Stormont Vail Health·Topeka, Kansas
Responsible for producing high-quality tissue blocks and slides through processing, embedding, and staining. Assists pathologists in gross sectioning and maintains laboratory equipment and quality control logs.
Position Status: Full time
First Shift (Days - Less than 12 hours per shift) (United States of America)
Hours per week: 40
Job Information Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
A Brief Overview Responsible for producing consistent and high-quality tissue blocks and slides. Assists pathologist/pathologist assistants in gross sectioning of tissues. Works with pathologists and other members of the healthcare and laboratory team to provide high quality laboratory results while upholding the Stormont Vail Tenets of compassion, patient safety, privacy, and improving the health of our community.
What you will do
Prepares histologic slides per established procedures for the Pathologist, to include tissue processing, embedding, sectioning, mounting, staining and cover slipping.
Understands the theory of histologic stains. Performs routine stains, special stains and IHC stains as requested by the Pathologist. Prepares and maintain solutions and stains. Effectively troubleshoots stain quality.
Understands operations of analytical equipment and stainers. Troubleshoots equipment effectively. Performs and documents quality control and preventative maintenance.
Maintains supply levels using cost-effective inventory control.
Develops validation protocols. Performs and documents validations, quality control, and maintenance logs.
Assists with teaching, training and mentoring interns and trainees in the department.
Assists department leadership in ensuring quality operations of the department. Writes and reviews procedures.
Discards waste materials safety and maintains required documentation per protocol.
Files paraffin blocks, stained tissue slides and maintains files.
Initiates and participate in process improvement projects.
Remote Work Guidelines
Workspace is a quiet and distraction-free allowing the ability to comply with all security and privacy standards.
Stable access to electricity and a minimum of 25mb upload and internet speed.
Dedicate full attention to the job duties and communication with others during working hours.
Adhere to break and attendance schedules agreed upon with supervisor.
Abide by Stormont Vail’s Remote Worker Policy and will review and acknowledge the Remote Work Agreement annually.
Position is exposed to sharp blades during microtomy and assisting with gross examination.
Stormont Vail is an equal opportunity employer and adheres to the philosophy and practice of providing equal opportunities for all employees and prospective employees, without regard to the following classifications: race, color, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, uniformed service, disability or genetic information. This applies to all aspects of employment practices including hiring, firing, pay, benefits, promotions, lateral movements, job training, and any other terms or conditions of employment.
Retaliation is prohibited against any person who files a claim of discrimination, participates in a discrimination investigation, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment act based upon the above classifications.
Requires a High School Diploma/GED and ASCP certification (HT or HTL). Candidates should have at least 1 year of hospital pathology lab experience.
Market context
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