[Histonet] Histotech Needed in Austin, TX
Busy GI pathology laboratory in beautiful North Austin area seeking histotech for permanent, full-time position. The successful candidate will have a current ASCP certification (HT/HTL) or be registry eligible, a minimum of 2 years experience is preferred, and excellent histology skills. Job duties include receiving and accessioning specimens, performing basic histology tasks such as, but not limited to, processing, embedding, cutting, and staining GI biopsy specimens at the highest level of quality in an efficient manner, send out testing, and QA/QC tasks. Hours are M-F 6 AM to 2 PM. No weekends and no on-call. Candidate must be customer service oriented and able to provide excellent service to the Gastroenterologists that we service as well as the pathologists that we work with. As a full time employee, we provide a competetive salary and excellent benefits package including access to medical, dental, life and disability coverages along with paid holidays, generous paid time off accruals, and excellent retirement benefits. Please email resumes to Kelli Wood, HR at agcare...@austingastro.com. This is a job opening at the lab I work in. Very laid back family-oriented atmosphere :) ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] RELIA HOT JOB ALERT - IHC Specialist needed in San Francisco Bay Area. A RELIA EXCLUSIVE!!
Hi Histonetters!! I hope everyone is having a great day during this short week!! I thought I would post this position here on the histonet because it is a great opportunity and it is not being advertised on any job boards. If you are interested please contact me. If you know someone who is interested I will pay a referral fee if I place them. RELIA HOT HISTOLOGY JOB ALERT!! Immunohistochemistry QC Manager - San Francisco, CA A RELIA EXCLUSIVE RELIA Solutions has been engaged exclusively and confidentially by an elite well known supplier to the laboratory field to assist in their search for an IHC/QC Manager. Exceptional in depth knowledge of immunohistochemistry and quality assurance and controls is essential. ASCP HT/HTL/QIHC, BS and 5-7 years experience are preferred. In return my client offers competitive compensation, an exceptional environment and an outstanding group of people to work with. For more information contact Pam Barker at rel...@earthlink.net or 407-353-5070 Thanks-Pam Right Place, Right Time, Right Move with RELIA! Thank You! Pam M. Barker Pam Barker President/Senior Recruiting Specialist-Histology RELIA Solutions Specialists in Allied Healthcare Recruiting 5703 Red Bug Lake Road #330 Winter Springs, FL 32708-4969 Phone: (407)657-2027 Cell: (407)353-5070 FAX: (407)678-2788 E-mail: rel...@earthlink.net www.facebook.com http://www.facebook.com/PamBarkerRELIA /PamBarkerRELIA www.linkedin.com/in/reliasolutions www.twitter.com/pamatrelia ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Sentinel node policy
I'd be happy to share my policy, but it contains nothing about low level exposure to staff. The levels to which staff and couriers are exposed, is approximate to naturally occurring background radiation. They probably would have a higher exposure level wearing a watch with glow in the dark dial. Why stress a problem when there is none? I hope this helps. Here's some documentation that I've used for my procedure: Am J Surg. 1999 Dec;178(6):454-7. Radiation safety with breast sentinel node biopsy. Stratmann SL1, McCarty TM, Kuhn JA. Radiation exposure to operating room personnel, pathologists, and operative equipment during a breast sentinel node biopsy using Tc99m is minimal. A primary surgeon can perform 2,190 hours, a scrub nurse 33,333 hours, and a pathologist 14,705 hours of procedural work before surpassing Occupational Safety and Health Administration limits. Operative instruments, pathology slides, and cryostat machines do not require special handling Eur J Nucl Med. 2000 Apr;27(4):377-91. Radiation safety of the sentinel lymph node technique in breast cancer. Waddington WA1, Keshtgar MR, Taylor I, Lakhani SR, Short MD, Ell PJ. The radiation doses to staff groups involved in all aspects of the technique are low, and under normal circumstances and levels of workload, routine radiation monitoring will not be required Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP) Anatomic Pathology Supervisor Holy Redeemer Hospital Laboratory 1648 Huntingdon Pike Meadowbrook, PA 19046 Ph: 215-938-3676 Fax: 215-938-3874 Today's Topics: 3. Sentinel nodes (Histology) Message: 3 Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 17:45:25 + From: Histology hi...@pathlab.us Subject: [Histonet] Sentinel nodes Hi All, Sorry, if you already responded to this. We had computer issues and I missed some emails. I am hoping that someone would share their policy/procedures on sentinel lymph nodes. In particular, documenting that all staff and couriers know that they may be exposed to low levels of radiation. Thanks in advance! ** - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This E-Mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it was sent. It may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential, and the use or disclosure of such information may also be restricted under applicable federal and state law. If you received this communication in error, please do not distribute any part of it or retain any copies, and delete the original E-Mail. Please notify the sender of any error by E-Mail. Thank you for your cooperation. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
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The doctor I work for wants to use Mart 1 staining for Mohs on melanoma cases. Any information on where to start? What equipment do we need? Where do we acquire the stains/antibodies, etc? thx Bethany ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Re: Sentinel nodes
An anonymous inquirer asks: I am hoping that someone would share their policy/procedures on sentinel lymph nodes. In particular, documenting that all staff and couriers know that they may be exposed to low levels of radiation. Sentinel lymph nodes, and the associated lumpectomy specimens, contain a small amount of radioactive material, technetium 99m sulfur colloid. Gamma emitter 99Tc has a half-life of only six hours, and exposes you to a negligible amount of radiation - you could eat the patient's entire dose and it wouldn't do you harm. The histotechnologist and the pathologist do not need any special precautions to handle this material - in particular, there's no need to delay processing it for several days. All of this has been pretty much standard procedure for a good many years. I've never seen any warning issued that the material is radioactive, and I've seen a considerable number of them in many institutions and in several US states. If you're dealing with a local bureaucratic requirement, you could challenge it. Bob Richmond Samurai Pathologist Maryville TN ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
