Cytotechnologist I / II – Anatomic Pathology - Open to New Grads

City of Hope; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 61,992 - 107,452; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

City of Hope in Irvine, CA is seeking a Cytotechnologist I or II to perform cytopathologic diagnosis and participate in cytology procedures under our cytopathologists.

Responsibilities include staining and mounting slides, preparing written cytopathologic reports, and presenting abnormal findings for review, while maintaining workload statistics and regulatory data. Experience with thyroid FNA, EUS, and EBUS is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• California Cytotechnologist license required.

Responsibilities

• Classify slides, records classification, and present slides with abnormal cell structures to pathologist for further examination.
• Stain and mount slides and examine human body cells to detect evidence of cancer or other diseased conditions.
• Prepare written cytopathologic diagnostic reports using recognized terminology, and make recommendations for further evaluation or treatment.
• Maintain cytotechnologist's screening workload statistics and other related data as required by regulatory agencies and laboratory manager.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Cytotechnologist I / II – Anatomic Pathology/Cytology - Open to New Grads

Eligible for Sign on Bonus

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

A Cytotechnologist performs cytopathologic diagnosis to identify benign and malignant conditions. The role involves conducting a full range of quantitative and qualitative cytologic tests on various cell samples to detect cancer, infectious processes, and other cellular abnormalities. The main responsibility will include participation in cytology procedures and diagnosis of benign and malignant conditions with our cytopathologists. Experience with cytology procedures (Thyroid FNA, EUS, EBUS with rapid on site adequacy assessment by cytotechnologist) is highly preferred; Telecytology experience and Epic Beaker LIS experience would be an added bonus.

This is a day shift position; 09:00am – 5:30pm (hours may vary); initial training hours may be conducted during day shift hours.

Additional Note: This position requires flexibility to accommodate varying patient needs. Shifts may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. On-call responsibilities and mandatory overtime may also be necessary.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Classify slides, records classification, and present slides with abnormal cell structures to pathologist for further examination.
• Stain and mount slides and examines human body cells to detect evidence of cancer or other diseased conditions.
• Prepare written cytopathologic diagnostic reports using recognized terminology, and make recommendations for further evaluation or treatment.
• Maintain cytotechnologist's screening workload statistics and other related data as required by regulatory agencies and laboratory manager.

Your qualifications should include:

• Bachelor’s degree
• California Cytotechnologist license
• For Cytotechnologist I (<3 years of experiences), the pay range is: $44.93/hr - $57.25/hr - $69.59/hr
• For Cytotechnologist II (>3 years of experiences, the pay range is: $48.44/hr - $62.97/hr - $77.50/hr

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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