Job Description

Job Category:

Allied Health

Work Shift/Schedule:

8 Hr Morning - Afternoon

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

About the Role:

Job Summary

Develops and modifies histologic techniques and procedures. Oversees and instructs support staff. Serves as a source of information on specialized histologic techniques and equipment operation. Performs laboratory tests and procedures in histology. Sets up, operates, and maintains laboratory equipment. Prepares specimens for analysis and diagnosis. Stains and mounts slides. Performs additional functions incidental to laboratory activities.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications: ASCP, NCA, or AMT.
• Educational Requirements: Technologist should have Medical Technology training through an accredited school and successful completion of examination approved from one the following agencies (ASCP, NCA, AAB and HEW) or Bachelors Degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum Experience:
• Other:

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:
• Preferred Educational Requirements:
• Preferred Experience: Three (3) years experience.
• Other:

Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Embedding of surgical specimens
• Microtomy of surgical specimens
• Tissue Processing
• Special Stains & Immunohistochemistry
• Frozen Sections

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Oversees routine operations of the Histology department. Instructs staff in histologic techniques as necessary. Responsible for troubleshooting and repair of equipment.
• Embedding and microtomy of surgical specimens. Embeds multiple pieces in same block arranging tissue in a parallel line to the longer axis of the mold. Arranges tissue in center of mold using the appropriate orientation dependent on tissue type ( skin, tubular specimens, bone). Faces block and cuts sections at appropriate thickness without loss of tissue. Cuts multiple sections in a smooth ribbon without holes, chatter or undulations.
• Tissue processing. Understands basic operations and different programs. Is able to run a standard overnight program. Demonstrates how to change processing reagents and paraffin baths. Performs routine maintenance and daily cleaning.
• Special stains and immunohistochemistry. Locates and maintains control slides for each stain ordered. Uses proper equipment for each staining technique. Follows correct protocol of stain ordered by pathologist. Follows proper storage requirements for all reagents.
• Frozen Sections. Fills out frozen section record sheet. Labels slides and containers appropriately (patient name &/or assigned accession number). Stains sections correctly following the rapid H&E guidelines. Cleans cryostat after each frozen.

Physical Demands

• Weight Lifted: Up to 20 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time
• Weight Carried: Up to 20 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time
• Vision: Moderate, Frequently 31-65%% of time
• Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Occasionally 0-30%
• Standing/Walking: Frequently 31-65%
• Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally 0-30%
• Intensity of Work: Frequently 31-65%
• Job Requires: Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Talking, Keyboarding

Working at NGHS means being part of something special: a team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you reach your goals.

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Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.