Mohs Lab Technician - Dermatology

Christie Clinic•Champaign, IL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Christie Clinic's department of Dermatology is seeking a full-time Mohs Lab Technician at the University clinic. This role involves performing patient care duties under the direct supervision of a licensed medical physician. The technician is responsible for the daily operation of the Mohs laboratory, including specimen processing, slide preparation, and maintaining compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent
CPR Certification

Nice To Haves

Previous healthcare experience

Responsibilities

Opens Mohs laboratory for daily operation, checks temperatures on equipment, and documents in proper charts.
Receives tissue specimens, checks for correct orientation and patient identification.
Logs tissue and patient information in logbook and assigns accession number to specimen.
Processes tissue for frozen sectioning.
Labels slides with patient/specimen information, sections tissue, stains slides, and coverslips slides.
Checks final slides for complete sections prior to placing them along with patient chart on surgeon’s desk.
Notifies surgeon when slides are ready. If sectioning on slides is not sufficient, starts another slide for surgeon’s review.
Logs all incoming consultation slides and prepares slides for surgeon.
Pulls charts/slides for surgeon’s review, at surgeon’s request.
Files Mohs and Permanent Section slides.
Maintains order and compliance to safety regulations in laboratory.
Updates and completes all CLIA compliance charting.
Notifies lab director of any changes and documentation.
Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.