What are the responsibilities and job description for the Histology Technician/Full-Time/2nd Shift/Rosemont position at Advocate Health Care?
Major Responsibilities
License/Registration/Certification Required: None Required
Education Required: Advanced Training beyond High School in a science related field.
Experience Required: No experience required.
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Required
- Ensures specimens are properly accessioned, labeled, and suitable for testing. Cuts quality tissue sections with proper thickness as determined by tissue type and places properly on glass slides.
- Embeds tissue into paraffin blocks. Maintains a filing system for paraffin tissue blocks, slides and wet tissue.
- Processes tissue using processors to ensure full preservation and infiltration by paraffin.
- Performs routine and special stains, immunohistochemistry, cover slipping, verification, and distribution of slides.
- Retrieves and prints computer logs. Manages daily workflow for recuts, special stains, immunohistochemistry, control slides, and send-outs according to established protocols.
- Performs and documents quality control. Evaluates quality control results and takes corrective action under the guidance of key operators, technical specialists or supervisor.
- Performs and documents cleaning, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of instruments and equipment.
- Assists pathologists during frozen section procedures.
- Ensures compliance with all accrediting agency standards.
- Provides assistance to pathologists, externs, and other team members.
License/Registration/Certification Required: None Required
Education Required: Advanced Training beyond High School in a science related field.
Experience Required: No experience required.
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Required
- Knowledge of human anatomy.
- Must be detail oriented and have good organizational and communication skills.
- Must know how to safely handle sharp instruments.
- Proficient computer skills.
- Must be able to problem solve.
- Sits and stands the majority of the workday as well as walks, lifts, squats, bends and twists throughout.
- Frequently lifts up to 10 lbs. Will occasionally be required to lift up to 50 lbs.
- May be exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive, radioactive and infectious agents.
- Will be exposed to human blood, body fluids and tissue.
- Must wear appropriate lab coat, gloves, gowns and eye and face protection as needed.
- Must be able to handle stressful situations in a calm and professional manner.
- May require travel, therefore may be exposed to inclement weather and adverse road conditions.
- Good manual dexterity.
- Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
Salary : $25 - $43