Urgent Search! Histology Assistant - Tyler
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: Tyler
Posted on: July 19, 2025
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Job Description:
Description Summary: Performs daily duties for pathologists and
histology technicians including accessioning specimens, grossing
procedures, cassette preparation, and other computer-related tasks.
Responsibilities: - Meets expectations of the applicable
OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or
Leader of Leaders. - Assigns accession numbers to each surgical,
cytological, and autopsy specimen received; checks specimens for
adequate fixative and patient identification; accessions all
specimens through the LIS - Maintains paraffin block and microscope
slide files by filing all surgical, autopsy, bone marrow, and
cytology blocks and slides within the section file cabinets; stores
old paraffin blocks and microscopic slides in the designated
storage area - Assists the pathologists with the grossing of
surgical specimens, autopsies, and fine needle aspirate biopsies
when required, including patient and procedure preparation,
assisting with the aspiration, preparing and staining slides, and
processing specimens in accordance with established protocols -
Prepares fixatives, staining solutions, mounting media, and
decalcifying solutions, at the request of the pathologist, using
accepted standard techniques; reviews the quality of stains and
troubleshoots procedures as needed - Performs specimen searches and
retrieval of slides and blocks in storage to assist in the
establishment of diagnosis - Demonstrates competence to perform
assigned responsibilities in a manner that meets the age-specific
and developmental needs of the members served by the department -
Appropriately adapts assigned assessment, treatment, and/or service
methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural,
age-specific and other developmental needs of each member served -
Performs other duties as assigned Job Requirements:
Education/Skills - High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
Experience - None required Licenses, Registrations, or
Certifications - None required Work Type: Full Time
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