Re: [Histonet] Disposal of Bouin's Solution

[Bob Richmond via Histonet]

Lori Jones, CT(ASCP), Pathology Supervisor, Ingalls Memorial Hospital asks:

>>We use Bouin's Solution in our pathology department and are currently
disposing of it by neutralizing it with Vytac for formalin. I can't find
supporting documentation that this is the proper way to dispose of it. I'd
like to know if and how other institutions are neutralizing Bouin's
solution.<<

The best way to dispose of Bouin's fixative is by not buying it at all.
What do you use it for? There are substitutes for it for most purposes.

Bob Richmond
Samurai Pathologist
Maryville TN
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[Histonet] Histology Manager - Technical Supervisor

[Vickroy, James via Histonet]

We are reviewing the requirements in a job description for Histology Manager of 
a multi-specialty clinic.  I am retiring next year and we are wanting to make 
sure that we have a good succession plan.   With the dwindling number of 
certified HT's and HTL's and lack of CAP requirements to perform histology 
functions we are wondering how to list requirements for this position.   I 
still believe a manager/supervisor should have a certification (HT or even HTL 
) along with some years of histotech experience.Can someone enlighten me if 
there are specific CAP requirements for a Histology supervisor and how are 
others handling these positions?

Jim

Jim Vickroy
Histology Manager
Springfield Clinic, Main Campus, East Building
1025 South 6th Street
Springfield, Illinois  62703
Office:  217-528-7541, Ext. 15121
Email:  jvick...@springfieldclinic.com



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[Histonet] FW: PA Supervisor Position, San Francisco

[Morken, Timothy via Histonet]

We have a PA Supervisor position open at UCSF Medical Center. Oversees 3 
grossing sites (3 hosptitals) and morgue/autopsy, trains residents.

Oversees 9 PA's, 4 accessioners, administrative staff.

Apply online at: http://jobs.ucsfmedicalcenter.org/

Job Description
Pathologists' Assistants Supervisor - Pathology-Morgue (SPEC)
Job ID: 12043
Job Code: 0461


Under minimal direction of the Directors, the incumbent serves as a supervisor 
and lead technical expert in the Surgical Pathology Gross Labs at Mission Bay, 
Parnassus and Mt Zion campuses, and in Autopsy at Parnassus, supervising and 
providing leadership and direction to certified and non-cerified Pathologist 
Assistants (PAs) and technical staff.

The incumbent's primary goals for this position are to train and educate 
residents and staff on grossing large and complex cancer resection specimens 
and create an efficient Gross Lab and Autopsy service.  In addition to serving 
as a practitioner, educator/role model for fellows, residents, and staff 
members on grossing complex specimens, it is the role of the supervisor to 
continuously interact and consult with the laboratory director(s), 
administrative director, lab managers, and designee. The incumbent determines 
the need to consult with pathologist, makes operational decisions, 
troubleshoots and resolves specimen receiving issues.

The incumbent serves as a lead technical expert in grossing the most complex 
cancer specimens (pancreas, breast, prostate, GYN, etc.) as well as simple 
benign resections and biopsies. The incumbent must have an extensive knowledge 
of the full scope of general PA technical duties in the laboratory when 
required (lab preparation, receiving, accessioning, cryostat frozen sectioning, 
staining of stat operating room specimens, gross sectioning, dictation, 
photography, etc.). The incumbent will participate in resident education as 
pertains to gross lab activities and maintain the departmental and web-based 
surgical pathology manual. The incumbent must also have a thorough 
understanding of what sections are essential, and perform duties efficiently 
(focusing on quality and quantity). The incumbent's responsibilities include 
handling the competency program and providing education sessions to staff to 
learn to gross large resections and complex cancer specimens.

As supervisor the incumbent recruits, hires, trains, completes performance 
evaluations, and resolves employee issues; provides orientation, completes 
competency assessments, maintains staff schedules, training and compliance 
documentation and operating procedure; maintains equipment for the laboratory 
and adheres to compliance requirements; proactively advises and assists faculty 
and residents planning research projects. As directed, the incumbent provides 
operational support in other managers' absence; as determined, works a variable 
schedule and rotates at other work sites as needed; provides technical and 
leadership support to the Electron Microscopy & Neuromuscular (EM & NM) 
Laboratory and Histology Laboratory as needed. Other duties are as assigned.
The flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations is 
required.

Required Qualifications:

  *   Previous leadership experience in a hospital laboratory
  *   American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) certification must be 
maintained as long as one works in this position
  *   ASCP certified as Pathologists' Assistant
  *   Bachelor's degree
  *   Demonstrated proficiency in teaching, communication and interpersonal 
skills
  *   Knowledge of medical terminology, specifically understanding of Pathology
  *   Ability to organize and prioritize responsibilities and perform well 
under pressure to meet deadlines
  *   Excellent data entry, word processing, spelling, grammar, and editing 
skills
  *   Ability to assume leadership responsibilities and assist with operational 
oversight of Gross Rooms
The flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations is 
required

Preferred qualifications

  *   Minimum five years' experience as an ASCP-certified PA
  *   A graduate from a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory 
Sciences (NAACLS) accredited pathologists' assistant training program
  *   Master's degree
  *   Current Fellow member of the American Association of Pathologists' 
Assistants (AAPA) (highly preferred)
  *   Current Member of the American Society for Clinical Pathology
  *   Previous leadership experience in a hospital laboratory
Experience working in the Pathology Department of an academic health center

Licensure:

  *   American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) certification must be 
maintained as long as one works in this position
  *   ASCP certified as Pathologists' Assistant




Tim Morken
Pathology Site Manager, Parnassus
Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies
Department of Pathology
UC San Francisco Medical Center
505 Parnassus Ave, Box 1656