[Histonet] cutting test

[Terri Braud]

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
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2018 10:19:00 -0600
From: Erin McCarthy <erin.mccarthy at 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