Job Description

Job Description

UPMC East is currently hiring a casual Histotechnologist to join our team! 

Are you a lab professional who is interested in working at a world-renowned medical center with an up-beat environment? Are you looking for a meaningful career with endless opportunities? Do you enjoy working hands on with a supportive team to provide excellent patient care? If so, you might be a great fit for a role at UPMC!

UPMC East is currently hiring a casual Histotechnoloigst to work a daylight shift (either 5 am to 1:30 pm or 5:30 am to 2 pm), Monday thru Friday. 

Candidates will be placed in the correct job title/salary grade based on education and experience.

We invite you to explore our opportunities today!

Purpose:
Process and prepare specialized tissue samples per competency guidelines for this level in a clinical laboratory. In addition, monitor level and quality of work performed by others. Evaluate new procedures, techniques and tools. Resolve problems that impact test results.

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• Demonstrates progression of skills towards working independently in an advanced staining area.
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• Supports academic mission of department.
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• Demonstrate complete knowledge of CoPath related to Histology workflow.
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• Maintain instruments following quality control specifications and daily maintenance protocols.
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• Perform ancillary or miscellaneous tasks such as filing, cleaning, stocking supplies.
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• Perform QC checks at each phase of processing/ staining
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• Accurately prepares slides for microtomy using the barcode label in order to maintain correct patient identification throughout the process.
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• Process and prepare surgical and autopsy tissue specimens for embedding, cutting, staining and coverslipping. Embed and cut specialized tissue based on location including minute biopsy protocols.
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• Ensures all tissues are embedded and cut according to department specific protocols with proper orientation and complete sections including no folds, chatter, artifacts or floaters.
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• Completion of the educational requirements needed in order to take the Histotechnologist (HTL) certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP);
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• B.S. degree from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 30 semester hours of biology and chemistry AND successful completion of a NAACLS accredited Histotechnician or Histotechnology program within the last 5 years, or a B.S.degree from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry AND one year full time acceptable experience in a histopathology laboratory in the U.S., Canada or a CAP/The Joint Commission (JCAHO)/AABB accredited laboratory within the last 10 years. Experience must be under the supervision of a pathologist (certified by the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic Pathology) or an appropriately board certified medical scientist.
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• 1 year of full time experience in a histology laboratory preferred.
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Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

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• HTL (ASCP)- Am Society Clinical Pathology required within 1 year of hire. New York License required for NY locations.
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• American Society for Clinical Pathology
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• Act 34
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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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