Well I am mostly clinical...but I think that organizations can set standards outside and beyond what CAP,CLIA etc stipulate. For the position I have now, I had to submit all my transcripts from high school up through masters in addition to proof of my ASCP certification, IHC qualification, continuing education, and professional association activity. There is a lot of gray area out there. They seem to have not had trouble getting applicants though ( and I know this varies by market), there were over 8 candidates for an HT opening, which I thought was a pretty good turn out.
Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC > From: pamar...@uams.edu > To: talulahg...@gmail.com; joellewea...@hotmail.com > CC: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: RE: [Histonet] Unregistered HT > Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:53:26 +0000 > > Research is a different area and not controlled by CAP, CLIA and other > hospital licensing or accreditation organizations. We are bound by the rules > of these organizations and while I agree with you to a point. We do need > minimums for training and registration by recognized licensing bodies when > patient tissue is being processed for histological examination. I am sure no > one thinks of this often however; there are medical legal issues with > insurance we have that do not apply for research. It is also clear that > registration does not mean we don't have registered people who are not as > good as they should be for excellent patient care. > > I have worked in research and while I would not ever say the hiring of > non-registered people is a problem for research. It is often a specialty > area that requires knowing more than routine Histology. I have done > plastics in research that could not ever be used in routine Histology due to > the time factors and in some cases limited use with staining applications, > especially IHC for some procedures. Many other areas in research require > more specialized training than would be used in a routine area. I would also > add some really great techs are in many phases of research. I know MT who > work in Histology and are not registered as the MT BS, overrides the HT > requirement for many institutions. > > Many factors must be considered for both research and routine Histology that > cover far more than just hiring registered people in certain areas of the > laboratory. > > Pam Marcum > > > -----Original Message----- > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Emily Sours > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 8:20 AM > To: joelle weaver > Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: Re: [Histonet] Unregistered HT > > Do employers consider lab techs to be proficient enough? I've been doing ISH > and immuno for 13 years, but I'm not certified as I do research. Maybe there > aren't a lot of lab techs out there? Just wondering since you might be > missing someone awesome by hiring only certified people. > > "By bitching and bitching and bitching, they could exhaust the drama of their > own horror stories. Grow bored. Only then could they accept a new story for > their lives. Move forward." > > -Chuck Palahniuk, "Haunted" > > > On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 6:49 PM, joelle weaver <joellewea...@hotmail.com>wrote: > > > All I have is a "histology assistant" description I put together. It > > is mostly clerical, instrument up keep and other duties. My employer > > does not hire uncertified techs- due to CLIA license, grossing, FISH & > > molecular duties ( high complexity). I hope to be a clinical site > > eventually, and then they will have to complete their certification > > within one year -if they are hired on. > > If you think that will help, I can send it on. > > > > > > > > > > Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC > > > > > Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 15:39:12 -0500 > > > From: dels...@gmail.com > > > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > > Subject: [Histonet] Unregistered HT > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I'm wondering if anyone can share a job description for an > > > unregistered > > HT > > > position. I also need to know if unregistered HT's are allowed to > > > cut frozen sections. I know there is a limit to what they can do, > > > especially where IHC and special staining are concerned, but I > > > really don't know > > about > > > frozens, since it's a lot like regular microtomy, except for the H&E > > > staining of the slide. I also understand that facilities might have > > > different descriptions, but what I'm really looking for is what CAP > > allows > > > them to do. > > > > > > Thanks for your help, > > > > > > Deloris Carter, HT(ASCP) > > > SMMC > > > Shawnee, KS > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Histonet mailing list > > > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Histonet mailing list > > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is > for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential > and privileged information. 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