**Histotechnologist – Los Angeles, CA**Schedule/Shift: **Must open to either Sun-Thurs or Tues-Sat; 1st shift 7AM-3:30PM****Summary:** The Histotechnologist is accountable for the histology handling/storing of irreplaceable clinical trial specimens.
The Histotechnologist supports the various teams of the Specimen Management Center and is a liaison between Specimen Management and others departments.
The Histotechnologist will actively liaise with the CCLS project management team, Investigator Support Team and client to resolve and clarify questions and/ or issues related to management and preparation of the histology samples.**Job Duties:**+ Utilize knowledge and experience with histology samples to maintain proper storage conditions and facilitate accessioning of blocks and slides (stained and unstained).+ Routine decalcification, processing, embedding, microtomy and re-embedding of human tissue specimens from patients enrolled in clinical trials.+ Perform Immunohistochemistry and FISH testing according to protocols and SOPs.+ Perform slide scanning as required and according to protocols.+ Ensure that Special Handling specimens are picked up from the appropriate area, sorted, accessioned, pre-scanned and registered into the appropriate temperature bins in a timely fashion.+ Generation and application of specialized labels to include aliquot and/or mini labels with client specific elements.**General duties including but not limited to** :+ Resolve pendings.
Retrieve and check specimens against pending list.
Document specimen discrepancies.
Notify laboratory management when specimen discrepancies are not resolved.+ Prepare workstation, instrumentation and maintenance on instruments and/or equipment daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually.
Ability to adequately maintain accurate records and both adhere to Standard Operating Procedures:+ Calibrate instruments, verification of temperature, and logging of data as required.+ Ensure that maintenance is performed and documented according to SOP.+ Perform basic instrument and/or equipment troubleshooting.+ Document corrective actions for unusual occurrences.+ Notify management when an instrument and/or equipment does not meet specifications.+ Ability to use different application software.
o Document quality control results.+ Perform proficiency testing survey as patient specimens.+ Reagents, material and supplies monitoring:+ Order, receive, open and place in service all reagents/material according to SOPs.
o Document implementation of new reagents/material according to SOPs.+ Perform lot-to-lot comparison according to SOPS.+ Perform inventory and checks of reagents/material.+ Adheres to all company policies and procedures and performs all departmental and interdepartmental SOP’s as written.+ Adheres to safety and occupational health policies and standards.**Training:**+ Responsible for maintaining his/her complete up-to-date training file, and is accountable for correcting any deficiencies found in his/her training file.+ Responsible for ensuring he/she is trained and training is documented prior to perform a task.+ Successfully completes, as scheduled, competency assessment, and ensures competency testing documentation is provided to management for review.+ May assist in training of new employees and follow-up to ensure training is understood.+ Generates an appropriate audit trail of all activities and maintains own training file and required documentation.**Experience:**+ Able to work in a team as well as independently+ Dynamic attitude and ability to work under pressure+ Ability to take up challenges+ Strong detail orientation+ Strong verbal and written communication and organizational skills+ Ability to use several software packages i.e., Word, Excel, Visio+ Ability to adequately maintain accurate records and both adhere to and author Standard Operating Procedures.+ Able to troubleshoot problems with automated histological equipment.+ Requires theoretical and practical knowledge of histology and processing of human tissue specimens, including handling and storage of histology samples.+ Must have the knowledge of molecular histology and techniques, including immunohistochemistry and FISH.+ Must be familiar with labeling and accessioning procedures and tracking of paraffin tissue blocks and slides.**Education/Qualifications/Certifications and Licenses:**+ Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry AND successful completion of a NAACLS accredited Histotechnician or Histotechnology program within the last 5 yearsOR+ Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 30 semester hours(45 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry AND one year full time acceptable experience in histopathology laboratory in the U.
S., Canada, or a CAP/(JCAHO) accredited laboratory within the last ten years.
This year of experience must be under the supervision of a pathologist or an appropriately board certified medical scientist.OR+ 60 semester hours from an accredited institution that include the following:1.
12 semester hours of biology courses, which are pertinent to the medical sciences2.
12 semester hours of chemistry (at least 6 semester hours of Inorganic Chemistry)+ One year documented laboratory training or experience in histopathology or an accredited laboratory within the last ten yearsOR+ Associates degree from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 12 semester hours in biology and chemistry+ One year documented laboratory training or experience in histopathology or an accredited laboratory within the last ten yearsOR+ High School diploma with at least 6 years of histopathology experience and possesses the ASCP HT certification.**Apply Today!
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