Cytotechnologist - Rex Anatomic Pathology

UNC Health Care; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 46,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Raleigh, NC is seeking a Cytology Technician to perform specialized tasks screening clinical slides for cancer and other diseases. You will mark abnormalities, record diagnoses, and file cases for review with a pathologist.

This is a full‑time, onsite role with a 40‑hour work week and a day schedule. Education requires a Bachelor’s degree and a one‑year ASCP/CAAHEP cytology training program; CT(ASC) certification must be earned within one year of hire.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and completion of a one-year ASCP/CAAHEP Cytology training program.
• CT(ASC) certification within one year of hire.
• No years of experience required.

Responsibilities

• Complies listing of patients for follow-up analysis of specimens; prepares and analyzes subsequent specimens for cell changes and reports findings.
• Filters and spins fluids (centrifuge); prepares slides and stains specimens; classifies slides and presents unusual cells to pathologist.
• Prepares solutions and maintains inventory of supplies; reorders as required.
• Provides technical instruction and guidance to cytology students; reviews slides screened by students; assists training of new employees.
• Receives specimens; observes asepsis to prevent infection and contamination.
• Reviews patient history and maintains files of slides, diagnoses and laboratory reports.

Skills

Cytology

Education

Bachelor's degree

ASCP/CAAHEP Cytology training (1 year)

Tools

Centrifuge

Slides

Stains

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:

Performs specialized and complex technical tasks in screening slides of clinical specimens to detect evidence of cancer or other pathological or diseased conditions. Duties include marking abnormalities, recording diagnosis, an filing cases for subsequent review with pathologist.

Responsibilities:

1. Complies listing of patients for follow-up analysis of specimens. Prepares and analyzes subsequent specimens for cell changes and reports findings to pathologist.
2. Filters and spins fluids (centrifuge), prepares slides and stains specimens. Classifies slides, records classification, and presents slides with unusual cell structures to pathologist for further examination.
3. Prepares various solutions as required maintains inventory of supplies reorders as required.
4. Provides technical instruction and guidance to cytology students, reviews slides screened by students assists in training of new employees.
5. Receives blood/fluid specimens sent to the laboratory or collects specimens from patients observing strict principles of asepsis and anti-sepsis to prevent infection of patients and contamination of specimens.
6. Reviews patient history for each case maintains files of slides, diagnoses and laboratory reports.

Other Information

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and completion of a one (1) year training program in an American Society for Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) or Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program (CAAHEP) accredited school of Cytology.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• CT(ASC) certified by the ASCP Board of Certification (BOC) within one year of hire date.

Professional Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and completion of a one (1) year training program in an American Society for Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) or Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program (CAAHEP) accredited school of Cytology, no years of experience required.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex Anatomic Pathology

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$33.37 - $47.97 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities.