<p>Common Frozen Section Responsibilities:</p><p>Call Hospital Operator (x83111) and make sure your correct contact number(s) are listed </p><p>On Weekend calls, touch base with attending(s) on call (also do the on-call check list)</p><p>Check with Hot Seat before you leave for any after hour (after 5PM) Rush cases since you as the Frozen resident are on-call after 5 pm Mon.- Friday morning.</p><p>Call OR before you leave to find out about any add-on cases for the next day or weekend Frozens for Saturday or Sunday when On call.</p><p>Go through next days’ OR list - ask Frank to pull all relevant previous slides for next day’s tentative Frozen case - Highlight next day’s Frozen cases on the OR sheet - When no longer used, label each of the pulled cases with a service it belonges to ( a sticky on top works perfectly) so these slides would not be refiled and pulled once again for sign out. Head neck cases are different: file all previous FNAs etc on the shelf above the EHN scope.</p><p>Familiarize yourself with our Grossing protocols (See Yale Surg Path Grossing manual and when not sure always ask the Frozen attending on service)</p><p>Keep the Frozen grossing area organized and clean (To minimize contamination, clean your grossing tools in between Frozen cases).</p><p>Use the Frozen forms in The Frozen area for each specimen (e.g. Uterus Form, etc.).</p><p>Learn how to turn on the Camera and to operate it</p><p>Make sure Scopecam is working for nights and weekends</p><p>Learn how to run Navicare for active OR cases (Log into Navicare through the blue icon; not the yellow icon)</p><p>Learn how to run FSLink software. Neil will give you a tutorial on your first day.</p><p>Know how to cut frozens by yourself if needed be and be familiar with its basic operations and maintenance (e.g. changing the cutting blade, etc.): Ask Mel or Ken for a tutorial</p><p>Don’t forget to time stamp the frozen sheets</p><p>When made aware of a frozen case, make sure to ask someone to alert the histotech on frozen ASAP.</p><p>Be familiar with Accessioning specimens (you may be required to accession specimens after hours and sometimes on weekends). You can find the “How to Accession” guidelines at the hot seat area.</p><p>You can contact the Chief resident if there are any other questions or concerns. </p><p>Updated: 09/19/2001</p>