OhioHealth ยท 5 months ago
Anatomic Pathology Technician working in Cytology Preparation Lab
RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
5+ years expOhioHealth is a health system committed to wellness and providing expert guidance for healthy living. The Anatomic Pathology Technician will serve as a Pathologist extender, responsible for accessioning cases, gross description and sampling of tissue specimens, and assisting in various laboratory procedures.
Health Care
Responsibilities
Accessioning of Surgical Pathology Specimens: Accurately accession all surgical pathology specimens/case types in the AP LIS. Must be diligent with proper specimen identification and labeling. All discrepancies must be addressed in a timely and professional manner with all health care personnel to ensure optimal patient care
Evaluation and Gross Dissection of Small Specimens: Accurately complete the gross evaluation of small uncomplicated surgical specimens. This necessitates proper description/dictation, identification, and cassetting of the specimen
Assistance in Gross Room Frozen Section Preparation: Assist Pathologist in the evaluation and selection of tissue at time of frozen section. Perform all functions of the slide preparation including tissue freezing, cutting, staining, and cover slipping. Preparation of the staining alcohol/air-dried touch preps. Process special study tissue i.e., ER/PR, Lymphoma, Chromosome analysis when needed. Must be able to keep simultaneous frozen section specimens on different patients and/or same patient with multiple sites separated, properly identified, labeled, and organized
Autopsy Performance: Identify and prepare the body for autopsy. Perform the evisceration of autopsy cases. Evisceration includes organ/organ block removal, weighing of selected organs. Closing of the body cavities and cleaning of the autopsy suite. The cleaning is to follow the established safety and infection control procedures
Maintenance of Gross Room: Ensure that all instruments are sharp and that workstations are well stocked. Maintain all machines in an excellent working manner. Keep supply inventory at an optimum level and order supplies when needed. Ensure that the general cleanliness of the gross room is preserved in an excellent manner
Performance Miscellaneous Assigned Tasks: This includes, but is not limited to, the disposal of tissue, observance of all safety precautions, computer knowledge, file correlation and troubleshooting
Qualification
Required
High School or GED (Required)
HT - Histotechnician Registered - American Society for Clinical Pathology
High school diploma
Associate degree, HT (ASCP) certification or five years general laboratory experience in a position such as Technical Lab Assistant or other hospital based assistant (surgery, gen med)
Highly skilled communicator and critical thinking skills
Medical terminology and Basic anatomy knowledge
Strong computer skills
Company
OhioHealth
The largest integrated healthcare delivery network in central Ohio.
10001+ employees
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