Histotechnologist

MaineGeneral Health•Augusta, ME

5d•Onsite

About The Position

MaineGeneral Health is currently seeking a Histotechnologist to join our team of professionals. We are a CAP accredited, 24/7 lab that is responsible for over 1.3 million tests annually for the central Maine Community. Built around a people first model – we are committed to our employees’ well-being, growth, work-life balance. MGH offers established career ladders and ongoing commitment to our employees. MaineGeneral Health is offering an exciting opportunity to work in our state of the art laboratory as a Histotechnologist. This role will be great for someone that has a passion for Science and enjoys being part of a team that is dedicated to providing great care to our patients. This position is Monday-Friday, 6am-2:30pm.

Requirements

Histology experience strongly preferred
Certification as a Histotechnologist (HTL) or Histotechnician (HT) preferred at hire, required within two years of hire

Responsibilities

Prepares and processes tissue specimens: logs, embeds, cuts, mounts, stains and coverslips tissue specimens for microscopic examination by a Pathologist.
Assists Pathologists with gross specimen examination and frozen sections.
Performs routine, special and immunohistochemical stains.
Operates, cleans and maintains equipment.
Store/maintain/dispose of tissues, slides, paraffin blocks and chemicals.
Maintains departmental logs, quality control, records and procedures.
Complies with regulations, established safety policies and procedures.
Assists the cytology department with the processing of GYN specimens.
Performs additional duties as necessary.

Benefits

We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.
When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.
Access the wages you’ve already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances.
Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.
Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business.
We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development.