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West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. Histology Technician (JR24-37670) in Morgantown, West Virginia

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Performs basic laboratory procedures associated with the preparation of specimens for the anatomic study of their microscopic structure in support of the hospital's mission of patient care.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE: 1. High School Diploma or Equivalent.

PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE: 1. Certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathologist (ASCP) or equivalent agency as a Histotechnician (HT)

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 hospital's 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 manufacturer's 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 hospital's 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 hospital's 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... For full info follow application link.

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