Histology Technician jobs in Evansville, IN

Histology Technician

January 26, 2024 |

Department: Laboratory

Status/Schedule: Full Time

Shift: Day Shift

Location: Hartford, KY

For more information contact: Hilliary Edelen, hedelen@ochcares.com

Qualifications:

• Education:
  • High school diploma or equivalency or higher in a related field
• Experience:
  • 2 years relevant experience required
• Other Requirements:
  • Requires critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
  • Work under minimal supervision.
  • Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Job Description: Responsible for performing complex testing on a wide variety of tissue to produce high quality microscopic slides for diagnosis and treatment of diseases.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Maintains accurate and complete records for all histology testing, quality control, and results.
• Verifies accuracy of specimen identity and test order.
• Files all slides, and tissue blocks according to procedure.
• Maintains adequate supply inventories by rotating stock and checking for expiration dates.
• Prepares solutions and reagents in accordance with standard procedures.
• Transports and processes tissue specimen of embedding, staining, cover slipping, and labeling according to procedures.
• Performs frozen sections of specimens selected by physicians or pathologists.
• Assist in delivery of physician reports via phone or internal distribution in a timely manner. Copies and distributes pathology reports and mails out report copies and slides for consultation according to protocol.
• May perform grossing procedures once competency and training has been completed.
• Practices proper telephone techniques by identifying self, department, and directing calls and messages to correct destination.

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