What are the responsibilities and job description for the Histotech position at SALIDA HOSPITAL DISTRICT DBA HEART OF THE ROCKIES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER?
$3000 SIGN ON BONUS WITH 2 YEAR COMMITMENT
Must have an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 credit hours of college level course, of
which, 24 are in the biological or chemical sciences to meet the CLIA standards for high
complexity testing.
All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a negative drug screen test*, criminal background check, reference checks, infection prevention procedures : TB test, Flu Shot, immunization records, and acknowledgement of policies.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES PER AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
1. Logs in all specimens accurately.
2. Accurately identifies and processes in the correct manner to ensure proper patient diagnosis.
3. Performs routine histopathology procedures.
4. Completes surgical pathology embedding, cutting, mounting and H&E staining. (in/outpatient,
outpatient, doctors' offices and other hospitals).
5. Accurately identifies and embeds in the correct cassette all tissue specimens to ensure proper
patient diagnosis.
6. Performs the cutting and mounting of each tissue specimen to acceptable standards per
pathologist and procedure manual on a regular basis.
7. Performs H&E and all specials staining and cover slipping for all tissue specimens with minimal re-cuts.
8. Completes special histochemical procedures; special staining.
9. Prepares frozen sections (stat) for immediate diagnostic interpretation by pathologist and
maintains quality assurance data.
10. Performs cytology preparation for immediate cytological adequacy examinations (Diff-
Quick stain).
11. Assists at bedside for bone marrow aspirate and biopsy collection. Processes bone marrow
aspirate clot sections, smears and biopsies.
12. Maintains a quality histology and cytology section (Immediate cytologic adequacy exam
only).
13. The histotech maintains histology and cytology section supplies, safety, preventive
maintenance and files.
14. Maintains and performs send-out cases to referral facilities at request of pathologist or patient.
15. Maintains all supplies and labels with appropriate sticker and/or hazardous materials sticker as received.
16. Maintains current filing system for retrieval of data for comparisons with currently sent cases
as needed.
17. Performs tissue grossing on selected specimens with the Pathologist’s direction and oversight.
