Subject: RE: [Histonet] How many tissues an histo tech is suppose to cut per
I once went to an interview at a research lab , will remain unnamed, and they
asked if I could cut 300 /hr. I said "Is this a trick question?" They just
stared back. I withdrew my app. LOL
Betsy Molinari HT(A
Joanne
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Perhaps your med techs should try cutting 100 an hour with quality sections
that a pathologist can read!!! They are to accustom to high throughput testing
with only pushing a button in
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I Really Appreciate All The Great Info. I am fully armed and ready to
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Hi,
I've worked in a histology contract service lab where quality and quantity was
our bottom line, and I worked on various tissues and large volume of blocks at
a time with very short deadlines. 100 blocks just sectioning one slide each in
one hour is ridiculous especially if you consider the
OMG, 100 blocks/hour? Seriously? I am fast , but even I can't touch that!
That's simply insane!! :o(
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> I'd do it - along with Rene's paper which was published and the Canadian
> paper that was ref
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I have to jump into this discussion if only to say that I am in total agreement
with Susan and others regarding quality over speed.
Over the last few years I've had many students rotate through my la
I'd do it - along with Rene's paper which was published and the Canadian paper
that was referenced yesterday.
Ask these people - if they would want their child's tissue bx treated in this
manner?
They have no clue as to what we do - you might suggest that you put together an
inservice for the
an histo tech is suppose to cut per
Maybe 100 sections from one block???
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> Joanne is n
Maybe 100 sections from one block???
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Joanne is not alone.
The lab I work at has inf
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Joanne is not alone.
The lab I work at has infor
June 28, 2011 1:49 PM
To: Joanne
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Joanne is not alone.
The lab I work at has informed us that due to their own research, a single
histotech should be able to do 100 blocks an hour.
I&
Joanne is not alone.
The lab I work at has informed us that due to their own research, a single
histotech should be able to do 100 blocks an hour.
I'm not sure if they expect embedding, trimming, writing slides, sectioning
and manual staining in this goal.
I am a seasoned histotech, and have trie
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I second this motion!!
Sarah Goebel-Dysart, BA, HT(ASCP)
Histotechnologist
Mirna Therapeutics
2150 Woodward
The proper way to do this would be to time each tech in your lab as to how many
blocks they can cut in one hour. Take everyones number of blocks and do an
average for your lab. The average for my lab is 2.15 minutes per block. I
compiled these numbers in an effort to determine what our labor co
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> Unless you are in some remote area that there aren't any o
Linda
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> Unless you are in some remote area that there aren't any other
> facilities around, I
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Linda
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Unless you are in some remote area that there aren't any other
facilities around, I would loo
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The only time I have seen techs cut that fast was when there was a team - one
cuts, the o
Unless you are in some remote area that there aren't any other facilities
around, I would look for a new job! I don't think your age should have any
bearing on finding one. If you were close to me I'd hire you. Working under
that kind of condition is unacceptable in my opinion. It promotes e
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The only time I have seen techs cut that fast was when there was a team - one
cuts,
The only time I have seen techs cut that fast was when there was a team - one
cuts, the other picks up the section and labels the slides. These were Aussies
and Kiwis I worked with overseas and that is how they work in some places. BTW,
they also stand at the bench and put the microtome sideways
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Joanne:
Read the attachment so you can have an idea about productivity ranges and
averages in different tasks in the lab.
If you embedded 214 blocks and cut 148 in 5.5 hours, using the averages I
provided, embedding should have taken 3.5 hours and cutting 6.2 hours which
means you w
Embedding = 60 blocks/hour; cutting = 24 blocks/hour. These are averages and
many HTs embed/cut far more or far less.There are no "beginner's standards".
René J.
--- On Sat, 6/25/11, Joanne wrote:
From: Joanne
Subject: [Histonet] How many tissues an histo tech is suppose to cut per
To: histon
To ensure that I am understood correctly: I agree that the expectations for
Joanne are unreasonable and unfair.
I have read here some replies that more acurately explain what I thought better
than *I* did!
- Speed (while maintaining quality) will come over time. One *must* have
quality or spe
I understand your frustration and think that the lab you work at, or any lab,
that uses production standards MUST minimally explain how the standard is set
and provide you a training and competency plan/schedule to attain the standard.
If that has not been provided, I suggest you request a conv
Joanne -
I have to agree with Tom and Barry in questioning how they have come to this
time per block and the time frame with which they expect you to do this in.
I was astonished at what I read in your second e-mail in terms of what you
did on that one day in only six hours - do you still have all
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Tom,
Thank you for your response. As it took me almost 10 months to secure
a
position, I'm not likely to be able to jum
Joanne,
In my humble opinion and without knowing anything about where you work,
this expectation is ludicrous. I have a hard time believing that
anyone, regardless of experience could attain the goal you've mentioned
(including answering phones and running instruments). There are a
multitude of r
Not to add fuel and all that... but I can, and regularly do, cut single slide
blocks in less than minute per block. I am not a new tech though, been around
the microtome a few times!
I think the proper approach would be to have the tech *average* the number of
slides the cut over a period of
Joanne
I assume that you are not having us on as this seems a ridiculous goal to set.
I would ask to look at previous personnel records to determine where the
employer managed to find a robot that did this previously and ask your
supervisor to show how he/she cuts one block per minute.
It is obv
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Subject: RE: [Histonet] How many tissues an histo tech is suppose to cut per
hour?
I hope the whole para
Humor on Histonet... nevah - as my youngest grandson says about
everything:>)
Let's have more.. Report on GMA this morning said humor and good attitude makes
us healthier! J
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I hope the whole paragraph was supposed to be humor or Jay may have a lynch mob
at his door!
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I truly hope that was humor about oversupply.
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Subject: Re: [Histonet] How many tissues an histo tech is suppose to cut per
hour?
30 blocks/hour, including rough cutting, is the standard. That's
supposing a few (5-10) levels, specials, etc.
If I am cutting all big tissue, what I've heard called "onesies"
30 blocks/hour, including rough cutting, is the standard. That's
supposing a few (5-10) levels, specials, etc.
If I am cutting all big tissue, what I've heard called "onesies" (just one
slide each), I can cut 60 blocks/hour.
If one is cutting a tray full of persnickety prostate (with 6 levels o
Hello Jenny,
An experienced tech should be able to cut and average of 1 block every 2.5
minutes. Embedding is 1 block per minute ave. Note this is an average. It
includes difficult and easy tissue, cleaning the waterbath after each block,
writing/printing the slide number, etc. There may be
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