Cytotechnologist - Rex Anatomic Pathology

UNC Health; United States; On-site; USD 47,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Raleigh, NC seeks a Cytology Technician to screen clinical slides for cancer and other abnormal changes. You will mark abnormalities, document diagnoses, and file cases for pathologist review.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in cytology and completion of an ASCP/CAAHEP-accredited program, with CT(ASC) certification within one year of hire. This is a full-time onsite role with 40 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and completion of ASCP/CAAHEP-accredited cytology program within 1 year.
• CT(ASC) certification within 1 year of hire.
• No prior 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, prepares slides and stains specimens; classifies slides for review by pathologist.
• Provides guidance to cytology students and helps train new employees.
• Receives specimens, observing asepsis to prevent infection and contamination.
• Reviews patient history and maintains slide and report files.

Skills

Cytology screening

Slide preparation

Record keeping

Pathology support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cytology-related field

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

• 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.