Histotechnician

Commonspirit Health • Houston, TX, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1d ago

Overview

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. Our team’s efforts have led to the creation of many research programs and initiatives to develop advanced treatments found nowhere else in the world. In our commitment to advancing standards in an ever-evolving healthcare environment, our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education. Our strong alliance with Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine allows us to bring our patients a powerful network of care unlike any other. Our collaboration is focused on increasing access to care through a growing network of leading specialists and revolutionizing healthcare to save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve.

Responsibilities

Prepares routine and STAT microscopic slides from all tissue removed during surgery procedures that will be interpreted by the Pathologists in the diagnosis of disease. Responsible for organizing work load as assigned. Displays professional, safe conduct in all interactions. Maintains positive working relationships with staff, other departments, physicians, and peers. Displays conduct in support of CHI St. Luke’s Health Mission & Vision.

Receives, accessions and assists with grossing of tissue specimens from Surgery, doctor’s offices, Endoscopy, outside hospitals, and contract accounts.
Prepares STAT frozen sections for the Pathologist for immediate diagnosis while the patient is still on the operating table so that the surgeon can determine the extent of the surgical procedure. Completes accessioning, cutting, and staining within a 10-minute time limit on STAT frozen sections.
Histologically processes tissue, embeds using appropriate orientation depending on type of tissue, sections per protocol, stains, coverslips, reviews for completion, and delivers finished slides to the Pathologist for interpretation.
Performs multiple special stains necessary to assist in or confirm diagnosis.
Processes autopsy material and prepares teaching sets.
Performs preventive maintenance and daily quality assurance on all equipment.
Adheres to all regulatory requirements.