Job Summary:

TO ACCESSION SURGICAL SAMPLES, MAKE CASSETTES FROM SURGICAL SAMPLES, CUTS AND STAINS INTRAOPERATIVE CONSULTS, GROSSES AND DICTATES DESCRIPTIONS OF SIMPLE TISSUE SPECIMENS, ORGANIZES AND STORES SPECIMENS, AND DISPOSAL OF SPECIMENS.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

MANUAL DEXTERITY AND ADAPTABILITY ARE ESSENTIAL. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, TIME MANAGEMENT AND BASIC KEYBOARDING SKILLS ARE NECESSARY.

RESPONSIBILITIES

IDENTIFIES, ORIENTS, DESCRIBES, DICTATES ,AND DISSECTS SIMPLE TISSUE SPECIMENS.

OPERATES MICROTOME IN A CRYOSTAT. CUTS AND STAINS FROZEN SECTIONS.

LOGS SPECIMENS INTO COMPUTER DATABASE AND LABELS CASSETTES FOR STAFF AND RESIDENTS.

RECONCILES SPECIMEN RECEIPT FROM SURGICAL AREAS ADN CYTOLOGY.

CLEANS WORK AREA, AND INSTRUMENTS AFTER USE.

MAINTAINS AND MONITORS EQUIPMENT.

DRAINS FORMALIN FROM SPECIMEN CONTAINERS AND DISPOSES OF BIOLOGICAL WASTE.

AUDITS SUPPLY INVENTORY.

PICKS UP SPECIMENS FROM PATIENT CARE AREAS.

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 exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, frequent handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, constant 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, constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Education & Experience

Associate’s Degree in a laboratory science or medical laboratory technology

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED: NA