? 3 Days Left: Histologist - Laboratory
Company: Christus Health
Location: Corpus Christi
Posted on: July 4, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description Description Summary: The Histologist cuts,
stains and mounts specimens of human tissue to provide data on
functioning of tissues and organs, causes and/or progress of
disease, following established standards and practices. CHRISTUS
Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline overlooking Corpus
Christi Bay is the largest and foremost acute care medical facility
in the region, with a full range of diagnostic and surgical
specialty services in cardiac, cancer, and stroke care. It is the
leading emergency facility in the area with a Level II Trauma
Center in the Coastal Bend, staffed with physicians and nurses
specially trained in emergency services. - The Pavilion and North
Tower house a state-of-the-art emergency department, ICU, Cardiac
Cath Lab and surgical suites - A teaching facility in affiliation
with the Texas A&M University System Health and Science Center
College of Medicine - Accredited Chest Pain Center - Accredited
Joint Commission Stroke Team Responsibilities: - Meets expectations
of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader
of Others, or Leader of Leaders. - Collects, processes, and stores
surgical/cytological specimens - Enters patient information,
orders, and technical information into LIS; prints/organizes
cassettes - Prepares specimens/slides/blocks for referral - Orders,
maintains referral log, processes reports, and monitors pending -
Maintains grossing area, frozen section room, and autopsy suite
including cleaning and stocking of supplies and preparation of
solutions - Performs technical procedures that result in the
creation of microscopic slide preparation - Within acceptable TAT
guidelines, devises and directs the performance of routine and
special stains to provide appropriate slides for the microscopic
evaluation of tissues, fluids, and other A/P specimens - Operates
microtomes, embedding stations, tissue processors, staining
equipment, cover slippers and other AP equipment to provide quality
slides for pathologist examinations - Operates Immunostainer(s) to
provide quality slides for diagnostics immunostains - Performs
manual stains, as needed, to provide quality slides for diagnostic
immunostains - Assists Pathologist’s / PA’s with frozen sections,
fine needle aspirations, and autopsies - Quality Control /
Improvement: performs analysis and records QC according to policy
and procedure following CLIA, CAP, and Joint Commission guidelines
and standards - Maintenance/Lab Management: performs established
daily and periodic preventative maintenance with documentation;
troubleshoots minor problems and initiates service calls as needed;
orders and restocks supplies/reagents; reviews policy & procedure
manual; dates reagents and discards expired reagents - Continuing
Education/Development: attends, reads, or listens by tape to
material of 10-12 in-house educational programs yearly; trains new
staff in practices - Completes tasks or special projects within
time frame as assigned, or as requested by Supervisors, Manager, or
Director - Accreditation: follows CAP, AABB, Compliance, CLIA,
JCAHO, and OSHA standards and prepares/participates in all
applicable inspections - Follows established protocols for safety,
infection control, security, compliance, and the use of hazardous
materials Job Requirements: Education/Skills - High School Diploma
or equivalent preferred Experience - No experience required
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications - Histotechnologist
(HLT) or Histologic tech (HT) certification by the American Society
of Clinical Pathologists certification (ASCP) or eligible preferred
Work Schedule: Varies Work Type: Full Time
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