Histology Aide

SSM Health; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital – Madison in Wisconsin is seeking a histology aide to assist with preparing, handling, and organizing tissue specimens in the histology laboratory.

Under direct supervision, you will support histologists and pathologists, enter orders, and perform clerical duties while maintaining safety and quality standards on the day shift.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Experience with histology or laboratory work is not required.
• Proficiency with basic computer systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Retrieve, label, process, and preserve tissue specimens.
• May cut and chemically stain specimens.
• Enter orders into computer system.
• Clean and maintain laboratory supplies and work area.
• Perform calibration and troubleshooting on testing systems and instruments.
• Update statistical records, labels, and schedules processing runs.
• May perform general clerical duties such as answering the phone, filing, and registering patients.
• Work in a constant state of alertness and safety.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

High School diploma/GED

10 years of work experience

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

WI-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison

Worker Type

Regular

Job Highlights

Join a team where your work matters every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

In this role, you can expect to assist with preparing, handling, and organizing tissue specimens within the histology laboratory. You’ll play an important part in supporting quality laboratory results that contribute to effective patient care.

Department

Laboratory - Surgical Pathology

Schedule

40 hours per week on the day shift

Job Summary

Under direct supervision, and following established policies and procedures, the histology aide assists histologists and pathologists obtain and analyze tissue specimens from patients in order to diagnose and treat diseases. This position performs both technical and clerical functions. Histology is the study of the form of structures seen under the microscope.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assists histologists and pathologists staff by retrieving, labeling, processing and preserving tissue specimens.
• May cut and chemically stain specimens.
• Adheres to specimen collection procedures and specimen requirements and performs quality control.
• Enters orders into computer system.
• Cleans and maintains laboratory supplies and work area.
• Performs calibration and troubleshooting on testing systems and instruments.
• Updates statistical records, labels tubes, and schedules processing runs.
• May perform general clerical duties such as answering the phone, filing, and registering patients.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

Experience

• No experience required

Physical Requirements

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

Required Professional License And/Or Certifications

• None

Department

3407000007 Lab - Surgical Path

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

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