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King's Daughters Medical Center

Cytotechnologist

King's Daughters Medical Center, Ashland, Kentucky, us, 41105


* JOB SUMMARY* Detects malignant and premalignant conditions which are used for treatment and diagnosis of disease, disorder, etc. of body fluid by performing required duties and responsibilities.

* DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS* Assigns each gynecologic specimen an accession number upon receipt in the department and is responsible for data entry in the computer system* Overall performance rating of below indicated essential job duties:

* Stains and coverslips all gynecological and non-gynecological slides* Maintains gynecologic and non-gynecologic staining set ups* Changes, rotates and filters solutions as needed* Documents staining quality control on monthly records.* Makes Saccomanno Cytology Fixative and graded alcohols as needed* Maintains supplies needed for OB-GYN office and documents outgoing supplies* Performs STAT testing within the established turn-around guidelines and responds to demands for information regarding patients test results as requested* Maintains high level of confidentiality

* EDUCATION/LICENSE/ CERTIFICATIONS/OTHER REQUIREMENTS* Minimum requirement:* Bachelor of Science degree in Cytotechnology Science required

* ASCP (American Society for Clinical Pathology) Cytotechnologist certification or equivalent required.

* Preferred qualifications:* NA

* WORKING ENVIRONMENT* This job operates in a professional medical laboratory environment.

* Regularly works near moving mechanical parts

* Regularly exposed to blood and/or body fluids and infection.

* Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals

* Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation

* The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

* PHYSICAL DEMANDS* Occasionally required to maintain a stationary position (standing or sitting)

* Frequently required to walk and move about

* Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment

* Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices

* Regularly required to communicate with physicians and other care team requiring talking and hearing

* Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.