Histologist - Laboratory - Full Time
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: Shreveport
Posted on: January 17, 2026
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Job Description:
Description Summary: The Histologist cuts, stains and mounts
specimens of human tissue to provide data on functioning of tissues
and organs, causes and/or progress of disease, following
established standards and practices. Responsibilities: Meets
expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of
Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders. Collects, processes,
and stores surgical/cytological specimens Enters patient
information, orders, and technical information into LIS;
prints/organizes cassettes Prepares specimens/slides/blocks for
referral Orders, maintains referral log, processes reports, and
monitors pending Maintains grossing area, frozen section room, and
autopsy suite including cleaning and stocking of supplies and
preparation of solutions Performs technical procedures that result
in the creation of microscopic slide preparation Within acceptable
TAT guidelines, devises and directs the performance of routine and
special stains to provide appropriate slides for the microscopic
evaluation of tissues, fluids, and other A/P specimens Operates
microtomes, embedding stations, tissue processors, staining
equipment, cover slippers and other AP equipment to provide quality
slides for pathologist examinations Operates Immunostainer(s) to
provide quality slides for diagnostics immunostains Performs manual
stains, as needed, to provide quality slides for diagnostic
immunostains Assists Pathologist’s / PA’s with frozen sections,
fine needle aspirations, and autopsies Quality Control /
Improvement: performs analysis and records QC according to policy
and procedure following CLIA, CAP, and Joint Commission guidelines
and standards Maintenance/Lab Management: performs established
daily and periodic preventative maintenance with documentation;
troubleshoots minor problems and initiates service calls as needed;
orders and restocks supplies/reagents; reviews policy & procedure
manual; dates reagents and discards expired reagents Continuing
Education/Development: attends, reads, or listens by tape to
material of 10-12 in-house educational programs yearly; trains new
staff in practices Completes tasks or special projects within time
frame as assigned, or as requested by Supervisors, Manager, or
Director Accreditation: follows CAP, AABB, Compliance, CLIA, JCAHO,
and OSHA standards and prepares/participates in all applicable
inspections Follows established protocols for safety, infection
control, security, compliance, and the use of hazardous materials
Job Requirements: Education/Skills High School Diploma or
equivalent preferred Experience No experience required Licenses,
Registrations, or Certifications Histotechnologist (HLT) or
Histologic tech (HT) certification by the American Society of
Clinical Pathologists certification (ASCP) or eligible preferred
Work Schedule: 5 Days - 8 Hours Work Type: Full Time
Keywords: CHRISTUS Health, Monroe , Histologist - Laboratory - Full Time, Science, Research & Development , Shreveport, Louisiana
