Histology Assistant
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Saint Francis Health System
US
Summary
The Histology Assistant organizes, maintains, and stores pathology specimens, slides, and blocks while assisting with frozen section preparation. They are also responsible for maintaining histology equipment, managing the morgue, and performing necessary secretarial duties.
Job Description
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This position is ECB status – requires a minimum number of worked hours per month as needed by the department; limited benefit offerings.
Job Summary: Organizes, maintains and stores pathology specimens, slides and blocks, prepares frozen sections, maintains histology equipment, maintains the morgue, disposes of chemical and biological waste, and performs pathology secretarial duties.
Minimum Education: High School Diploma or GED.
Licensure, Registration and/or Certification: None.
Work Experience: 0 - 6 months related work or educational experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: PC skills needed for efficient computer utilization. Effective interpersonal, written and oral communication skills. Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective and efficient manner. Ability to demonstrate courtesy, respect, and empathy to all individuals, patients, families, co-workers and physicians and comply with customer service expectations.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Receives, accessions, organizes, distributes pathology specimens, slides, and blocks both internally and externally. Stores and disposes specimens according to regulatory guidelines. Assists pathologists and coordinates with other departments and facilities as needed. Prepares frozen sections under direct supervision of a histologist or pathologist. Handles supplies and reagents in the prescribed manner. Organizes and maintains pathology documentation including specimen logs, send-out testing, and legal requests. Screen, receive and direct telephone calls.
Decision Making: Independent judgment in making decisions involving non-routine problems under general supervision.
Working Relationships: Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal and external customers. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.
Special Job Dimensions: None.
Supplemental Information: This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.
Histology Laboratory - Yale Campus
Location:
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136
Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA), a safety sensitive position is defined as any job that includes tasks or duties that the employer believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others. This position has been identified as a safety sensitive position. This statute allows employers to lawfully refuse to hire applicants for safety-sensitive jobs or to discipline or discharge employees who work in safety-sensitive jobs if they test positive for marijuana, even if they have a valid license to use medical marijuana.
EOE Protected Veterans/Disability
Saint Francis Health System is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality care across eastern Oklahoma. Founded in 1960 by Natalie O. and William K. Warren Sr., Saint Francis is the largest private employer in eastern Oklahoma, with more than 12,000 employees and over 1,000 physicians serving communities across the region.
Anchored by Saint Francis Hospital—the largest hospital in Oklahoma and among the largest in the United States—the health system includes a network of hospitals, specialty centers and more than 100 outpatient locations through Warren Clinic. The system also features the region’s only children’s hospital, a leading heart hospital, a comprehensive trauma and emergency center, and nationally recognized behavioral health services.
Saint Francis offers a full continuum of care including primary care, heart and vascular services, behavioral health, women’s and children’s services, emergency medicine, surgical specialties, cancer care and advanced specialty programs. The organization is guided by its mission “to extend the presence and healing ministry of Christ in all we do” and its vision of “lighting the way to a healthier tomorrow.”
With more than 1,600 licensed beds and over 100 care delivery sites statewide,
Saint Francis remains committed to advancing clinical excellence, investing in communities and expanding access to care across Oklahoma.
Founded
1960
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Healthcare
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Saint Francis Health System is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality care across eastern Oklahoma. Founded in 1960 by Natalie O. and William K. Warren Sr., Saint Francis is the largest private employer in eastern Oklahoma, with more than 12,000 employees and over 1,000 physicians serving communities across the region.
Anchored by Saint Francis Hospital—the largest hospital in Oklahoma and among the largest in the United States—the health system includes a network of hospitals, specialty centers and more than 100 outpatient locations through Warren Clinic. The system also features the region’s only children’s hospital, a leading heart hospital, a comprehensive trauma and emergency center, and nationally recognized behavioral health services.
Saint Francis offers a full continuum of care including primary care, heart and vascular services, behavioral health, women’s and children’s services, emergency medicine, surgical specialties, cancer care and advanced specialty programs. The organization is guided by its mission “to extend the presence and healing ministry of Christ in all we do” and its vision of “lighting the way to a healthier tomorrow.”
With more than 1,600 licensed beds and over 100 care delivery sites statewide,
Saint Francis remains committed to advancing clinical excellence, investing in communities and expanding access to care across Oklahoma.
Founded
1960
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Healthcare
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Tulsa, Oklahoma
