Cytotechnologist - Rex Anatomic Pathology

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 47,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Rex Healthcare in Raleigh, NC, seeks a Cytology Technician to perform specialized cytology screening of clinical slides. Responsibilities include preparing slides, staining, and presenting findings to the pathologist, while maintaining patient records and ensuring aseptic technique.

Qualified candidates hold a Bachelor's degree with a one-year ASCP/CAAHEP cytology training and are eligible for CT(ASC) certification within one year of hire.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and completion of a one-year ASCP/CAAHEP cytology training program.
• 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 to pathologist.
• 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.
• Maintains inventory of supplies and reorders as required.
• Provides technical instruction and guidance to cytology students, assists in training of new employees.
• Receives specimens and ensures asepsis to prevent contamination.

Skills

Slide preparation

Cytology screening

Documentation

Mentoring/teaching

Lab safety

Education

Bachelor's degree + 1-year cytology training (ASCP/CAAHEP accredited)

Tools

Centrifuge

Slide staining

Laboratory equipment

Job description

Job Description

Description

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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, and filing cases for subsequent review with pathologist.

Responsibilities

• Complies listing of patients for follow-up analysis of specimens. Prepares and analyzes subsequent specimens for cell changes and reports findings to pathologist.
• 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.
• Prepares various solutions as required maintains inventory of supplies reorders as required.
• Provides technical instruction and guidance to cytology students, reviews slides screened by students assists in training of new employees.
• 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.
• Reviews patient history for each case maintains files of slides, diagnoses and laboratory reports.

Other Information

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. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [email protected] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.