Re: [Histonet] cutting test

[Rathborne, Toni via Histonet]

If a "practical" interview is permitted, I would also have the applicant embed 
some control tissue. You can tell a lot about a person's habits by observing 
them actually work. Can they talk and embed/cut at the same time, or do they 
stop working? Are they conscientious about specimen identification, 
cross-contamination, and quality? Or do they just speed through their work 
without paying attention, or are they too slow for your expectations?
Quite often these traits will carry over to other areas of a person's work 
habits, and you may find that this method is beneficial.

Toni




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Please be sure to clear any use of a "cutting test" during the interview 
process with your institution's legal department.  If an interviewee should cut 
themselves, the liability could be steep.  If you have a clearly defined 
minimum cutting speed/quality, a better solution would be to hire the best fit 
for your lab, then, if they can't meet  the minimum requirements, then it's 
easy to let them go during the probationary period.  That's what it's for.
Terri

Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP)
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor
Laboratory
Holy Redeemer Hospital
1648 Huntingdon Pike
Meadowbrook, PA 19046
ph: 215-938-3689
fax: 215-938-3874
Care, Comfort, and Heal

Today's Topics:
   2. Suggested Requirements for new uncertified HTs (Erin McCarthy)
   3. Re: Suggested Requirements for new uncertified HTs (Jay Lundgren)
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  (Sanders, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID))

Message: 2
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2018 10:19:00 -0600
From: Erin McCarthy <erin.mccar...@tempus.com> Hi All,

I work at a Start-Up and I was our first hire. I have been practicing since
2011 when I got my certification. However, we are looking to expand, what would 
you suggest our baseline technical competencies be for a position that focuses 
exclusively on cutting and IHC. In an interview it is hard to access what a 
person is capable of, would it be acceptable for me to have applicants performs 
a cutting time test?
I am open to hiring new techs, but I want to make sure we are not hamstrung by 
a great interviewer with a lacking technical skill set.
Thanks!
Erin McCarthy, HT (ASCP)
Histotechnician
Tempus Labs
600 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago IL 60654
Ph:(312) 638-6344 Ext.3835



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Re: [Histonet] cutting test

[Terri Braud via Histonet]

Please be sure to clear any use of a "cutting test" during the interview 
process with your institution's legal department.  If an interviewee should cut 
themselves, the liability could be steep.  If you have a clearly defined 
minimum cutting speed/quality, a better solution would be to hire the best fit 
for your lab, then, if they can't meet  the minimum requirements, then it's 
easy to let them go during the probationary period.  That's what it's for.
Terri

Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP)
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor
Laboratory
Holy Redeemer Hospital
1648 Huntingdon Pike
Meadowbrook, PA 19046
ph: 215-938-3689
fax: 215-938-3874
Care, Comfort, and Heal

Today's Topics:
   2. Suggested Requirements for new uncertified HTs (Erin McCarthy)
   3. Re: Suggested Requirements for new uncertified HTs (Jay Lundgren)
   4. Re: Suggested Requirements for new uncertified HTs
  (Sanders, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID))

Message: 2
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2018 10:19:00 -0600
From: Erin McCarthy 
Hi All,

I work at a Start-Up and I was our first hire. I have been practicing since
2011 when I got my certification. However, we are looking to expand, what would 
you suggest our baseline technical competencies be for a position that focuses 
exclusively on cutting and IHC. In an interview it is hard to access what a 
person is capable of, would it be acceptable for me to have applicants performs 
a cutting time test?
I am open to hiring new techs, but I want to make sure we are not hamstrung by 
a great interviewer with a lacking technical skill set.
Thanks!
Erin McCarthy, HT (ASCP)
Histotechnician
Tempus Labs
600 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago IL 60654
Ph:(312) 638-6344 Ext.3835



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