University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 

Department of Pathology

Lead Histology Lab Assistant (Lab Tech III)

Position #: 00843605 – Requisition #: 38689

Job Summary:

The Lead Clinical Laboratory (Histology) Technologist Assistant is a full-time position that performs a variety of routine and non-routine technical and administrative/clerical duties in the clinical histology laboratory setting under minimal supervision. This position requires independent judgment in selection of methodologies utilized in processing specimens and in solving non-routine problems. The Lead Clinical Laboratory (Histology) Technologist Assistant contributes to the overall efficiency of the laboratory or pathology practice in a cost effective manner by performing a variety of tasks. The Lead Clinical Laboratory (Histology) Technologist Assistant must be familiar with many laboratory policies and procedures. The position also assists in maintenance of the histology area by ordering, receiving and stocking supplies, cleaning and organizing supply storage areas, disposal of biological waste, adherence to all compliance and operational procedures.  

Key Responsibilities:

80% Monitoring inventory and supply ordering

• Ordering all supplies accurately and in a timely manner

• Receiving supplies and logging them into the Lab Guru laboratory inventory software

• Labeling and stocking supplies accurately

• Physically monitoring supplies to ensure adequate par levels

• Identifying organizational storage needs for laboratory supplies

10% Overseeing and leading all lab assistants in their duties and responsibilities

• Maintaining and posting the lab assistant work schedule

• Training new lab assistants on duties and responsibilities

• Filling in for lab assistants when necessary

• When down a lab assistant due to vacation or call-in

• High workload

5% Ability to adhere to established daily, monthly, and quarterly maintenance of Histology laboratory equipment.

• has strong working knowledge of the Sakura Prisma and Prisma Plus stainer and coverslipper maintenance procedures.

• Properly documents all maintenance performed

• Has strong working knowledge of the Peloris III and VIP 6 tissue processor’s program schedules as well as daily and monthly maintenance.

• Properly take and records temperatures of ovens, paraffin pots and tissue processors.

5% Maintains all patient materials properly

• Filing all blocks in appropriate drawers and in order

• Filing and maintaining the unstained slide storage

• Scheduling and coordinating block storage from drawers to boxes then to the basement

• Scheduling and coordinating large scale block and unstained slides archives through the path archives.

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