Histotechnologist - Full-time / Part-time

Overview: p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222; font-weight: 400;"St. Luke's Health - Memorial Hospital in Lufkin, TX, paves the way for quality innovative health care in East Texas. With hospitals in Lufkin, Livingston, and San Augustine, St. Luke’s Health provides more than a quarter of a million patient services each year. Our facility is a collaboration between St. Luke’s Health and a team of specialized physicians focused on General and Interventional Cardiology, Sports Medicine, and Orthopedics, including Total Joint Replacement and Spine Care./span/pp style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222; font-weight: 400;" /span/pp style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community./span/pp style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222; font-weight: 400;" /span/pp style="margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"strongspan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000;"We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:/span/strong/pul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; margin-left: 11pt;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Health/Dental/Vision Insurance/span/lili style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; margin-left: 11pt;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Flexible spending accounts/span/lili style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; margin-left: 11pt;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Paid Time Off (PTO) /span/lili style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; margin-left: 11pt;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Tuition Assistance for career growth and development/span/lili style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; margin-left: 11pt;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Matching Retirement Programs /span/lili style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; margin-left: 11pt;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Wellness Programs/span/li/ul Responsibilities: p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333333; font-weight: 400;"Performs both routine and complex histologic techniques such as enzyme histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, in-situ hybridization, and immunofluorescence on tissue samples for microscopic examination by a pathologist to diagnose disease. Knowledgeable in the areas of pathology, management, education, and regulations that impact the field of histotechnology; acts as a technical resource for the department./span/ph1 style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongspan style="color: #000000;"Essential Key Job Responsibilities/span/strong/span/h1ol style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Receives, accessions as required, and prepares tissues and other biological materials using accepted histological techniques; performs proper labeling, fixation, embedding, microtomy, staining, and coverslipping./span/lili style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Prepares and evaluates stains, reagents, and solutions necessary for slide preparation following established policies and procedures./span/lili style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Ability to assess and make decisions for proper handling and processing of specimens with minimal or no guidance./span/lili style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Evaluates complex and difficult samples to determine suitable methods of preparation and staining./span/lili style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Monitor technical aspects of the department, and is a resource for technical information. /span/lili style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Participates in the Performance Improvement program./span/lili style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Performs quality control, preventative maintenance and advanced troubleshooting of instruments and stains for optimal performance./span/lili style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Follows all accreditation and regulatory guidelines, demonstrating consistent adherence to national patient safety goals./span/lili style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Stays abreast of new technology and methods in areas such as IHC and Histochemistry; assists with implementation./span/lili style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Able to multitask effectively and to work with limited or no supervision./span/li/ol Qualifications: p style="margin: 0px;"strongspan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Required Education and Experience/span/strong/pp style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #262626; font-weight: 400;"Opt 1: Bachelor Degree with a combination of 30 semester hrs of biology and chemistry (must include both), AND successful completion of an accredited Histotechnology program./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #262626; font-weight: 400;"Opt 2: Bachelor Degree with a combination of 30 semester hrs of biology and chemistry (must include both), AND one year full time acceptable experience in a histopathology laboratory within the last 5 years including fixation, embedding, microtomy, processing and staining./span/pp style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" /pp style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"strongspan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Required Licensure/span/strong/pp style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"None/span/p