic examination and analyses by Pathologists.

  • Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.
  • Following hospital policies and procedures (attendance, dress code, etc.)
  • Following departmental policies, guidelines and procedures
  • Contributing to the overall quality of services, standards of performance and department reputation
  • Assumes responsibility for keeping informed about changes in policies and procedures
  • Follows scope of practice and legal consequences
  • Creates and maintains a safe environment for self, co-workers and facility.
  • Demonstrating through practice, principles of Infection Control and Universal Precautions, adherence to OSHA standards, Hazardous Material Guidelines, Red Rules Compliance, JCAHO National Patient Safety Goals and CAP patient safety goals
  • Safeguarding the rights of patients and hospital personnel to privacy by judiciously protecting information of a confidential manner
  • Demonstrating proper technique and use of equipment
  • Responding appropriately to emergency situations
  • Promoting customer satisfaction by being responsive to clinical needs
  • Demonstrates ability to perform skill specific to clinical area
  • Ensures complete, accurate, and timely slide processing
  • Follows interlaboratory standards for slide production
  • Assesses stain quality on a daily basis prior to submitting slides to Pathologist for diagnosis
  • Ensures that all tissues are triaged and assessioned
  • Can produce a stained frozen section within time frame required
  • Familiar with categories and theories of special stains and can reliably produce stains
  • Adherence to all quality protocols in the laboratory environment
  • Ensuring critical patient information and data are communicated effectively with the multidisciplinary team across the continuum of care and documented properly within the patient record
  • Communicates with the healthcare team and co-workers
  • Promoting a cooperative working environment by utilizing positive, constructive communication skills to facilitate proper handling of patient testing
  • Communicating and addressing conflicts with appropriate personnel, utilizing listening skills, showing sensitivity, and following chain of command
  • Communicating with co-workers using tact and in clear, concise, and thorough manner
  • Takes personal responsibility for performance
  • Attends department hospital/staff meetings
  • Performing MHS requirements in a timely manner: Blackboard, vaccinations, surveys, benefits, Team Share, performance goals
  • Reviews departmental routings, newsletters, minutes, emails etc.
  • Demonstrating the ability to accept responsibility and be accountable for patient specimen handling/testing Demonstrating the ability to collaborate with other healthcare team members and the ability to work well with co-workers
  • Demonstrating the ability to accept constructive criticism from peers and management
  • Assuming responsibility for orientation and mentorship of new staff/students
  • Participating and supporting system and department goals
  • Demonstrating ability to utilize time effectively and efficiently
  • Professional growth and development initiatives
  • Maintaining professional competency by self direction (Certification renewal, annual competencies, continuing education and professional development plan)
  • Initiating and facilitating change to improve quality of care, keeping abreast of new developments, and contributing to productive changes in the department
  • Developing new programs and/or protocols to enhance patient care delivery
  • Recommending capital equipment or other resources to enhance patient care delivery and/or department operations
  • Participating in the identification, data collection and appropriate resolution of problems that may involve patients and/or department through quality process improvement activities and hospital pillars (Service, Quality, Growth, Work Place)
  • High school diploma
  • Communicate clearly and openly
  • Build relationships to promote a collaborative environment
  • Be accountable for your performance
  • Always look for ways to improve the patient experience
  • Take initiative for your professional growth
  • Be engaged and eager to build a winning team
  • One year of laboratory experience
  • Must be able to prioritize workflow
  • High level of energy and motivation
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