24012 Histology Technician

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION CERTIFICATION AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. High School Diploma or Equivalent.

PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION CERTIFICATION AND/OR LICENSURE:

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Performs in a timely manner the basic procedures (e.g. specimen accessioning and processing inventory ordering) designed to meet the needs of the department in support of the hospitals mission and goals.

2. Follows Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to produce accurate reproducible results.

3. Completes assigned workload within established turnaround times by flexing organization of work according to requested ordering status (i.e. routine STAT ASAP).

4. Operates basic laboratory equipment/instruments (e.g. cryostats microtomes knife sharpeners embedding centers slide stainers pH meters balance and autoclave) consistent with manufacturers instruction manual. This includes performing quality assurance quality control routine equipment maintenance and troubleshooting procedures designed to meet the needs of the department in support of the hospitals mission and goals.

5. Participates as required in the training of new employees as established by laboratory policies.

6. May assist in Gross Room specimen accessioning and processing frozen section production and providing instruction to others for frozen section slide production and staining.

7. Prepares tissue and produces microscopic slides using a wide variety of tissue techniques (i.e. fixation embedding sectioning and standard staining) in a timely manner to produce accurate reproducible results to meet the needs of patients as requested by the physicians in support of the hospitals mission and goals.

8. Must demonstrate after receiving instruction and training knowledge of the patient care requirements for all age groups as required by the laboratory standard operating procedures.

9. Performs problem identification and subsequent appropriate problem resolution (e.g. review of quality control records) in a timely manner.

10. Records all work (e.g. blocks cut special stains slides immunoperoxidase slides frozen section slides immunofluorescent slides re-cut slides autopsy and surgical slides decals conference teaching and research) according to SOP. Completes all quality control documentation and records legibly and accurately (e.g. review of records daily worksheets) according to SOP.

11. Completes assigned workload within established turnaround times by flexing organization of work according to need(s).

12. Maintains effective communication with laboratory sections other hospital departments and public as necessary to assure dissemination of information and the identification/resolution of problems to support the hospitals mission of patient care.

13. Effectively communicates in a timely manner any unusual supply usage or critical supply levels to the supervisor to expedite ordering of required supplies for the continual service of patients.

14. Participates in the educational endeavors of the institution to meet the current and future needs in support of the departments hospitals and the universitys goals and missions of teaching and research. Participates as required in the education of medical students residents PA students School of Medicine students MLS and Histotechnology students and technicians.

15. Retains specimens for teaching and research (i.e. unique cases or aberrations) according to SOP as monitored by supervision.

16. Prepares specimens for departmental and interdepartmental conferences as required by physicians according to SOP.

17. Assists in various duties and responsibilities as needed which could include tasks in other Pathology areas.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Able to lift or push materials up to 40 pounds.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. May require unsupervised access to restricted areas that may contain medications supplies and patient confidential information.

2. May require travel between facilities/buildings.

3. May be scheduled to work various shifts based on departmental needs.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively WVUHS) is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal state and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees applicants or any other covered persons because of race color religion creed national origin or ancestry ethnicity sex (including gender pregnancy sexual orientation and gender identity) age physical or mental disability citizenship past current or prospective service in the uniformed services genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law. All WVUHS employees other workers and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including but not limited to hiring training promotion discipline compensation benefits and termination of employment.