Histology Technologist - Full Time - Days

Jupiter Medical Center • Lexington, MA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Ranked #1 for Safety, Quality and Patient Satisfaction, Jupiter Medical Center is the leading destination for world-class health care in Palm Beach County and the greater Treasure Coast. Outstanding physicians, state-of-the-art facilities, innovative techniques and a commitment to serving the community enables Jupiter Medical Center to meet a broad range of patient needs. Jupiter Medical Center is the only hospital in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties to receive a 4-star quality and safety rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Completion of a histology program is required.
• State of Florida Technologist License is required.
• ASCP certification is required.
• Cognizant ability to correlate physician requests with specimen preparation and processing.
• Precise hand to eye coordination and finger dexterity is necessary to perform procedures, obtain specimens and use electronic/computerized equipment.
• Annual Joint Commission mandatory education requirements, in-service and health requirements including attendance at new employee orientation.
• TB/PPD Surveillance Program
• Maintenance of required professional licensing and/or certification(s).

Nice To Haves

• 1 year of experience working in a clinical histology lab preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accessions specimens, embeds tissue, cuts blocks and makes slides.
• Stains slides using routine special and immunohistochemical staining methods.
• Maintains equipment.
• Follows and documents quality control procedures.
• Assists in orientation of new employees.
• Remains current in technical knowledge and instrumentation.
• Assists pathologists in various tasks.
• Performs frozen sections.
• May be required to crosstrainn in other duties in the laboratory.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level