Histotech

Description

Company Overview

Urology of Virginia (UVA) has a long history of providing comprehensive and quality care to the entire Hampton Roads region, including northeastern North Carolina. Our clinical care team consists of board-certified urologists, most of whom are fellowship-trained, nationally recognized, awarded, and published. Working in a team-based environment, our mission is to help patients optimize their urological health.

Job Overview

Urology of Virginia has a long history of providing comprehensive and quality care to help patients optimize their urological health. Our specialized clinical care team includes an in-house laboratory focusing on urological lab testing.

We are seeking an experienced Histotech (HTL or HT) to work in our Pathology Lab in Virginia Beach. If you are looking for a Monday thru Friday day position 30 hrs/wk with Full-time benefits and some flexibility in work hours, we would love to talk to you about this opportunity! 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with maintaining adequate inventory and storage of viable pathology lab supplies
• Perform the grossing, processing, embedding, and cutting of all surgical tissue specimens to prepare and label cassettes and slides, perform routine H&E and immunohistochemical (IHC) staining, and coverslipping of slides as described in the Pathology Lab Procedure Manual
• Assist Lead HT with making control slides
• Maintain all pathology laboratory equipment including proper reagent fluid levels, perform preventative maintenance (PM) according to lab’s procedures/protocols and date. Document and date details of all equipment problems and inform Lead HT of such. Coordinate with Lead HT and Lab Supervisor to schedule service if needed. Maintain records of all service reports to include PM, on-site service repairs, off-site technical support, and written communication in the equipment manual
• Maintain proper documentation for quality control and quality assurance including for stained & IHC slides, logs for temperature, humidity, pH, air vapor monitoring, grossing worksheets and the data entry of grossing information in LIS, etc. 
• Assist in preparing QA reports per Lead HT
• Submit any recommendations or requests for changes concerning laboratory testing and technical procedures to the Lead HT, Lab Supervisor, and Lab Director for approval. Submit all non-technical administrative recommendations to the Lab Supervisor
• Be knowledgeable of current CLIA regulations and participate in policy and procedure review and revisions per CLIA and/or CAP regulations and participate in preparations for CLIA inspections
• Perform all duties according to CLIA, OSHA and HIPAA regulations
• Perform other laboratory duties as needed by the Lead HT or requested by the Director of Lab Services or Lab Director

Requirements

Required License/Experience/Skills

• Minimum education - completion of an NAACLS accredited Histologic Technician program
• HT certification (ASCP or other U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved certifying agency)
• Minimum experience - 1 year of histopathology and IHC experience 
• Good verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail. 

Preferred License/Experience/Skills

• Knowledge/experience with CLIA and/or CAP certification & protocol writing a plus.
• BS w/ HTL certification a plus.