Histotechnologist - UPMC East

UPMC•Monroeville, PA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC East is currently hiring a fulltime Histotechnologist to join our team! Are you a Lab Professional who is interested in working at a world-renowned medical center with an up-beat environment? Are you looking for a meaningful career with endless opportunities? Do you enjoy working hands on with patients, their families, and a supportive team to provide excellent patient care? If so, you might be a great fit for a role at UPMC! UPMC East is hiring a fulltime Histotechnologist to mainly work a daylight shift, Monday thru Friday – either 5 am to 1:30 pm or 5:30 am to 2 pm. UPMC offers a competitive benefits package, a sign-on bonus for qualified candidates and has a career ladder in place that allows you to grow professionally from both a technical and managerial standpoint. Candidates will be placed in the correct job title/salary grade based on education and experience. Apply today and find out where your career can take you!

Requirements

Successful completion of bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 30 semester hours of biology and chemistry.
One year of clinical histology laboratory experience post training if not a graduate of accredited training program required.
American Society Clinical Pathology Histotechnologist- HTL (ASCP) certification required within 12 months of hire.
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Responsibilities

Process and prepare specialized tissue samples per competency guidelines for this level in a clinical laboratory.
Monitor level and quality of work performed by others.
Evaluate new procedures, techniques and tools.
Resolve problems that impact test results.
Demonstrates progression of skills towards working independently in an advanced staining area.
Supports academic mission of department.
Demonstrate complete knowledge of CoPath related to Histology workflow.
Maintain instruments following quality control specifications and daily maintenance protocols.
Perform ancillary or miscellaneous tasks such as filing, cleaning, stocking supplies.
Perform QC checks at each phase of processing/ staining
Accurately prepares slides for microtomy using the barcode label in order to maintain correct patient identification throughout the process.
Process and prepare surgical and autopsy tissue specimens for embedding, cutting, staining and coverslipping.
Embed and cut specialized tissue based on location including minute biopsy protocols.
Ensures all tissues are embedded and cut according to department specific protocols with proper orientation and complete sections including no folds, chatter, artifacts or floaters.