Grossing Technician-PRN
About The Position
As the only independent and physician-led faculty practice plan of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, University Clinical Health (UCH) offers best-in-class clinical care through a network of 175+ providers across 19 specialties to meet the healthcare needs of the Mid-South community. UCH is a not-for-profit, non-tax-supported group practice and is here to serve the community while providing medical excellence to our patients. The Grossing Technician is responsible for receiving specimens, verifying specimens, ensuring specimen integrity, describing specimen, cutting specimen, and placing specimen in cassette. In addition, the Grossing Technician responsibilities include but are not limited to providing gross description for each specimen; dissecting and preparing/inking specimen according to Pathologists’ direction; loading prepared cassettes into Tissue Processor; filing/retrieving blocks and slides in an accurate and timely manner; and performing appropriate quality control and assurance procedures.
Requirements
- Associate degree in laboratory, medical laboratory technology, or education and training equivalent Required
Nice To Haves
- 1-year experience in laboratory setting dealing with high complexity testing Preferred
Responsibilities
- Receiving specimens
- Verifying specimens
- Ensuring specimen integrity
- Describing specimen
- Cutting specimen
- Placing specimen in cassette
- Providing gross description for each specimen
- Dissecting and preparing/inking specimen according to Pathologists’ direction
- Loading prepared cassettes into Tissue Processor
- Filing/retrieving blocks and slides in an accurate and timely manner
- Performing appropriate quality control and assurance procedures
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
