Description
Job Summary: To process, embed, cut, and stain human tissue. Staining includes routine and special stains. This job profile may require call subject to the department's discretion.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Ability to properly orient, embed, and cut tissue using microtome and cryostat. Understanding of tissue processing. Verbal and written communication skills. Interpersonal skills to effectively interact with team members. Computer and related software application skills. Ability to maintain accurate records.
Responsibilities:
- Orients and embeds tissue in paraffin per standardized methods. Freezes, orients, embeds, and cuts fresh tissue.
- Uses microtome and/or cryostat to perform microtome on tissue specimens to exacting measures of acceptability. Files cassettes.
- Performs routine and special stains.
- Labels and distributes slides to pathologists. Files slides.
- Performs and documents equipment maintenance and quality control measures.
- Ensures compliance with safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
- The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.
Physical and Environmental Demands:
Requires occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, frequent exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of
radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety
considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional activities subject to significant volume
changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending,
occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional
kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and occasional walking.
(occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)
Requirements
Education and Experience: Degree (Associate's or Bachelor's) with one (1) year of experience in histopathology.
Certifications, Licenses or Registration required: N/A
Skills Required
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in relevant field
- One year of experience in histopathology
- Ability to orient, embed, and cut tissue using microtome and cryostat
- Perform routine and special stains
- Maintain accurate records and document equipment maintenance and QC
- Computer and related software application skills
- Verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to comply with safety, environmental, and infection control standards
What We Do
Healthier Mississippi People, LLC (HMP) is a private professional staffing organization and the preferred staffing partner of the University of Mississippi Medical Center. HMP is dedicated to recruiting and retaining highly talented clinical staff and healthcare professionals to fill critical positions and transform healthcare delivery across Mississippi.
