Histologist - Laboratory

Summary:

The Histologist cuts, stains and mounts specimens of human tissue to provide data on functioning of tissues and organs, causes and/or progress of disease, following established standards and practices.

CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline overlooking Corpus Christi Bay is the largest and foremost acute care medical facility in the region, with a full range of diagnostic and surgical specialty services in cardiac, cancer, and stroke care. It is the leading emergency facility in the area with a Level II Trauma Center in the Coastal Bend, staffed with physicians and nurses specially trained in emergency services.

• The Pavilion and North Tower house a state-of-the-art emergency department, ICU, Cardiac Cath Lab and surgical suites
• A teaching facility in affiliation with the Texas A&M University System Health and Science Center College of Medicine
• Accredited Chest Pain Center
• Accredited Joint Commission Stroke Team

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
  
• Collects, processes, and stores surgical/cytological specimens
  
• Enters patient information, orders, and technical information into LIS; prints/organizes cassettes
  
• Prepares specimens/slides/blocks for referral
  
• Orders, maintains referral log, processes reports, and monitors pending
  
• Maintains grossing area, frozen section room, and autopsy suite including cleaning and stocking of supplies and preparation of solutions
  
• Performs technical procedures that result in the creation of microscopic slide preparation
  
• Within acceptable TAT guidelines, devises and directs the performance of routine and special stains to provide appropriate slides for the microscopic evaluation of tissues, fluids, and other A/P specimens
  
• Operates microtomes, embedding stations, tissue processors, staining equipment, cover slippers and other AP equipment to provide quality slides for pathologist examinations
  
• Operates Immunostainer(s) to provide quality slides for diagnostics immunostains
  
• Performs manual stains, as needed, to provide quality slides for diagnostic immunostains
  
• Assists Pathologist's / PA's with frozen sections, fine needle aspirations, and autopsies
  
• Quality Control / Improvement: performs analysis and records QC according to policy and procedure following CLIA, CAP, and Joint Commission guidelines and standards
  
• Maintenance/Lab Management: performs established daily and periodic preventative maintenance with documentation; troubleshoots minor problems and initiates service calls as needed; orders and restocks supplies/reagents; reviews policy & procedure manual; dates reagents and discards expired reagents
  
• Continuing Education/Development: attends, reads, or listens by tape to material of 10-12 in-house educational programs yearly; trains new staff in practices
  
• Completes tasks or special projects within time frame as assigned, or as requested by Supervisors, Manager, or Director
  
• Accreditation: follows CAP, AABB, Compliance, CLIA, JCAHO, and OSHA standards and prepares/participates in all applicable inspections
  
• Follows established protocols for safety, infection control, security, compliance, and the use of hazardous materials

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred

  
  

Experience

• No experience required

  
  

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• Histotechnologist (HLT) or Histologic tech (HT) certification by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists certification (ASCP) or eligible preferred

Work Schedule:

Varies

Work Type:

Full Time