qualderm partnersWesterville, OH
Histotechnician - Westerville, OH
Histotechnician - Westerville, OH
Histotechnician - Westerville, OH
qualderm partnersWesterville, OH
10 days ago
Medical LaboratoriesTesting Laboratories and ServicesOffices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
Apply for this role →Job TitleThis position delivers exceptional patient service by performing duties entailing preparation of tissue specimens for routine and special procedures to be used in the assistance of confirming a diagnosis provided by the pathologist.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities:
- May assist with receipt of specimens and accessioning paraffin cases
- May assist with printing cassettes, slides and slide labels.
- May assist with filing slides and pulling slides pertaining to prior cases.
- Perform quality assurance checks
- Verify slide and block match for each case
- Compiles cases and ensures slides are placed with corresponding patient requisition information.
- Ensures stat cases are seen by pathologist with urgency, as soon as available.
- Examines and prepares histologic slides from tissue sections for microscopic examination and patient diagnosis.
- File blocks and slides appropriately.
- Log cases in the biopsy book.
- Understands slide stainer, staining cycles and able to load/unload slide stainer.
- Operates computerized laboratory equipment to fix, dehydrate, and infiltrate with wax, tissue specimens to be preserved for study by Pathologist.
- Prepares slides of specimens, using specified stain, to enhance visibility under microscope.
- Examines slides under microscope to ensure tissue preparation meets laboratory requirements.
- Submit any outside materials that are needed for review.
- May performs histochemistry (special stains) and immunohistochemistry (antibody detection) studies.
- Manages unexpected lab situations, such as problems with instruments or detecting health problems that may cause unusual test results.
- Operates and maintains instruments used for tissue processing, paraffin embedding and sectioning of specimens.
- Performs recuts and additional stains including special and IHC stains, as requested by the Pathologist.
- Maintain QC/QA records.
- Maintain documentation as required by CLIA guidelines.
- Monitor inventory levels of supplies and equipment on a regular basis; order supplies for laboratory. Maintain log of supplies as they are ordered.
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
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Level
Mid
Location
Westerville, OH
Occupation
Histology Technicians
Industry
Medical Laboratories
Posted
10 days ago