Samantha, Yes there is:
Staffing Benchmarks for Histology Laboratories
Rene Buesa
Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 3, June 2010, Pages 182-193
He details here how lab assistants make labs more productive by allowing
trained histotechs to do the embedding, sectioning and staining and leave
everything else to lab assistants.
BTW, if you go to Google Scholar and search Histology RJ Buesa you will see a
series of articles specific to histology laboratory management by Rene.
Tim Morken
Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies
Department of Pathology
UC San Francisco Medical Center
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From: Samantha Golden, HT(ASCP) via Histonet
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Sent: Monday, July 06, 2020 9:52 AM
To: christopher.shee...@seattlechildrens.org; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Lab assistant/histotech
Thank you for your input. We currently have a lab assistant but need techs to
help fill in the gap. Our techs do not like this, but we all are on the same
team at the end of the day and working for our patients.
Thanks again. Have a great day!
Sam
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From: Sheeder, Christopher <christopher.shee...@seattlechildrens.org>
Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 10:44:16 AM
To: Golden Samantha - Asheville; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: {EXTERNAL} RE: [Histonet] Lab assistant/histotech
Hi Samantha,
I have used lab assistants throughout my career. Here is a list of duties they
would perform:
Accession specimens
File blocks and slides
Clean glassware
Restock supplies
Clean work areas
Fax/scan/print reports
Answer phone
Recycle solvents
Dump tissue
Assist PA's in grossing (make cassettes/document workload)
Have a great Monday!
Chris
Christopher Sheeder, HT(ASCP)CMQIHC
AP Manager | Department of Laboratories
Seattle Children's Hospital
4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Office: 206-987-6259
christopher.shee...@seattlechildrens.org
-----Original Message-----
From: samantha.gol...@hcahealthcare.com <samantha.gol...@hcahealthcare.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2020 5:29 AM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Lab assistant/histotech
I was curious if there is a source, publication, report, study, general
information, regarding the use of lab assistants in the histology lab.
I would like the know the percentage of labs that utilize assistants versus
labs with techs only. I would also like to know that for labs that do utilize
assistants, what duties do they perform that the techs are exempt from.
I'm simply curious to see how other labs have workflow setup.
Thanks for any insight.
Samantha
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