Histotechnician II

Histotechnician II

Requirements

• Associate degree or higher required in medical laboratory sciences in histopathology or equivalent
• HT(ASCP) required
• 2-5 years of experience
• Experience working with an LIS and Google Suite
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, computer, troubleshooting skills
• Word processing and data management skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform histological preparations for the tissue whole exome sequencing laboratory with little to no errors
• Duties may include, but not limited to, preparation of tissues, stained slides, microdissection, and supporting workflow tasks
• Follows Good Laboratory Practice (GLP): maintain clean and organized workspace
• Recognizes and escalates equipment or LIS malfunctions; troubleshoots common errors
• Recognizes, documents, escalate protocol deviations to lab management
• Maintains equipment and instruments in good operating condition
• Communicates with team and other departments
• Provides feedback on workflow to lab management and offers suggestions/ideas for improvement
• Assist teammates in completing daily tasks
• Adheres to departmental procedures
• This role works with PHI on a regular basis both in paper and electronic form and have access to various technologies to access PHI (paper and electronic) to perform the job
• Employee must complete training relating to HIPAA/PHI privacy, General Policies and Procedure
• Compliance training and security training as soon as possible but not later than the first 30 days of hire
• Ensures timely completion of other training assignments assigned in the EDMS
• Ensures timely completion of continuing education units
• Performs other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.