Inova Health System
Histology Technician - $27-48 per hour
Inova Health System, Oakton, Virginia, United States, 22124
Inova Health System is seeking a Histology Technician for a job in Oakton, Virginia.Job Description & Requirements
Specialty:
Histology TechnicianDiscipline:
Allied Health ProfessionalStart Date:
ASAPDuration:
OngoingShift:
nightsEmployment Type:
Staff
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 - 4:30amInova 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
#LI-AL1Inova Job ID #661923. Posted job title: histology technician 3-histology department
Specialty:
Histology TechnicianDiscipline:
Allied Health ProfessionalStart Date:
ASAPDuration:
OngoingShift:
nightsEmployment Type:
Staff
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 - 4:30amInova 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
#LI-AL1Inova Job ID #661923. Posted job title: histology technician 3-histology department