Histotechnologist Lead - Edmond, United States - OU Health

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    OU Health Edmond, United States

    Found in: Lensa US P 2 C2 - 1 week ago

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    Position Title:
    Histotechnologist Lead - Anatomic Pathology Lab - Nights

    Department:
    Anatomic Pathology Lab

    Job Description:
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    Shift: 1:00a - 9:30a, Monday - Friday with rotating weekend call

    General Description: Under minimal supervision, coordinates the day-to-day activities for a section of the OU Medicine Histology Laboratory.

    Essential Responsibilities:

    Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.
    • Follows authorized technical procedures when performing patient testing.
    • Meets turn-around-times, receives specimens from clinical services.
    • Assists in gross dissection of tissue, load and operates tissue processors.
    • Embeds paraffin infiltrated specimens and sections embedded tissue.
    • Performs frozen sections.
    • Performs routine hematoxylin and eosin staining of slides, routine special stain techniques.
    • Leads histology team to expected goals to gross, process, embed, cut, and stain tissue as needed.
    General Responsibilities:
    • Performs other duties as assigned
    Minimum Qualifications:

    Education: Associate's degree or higher required. Degree in Histotechnology or Natural Science preferred.

    Experience: 2 or more years of experience as a certified Histotechnologist or Histotechnician required. 4 or more years of experience working in a Surgical Pathology/Histology department preferred.

    Licensure/Certifications/Registrations Required: Certified Histotechician (HT) or Histotechnologist (HTL) from American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) required.

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
    • Possess the knowledge and skills to serve all ages.
    • Knowledge of routine and advanced histology procedures in histology.
    • Knowledge of immunohistochemistry and immunoflourecense.
    • Knowledge of the process of all aspects of the histology lab, including tissue processing, microtomy, special staining procedures and immunohistochemistry used for tissue differentiation and diagnosis.
    • Ability to work with precision and care to insure accuracy and efficiency under periods of pressure and stress.
    • Ability to establish rigid controls to insure all specimens are properly identified as to source and type.
    • Must be computer literate.
    • Good communication skills and the ability to prioritize work.
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