AW: [Histonet] Uncertified Histotechs

[Gudrun Lang]

It's interesting to see the diference in aquisition of a person for
histolab. Here in Austria only biomedical scientist have the legal right for
working with clinical samples. Therefore one part of education deals also
with histotechnology and they have a few practical hours on microtome.
But I would never expect a "newborn" BMA to be able to cut from the very
beginning. After a few weeks in the grossing room, new BMAs learn "real
cutting" on clinical samples and they are given three to four weeks at least
to learn the whole spectrum (from appendix to core-biopsies).
It has some advantages to take the own hands on the new coworker. (Besides,
as far as I remember, we never got a new histotech from another histolab in
the last 20 years.)
On the other hand new employees can be easily signed off in the first 6
months, if they don't reach the trainings-aims. 
So I think, skilled people learn cutting fast enough. More important, from
my point of view, is,  that they have already learned the theoretical
background. Because theory-learning beside working (especially at home) is
often assumed as "impossible".

Gudrun




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Beatrice
Gesendet: Freitag, 23. August 2013 14:29
An: joelle weaver; Jon Hannasch; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Betreff: RE: [Histonet] Uncertified Histotechs

While I understand the need for certification and continuing education,
because of regulations it is very hard to even have your OJT's sit for their
certification. Recently I interviewed candidates for an open position at my
facility. One candidate in particular looked very good on paper. I brought
this person in for an interview. Candidate was certified by CAP as a Histo-
Technician. I always test their microtomy skills. Imagine my dismay when
after more than I hour this person had not produced one decent slide.
Needless to say the interview was pretty much over. Lesson here is that
letters after one's  name does not make a good Histo-Tech.

Beatrice Sullivan HT(ASCP)HTL  CLSP(NCA) Corporate Histology Supervisor
Virtua,Voorhees

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weaver
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 8:00 AM
To: Jon Hannasch; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Uncertified Histotechs

It still seems to vary by market ( many factors including licensure in some
states), and by organization based on my observations. But I believe that
there is certainly a trend toward certification. At my organization they
require certification for any consideration, and also education to meet
CLIA.   But you are likely to get many different opinions on your question.




Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC
 
> From: jon2038433 <@t> maricopa.edu
> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 16:43:10 -0700
> To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: [Histonet] Uncertified Histotechs
> 
> Is getting a job as an uncertified histotech a thing of the past? I have a
friend who has been a very skilled histotech for many years and they have
been looking for a job for about a year now. Is this due to bad interviewing
or a lack of certification? I'm curious to see if this has happened to other
people. They have applied at hospitals and bigger labs such as Caris. Im not
asking for a job lead for them I'm just more curious if certification has
become a prerequisite now.
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