Histo Tech - SB Mohs Clinic

Company: St. Bernards Healthcare
Location: Jonesboro
Posted on: June 7, 2021

Job Description:

JOB REQUIREMENTS Education High school graduate or equivalent. Preferred one year of training in a pathology laboratory and registry as a Histology Technician by the American Society of Clinical Pathologist. Experience Previous experience in a pathology laboratory required. Physical This is a safety sensitive position. Please see the St. Bernards Substance Abuse Policy for further information. Normal hospital environment. Close eye work. Hearing within normal range. Exposure to biological and mechanical hazards. Operates stain processor, tissue processor, embedder, microtome, water bath, oven, cryostat, centrifuge, microscope, blender, knife sharpener, lab refrigerators and freezers, computer terminals and printer, PC, phone and fax machine. Frequent sitting, standing and walking. Occasional bending. Lifting, carrying, pushing/pulling up to 50 lbs. JOB SUMMARY The Histology Technician will process, embed, cut, and stain blocks of tissue for use in diagnosis and treatment of diseases, providing the Mohs Surgeon(s) with microscope slides that have been properly cut and stained in order to determining if skin margins are free of tumor, or if further surgery is needed. The Histology Technician will perform and/or assist with routine QC, maintenance, trouble-shooting, instruction of new technicians and lab assistants, revision of procedures, implementation of new methodologies and routine filing and and retrieval of blocks, specimen slides, and reports as needed.

• JOB REQUIREMENTS
• Education

• High school graduate or equivalent. Preferred one year of training in a pathology laboratory and registry as a Histology Technician by the American Society of Clinical Pathologist.

• Experience

• Previous experience in a pathology laboratory required.

• Physical

• This is a safety sensitive position. Please see the St. Bernards Substance Abuse Policy for further information.

• Normal hospital environment. Close eye work. Hearing within normal range. Exposure to biological and mechanical hazards. Operates stain processor, tissue processor, embedder, microtome, water bath, oven, cryostat, centrifuge, microscope, blender, knife sharpener, lab refrigerators and freezers, computer terminals and printer, PC, phone and fax machine. Frequent sitting, standing and walking. Occasional bending. Lifting, carrying, pushing/pulling up to 50 lbs.

• JOB SUMMARY
• The Histology Technician will process, embed, cut, and stain blocks of tissue for use in diagnosis and treatment of diseases, providing the Mohs Surgeon(s) with microscope slides that have been properly cut and stained in order to determining if skin margins are free of tumor, or if further surgery is needed. The Histology Technician will perform and/or assist with routine QC, maintenance, trouble-shooting, instruction of new technicians and lab assistants, revision of procedures, implementation of new methodologies and routine filing and and retrieval of blocks, specimen slides, and reports as needed.

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