Histology Assistant - Laboratory - PRN
Company: Christus Health
Location: San Marcos
Posted on: June 27, 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.
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – San Marcos, which originated in 1923
as Hays County Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Memorial Hospital,
opened at its current Wonder World Drive location in 1983. Our
staff of more than 700 Associates works with more than 300 active
and consulting physicians to provide quality services to patients
and their families. For more than 20 consecutive years, we have
been named The Best Hospital in Hays County in the annual “Best of
Hays” publication released by the San Marcos Daily Record. In
addition to interventional cardiac services, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa
Hospital – San Marcos is a Certified Chest Pain Center and an
accredited Primary Stroke Center. We lead the region in da Vinci
robotic-assisted surgery and offers a variety of specialty care
services including medical imaging, rehabilitation, hospice,
women’s services and more. 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 Schedule: PRN Work Type: Per Diem As Needed
Keywords: Christus Health, San Marcos , Histology Assistant - Laboratory - PRN, Healthcare , San Marcos, Texas
