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Histotechnician (Ascp) - Specialized Histology

3 months ago

Palo Alto, United States Stanford Health Care Full time

1.0 FTE Full time Day - 08 Hour R2440169 Onsite 75209 SPECIALIZED HISTOLOGY Allied Health 3375 Hillview Ave,PALO ALTO,California
If you're ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings. Your best is waiting to be discovered.

Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

**This is a Stanford Health Care job.**

**A Brief Overview**
Embeds and cuts a wide variety of surgical and research tissue, including autopsy specimens, tiny biopsies, lymph nodes, breast tissue and bone marrow. Sections paraffin embedded tissue at 1-7 microns and mounts on microscope slides. Performs a variety of staining techniques, including immunohistochemical procedures, for microscopic evaluation.

**Locations**
Stanford Health Care

**What you will do**
- Cut 50-100 blocks per day while maintaining a high quality product
- Cut high quality 1-4 micron sections of small and difficult biopsy specimens
- Demonstrates an ability and willingness to assume independent responsibility
- Maintains cooperative and professional attitude in when interacting with others both inter
- and intradepartmentally
- Must comply with all applicable health and safety policies
- Perform quality control on sections and staining procedures to ensure a high quality finished product
- Perform routine H&E stains as well as special stains and Immunoperoxidase
- Perform STAT GMS stains and STAT specimen processing
- Able to organize and prioritize specimens and tasks to produce a high quality product in an efficient and timely manner
- Able to work overtime and cover other shifts as warranted by the department
- Participate in on-call rotations: carry a beeper and respond in a timely manner when paged
- Able to work in a fast paced, high volume laboratory
- Must be able to prioritize and successfully multitask
- Participate in a positive manner in all department meetings
- Participate in the rotation as department safety officer
- Other work related duties as assigned
- Committed to customer satisfaction
- Committed to working in a team environment
- Follow written and oral directions
- Expected behaviors include adaptability to change, collaboration toward common goals, is self motivated and takes initiative
- Performs other duties as requested.

**Education Qualifications**
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent

**Experience Qualifications**
- Two (2) years of progressively responsible directly related work experience

**Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**
- Ability operate and maintain medical equipment and apparatuses
- Ability to analyze data, draw conclusions and interpret results
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- Ability to follow written and oral instructions
- Ability to organize and prioritize specimens and tasks to produce a high quality product in an efficient and
- timely manner
- Ability to organize, prioritize, multi-task, and adapt to changing priorities
- Ability to perform tasks according to prescribed procedures
- Ability to solve problems and identify solutions
- Ability to work effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization
- Ability to work in a fast paced work environment
- Knowledge and technical proficiency in specialty areas assigned within the laboratory
- Knowledge of infection prevention policies and procedures
- Knowledge of local, state and federal regulatory requirements related to areas of functional responsibility
- Knowledge of mathematics general science and laboratory techniques
- Knowledge of methods of fixing, cutting, and embedding tissue sections
- Knowledge of staining procedures and mounting sections for microscopic examination

**Licenses and Certifications**
- HTL-ASCP Histotechnologist Certf-ASCP or HTN-ASCP Histotechnician Certf-ASCP

**SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience**
- You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective: _
- Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
- Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
- Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

**Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in** **all of** **its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will