Histotech

Job Description

Job Description

Cahaba Dermatology & Skin Health Center is looking for a full-time and PRN Histology Technician. We are a high volume dermatology and cosmetic clinic. The ideal candidate must be highly professional, personable, and detail oriented. The Histology Technician will perform the various tasks required for receiving, processing, and preparing patient tissue specimens for microscopic examination and analysis by the Pathologist. This may include logging, batching, and cutting, mounting and staining procedures. Tissue specimens received from surgical, diagnostic, or autopsy cases are sorted, logged, and prioritized according to the standards required. Upon receiving written or verbal orders from physicians or their designees, the Histology Technician will coordinate daily workflow of tasks and activities in the surgical pathology area with regard to routine procedures, special procedures, and the surgery schedule.

Duties

• Retrieves specimens from the Surgery Department
• Receives specimens for other cases when delivered to the Laboratory.
• Sorts specimens according to priority and difficulty of procedures and records in pathology log.
• Embeds specimens into blocks and fixes tissue in formalin.
• Operates instrumentation for tissue dehydration, section clearing, cutting tissue sections, and staining of slides.
• Prepares solutions, stains, and reagents in accordance with standards written procedures.
• Operates and maintains all histology area lab equipment in proper state of readiness, cleanliness, and sharpens and hone microtome knives.
• Records number of tissue blocks verifying proper identification and label.
• Performs and monitors inventory of supplies, equipment, and reagents used, and places orders for replacements as required.
• Assists the Pathologist in gross examination of surgical specimens and in frozen section procedures.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Histology Technician (ASCP) or be eligible for such registration or have a high school education and a minimum of two (2) years experience as a Histology Technician or have a minimum of one years training under the direction of a registered Histology Technologist.
• Spatial ability is required to perceive three-dimensional and geometric relationships when cutting paraffin blocks and making embedding molds.
• Finger dexterity required to manipulate the micro-thin tissue sections and to mount onto microscope slides.
• Color discrimination required to verify diagnostic quality of staining processes in order that essential features of tissue sections can be properly defined.