Senior Histotechnologist

The Senior Histotechnologist is a specialist in the histopathology laboratory, responsible for resolving escalated issues and tasks that require additional education, training, and experience. This role provides support to the department in areas such as quality control, troubleshooting complex problems, customer support, instrument and equipment maintenance, staff training, and the completion of special projects.

• Perform all duties and responsibilities of a Histotechnologist II.
• Serve as a technical specialist in the routine histopathology laboratory, special stain or IHC areas.
• Provide technical instructions, training, and guidance to technicians/technologists, students, and lab assistants in techniques and instrumentation.
• Assist supervisor in maintaining and troubleshooting equipment/instrumentation.
• Manage the validation and/or verification of control material, reagents, and antibodies as assigned.
• Participate in equipment/method validation/verification as assigned.
• Manage the quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) functions in area(s) of responsibility as assigned.
• Investigate unacceptable results (i.e., processing or stain performance).
• May be assigned to lead special projects.
• Participate in the completion and review of proficiency testing (PT) surveys.
• Perform specimen preparation on non-gynecological specimens, including cytopreparation, staining, coverslipping, etc., after completing training on non-gynecological specimen types.
• Adhere to laboratory's QC policies and document all QC activities; has the ability to recognize outliers and correct them.
• Differentiate acceptable and unacceptable processing, embedding, cutting, and staining of tissue specimens.
• Capable of identifying problems that may affect test performance or reporting of test results and resolve or immediately report to histology supervisor, technical supervisor, or laboratory director.
• Assist supervisor with facilitation of departmental training, competency assessments, and continuing education in area(s) of responsibility.
• Participate in the development of policies/procedures in area(s) of responsibility.
• Ensure all corporate safety, QC, and QA standards are met.
• Ensure compliance with all CLIA, CAP, federal, and local regulations.
• Maintain a clean and well-organized work area.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Required Work Experience:

3 years of histopathology experience within a Quest Diagnostics, AmeriPath, or Dermpath Diagnostics laboratory.

Preferred Work Experience:

6 years of histopathology experience, with 3 years in IHC or surgical pathology within a Quest Diagnostics, AmeriPath, or Dermpath Diagnostics laboratory.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time.

Knowledge:

• Meets all requirements as outlined in corporate Minimum Qualifications for Histotechnician SOP.
• If performing Immunohistochemistry testing, meet all requirements as outlined in corporate Minimum Qualifications for Personnel Performing Immunohistochemistry Testing SOP.
• If performing gross tissue examination (high complexity testing), meet all requirements as outlined in corporate Minimum Qualifications for Personnel Performing Gross Tissue Examinations SOP.

Skills:

N/A

Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Master's Degree

Qualification in Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

HT (ASCP) (Required)

HTL (ASCP) (Required)

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