Histology Technician

Inova Central Laboratory is looking for a dedicated Histology Technician 3 (HT) to join their team This role will be Full-Time Night Shift: Tuesday-Saturday, 8pm - 4:30am

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Job Responsibilities

• Embeds 45 - 50 quality cassettes per hour.
• Resolves problems and/or communicates unresolved problems to the staff/management.
• Maintains optimal technical quality in the preparation of specimens for cell blocks and staining of slides.
• Successfully completes specific job related continuing education units, annually, outside of mandatory HealthStream courses..
• Demonstrates depth and breadth of knowledge with expertise in routine embedding and embedding difficult/tiny tissue orientation.
• Organizes periodic quality assurance materials for pathology peer review, in a timely manner, according to established procedures.
• Communicates STAT cases/discrepancies and assists with continuous workflow by providing work to the table to be cut and per standard operating procedures.
• Correctly positions blocks in the microtome and rough face to the appropriate depth to ensure the section on the slide is of the entire tissue surface.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements:

• Work Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 8pm - 4:30am
• Minimum Education:
  • Successful completion of a NAACLS accredited Histotechnician program within the last five years prior to the date of application for examination. OR
  • 60 semester hours of academic credit from an accredited university with a combination of 12 semester hours in biology and chemistry, which may be obtained within, or in addition to, the associate degree
• Years of Experience: 4 years of experience required
• Certification: Histotechnician (HT); Histotechnologist (HTL ASCP) certification

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