Histotechnician - Full Time - Nights

Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System
At Nebraska Methodist Health System we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. Its helping families grow by making each delivery special conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch going above and beyond for a patients needs or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions

Perform duties of a histologist to assist in daily workload by performing assigned tasks.

• Routine H & E and special stains meet quality standards by feedback from the pathologists.
• Accurately perform and evaluate staining quality of patient tissue slides.
• No unacceptable quality of slide preparation.
• No occurrence when a block is exhausted unless directed by a pathologist to do so.
• Accurately perform evaluate appropriateness and report tests/analyses requested on patient specimens.
• Uses organization and prioritization skills in achieving workload demands.
• Quality control is completed and documented 100% of the time.
• Compliant per PPE guidelines 100% of the time.
• Routine maintenance is completed and documented 100% of the time.
• Achieves section/organization quality goals.
• Identify problems and initiate immediate follow-up as necessary with the Technical Coordinator Section Leader or Medical Director(s) to ensure accurate timely laboratory services by using critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
• Accommodates patient and laboratory needs by professionally responding to requests for flexibility in duties schedules and staffing.
• Assists with completion of quality control and quality assurance activities.

Document orientation training and education to ensure employee competence provide excellent services and meet accreditation requirements by effective verbal or written communication.

• Assists in training new and existing staff to including the review and completion of orientation checklists and skill/training checklists.
• Organizational and departmental competencies are completed 100% of the time.
• Communicates process/procedural changes in a timely manner and educates staff on the need for change.
• All training documentation is completed 100% of the time.
• Evidence that new procedures and procedure revisions are read and understood.

Assist in preparation for and participate in inspections proficiency testing and properly maintain records to fulfill the requirements of the accrediting agencies i.e. College of American Pathologist (CAP) Joint Commission (JCAHO) by following the provided protocol. Quality Assurance activities and properly maintain records to fulfill the requirements of the accrediting agencies (i.e. CAP JCAHO) by following the provided protocol.

• CAP inspection will meet the standards as delineated in the CLIA regulations by review of inspection results.
• Proficiency testing is completed as assigned and submitted by the deadline.
• Assists in review/revision of procedure manuals as assigned.
• Assists with the completion of quality control and Quality Assurance activities.

Maintain and encourage open communication internally and externally to coordinate activities and provide quality laboratory services utilizing appropriate techniques. Participate as a team member to facilitate the efficiency and effectiveness of the section utilizing interpersonal skills in communication cooperation and assisting coworkers in all areas.

• Words and actions are congruent with organizational values.
• Phone calls are acted upon promptly and handled in a professional manner per the customer service protocol as directly observed.
• Employee brings issues of concern directly to the appropriate supervisors attention as directly observed.
• Seek root causes of problems without seeking blame.
• Appropriate communication skills as observed.
• Accommodates patient and laboratory needs by responding professionally to request of flexibility in duties schedules and staffing as directly observed and by coworker feedback.

Schedule:

32-40 hours a week Night Shift

Job Description:

Job Requirements

Education

• Completion of approved histotechnician or histotechnologist program OR registry eligible OR three years acceptable experience in a histopathology laboratory.

Experience

• Experience preferred.

License/Certifications

• N/A

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Computer skills required.

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

• Medium Light Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.

Physical Activity

• Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
  • Balancing
  • Climbing
  • Crawling
  • Crouching
  • Keyboarding/typing
  • Kneeling
  • Lifting
  • Pulling/Pushing
  • Stooping/bending
  • Twisting
  • Walking
• Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
  • Carrying
  • Reaching
  • Sitting
  • Standing
• Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
  • Distinguish colors
  • Fingering/Touching
  • Grasping
  • Hearing
  • Repetitive Motions
  • Seeing/Visual
  • Speaking/talking

Job Hazards

• Occasionally (1-33%):
  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
  • Explosives (pressurized gas)
  • Electrical Shock/Static
  • Radiation Alpha Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray Cat Scan Gamma Knife etc)
  • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet visible light infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
  • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
• Frequently (34%-66%): - Physical hazards (noise temperature lighting wet floors outdoors sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
• Constantly (67%-100%):
  • Chemical agents (Toxic Corrosive Flammable Latex)
  • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) Blood or Body Fluid (BBF)

About Methodist:

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa more than 30 clinic locations a nursing and allied health college and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891 service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance health education outreach to our diverse communities and populations and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or any other classification protected by Federal state or local law.