Histology Aide 1 - FT - Day - Danbury

Northwell Health; Danbury (CT); On-site; USD 23,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Danbury Hospital is seeking a dedicated pathology support professional to ensure the integrity of surgical specimens, accurate accessioning, and efficient workflow in the Pathology Anatomic department.

Responsibilities include registering and tracking specimens, verifying patient data, processing specimens per safety and protocol guidelines, and maintaining supply inventories to support continuous operations.

Qualifications

• Requires a minimum formal education of High School Diploma.
• Associate's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accurately registers patient specimens.
• Accessions specimens, verifies patient ID, physician demographics, clinical information and pertinent history to ensure accurate information for testing & billing.
• Processes specimens in compliance with all applicable procedures & protocols observing all safety & OSHA standards.
• Maintains inventory of supplies to ensure uninterrupted workflow & avoiding costly rush orders.
• Verifies that cases are complete, tracks, and sends to appropriate pathologist or facility.
• Operates, changes and maintains the stainer and cleans excess paraffin from embedded blocks and puts them in numerical order.

Skills

Manual dexterity

Education

High School Diploma

Associate's degree

Job description

DescriptionNorthwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.

Description

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.

Summary

Maintains the integrity of all surgical specimens to aid in the Pathologist's diagnosis of disease.

Responsibilities

• Accurately registers patient specimens.
• Accessions specimens, verifies patient ID, physician demographics, clinical information and pertinent history to ensure accurate information for testing & billing.
• Processes specimens in compliance with all applicable procedures & protocols observing all safety & OSHA standards.
• Achieves the organizations established expectations regarding quality of service, teamwork, customer service, safety, education, & staff development.
• Performs daily section set up to ensure each area is operational & that all areas are clean & in working order including but not limited to accessioning, main lab, grossing rooms, frozen room and waste room.
• Maintains precise quality control is documented for multiple areas of the laboratory.
• Communicates with physicians' offices & clinics, handling requests for information.
• Performs clerical tasks as needed including computer data entry, faxing reports, answering phones, filing slides, blocks and requisitions accurately.
• Maintains inventory of supplies to ensure uninterrupted workflow & avoiding costly rush orders.
• Puts away supplies as they are received.
• Verifies that cases are complete, tracks, and sends to appropriate pathologist or facility.
• Operates, changes and maintains the stainer and cleans excess paraffin from embedded blocks and puts them in numerical order.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Maintains and models the organization's values.
• Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.

Performs Other Duties As Required.

Education Skills Experience

• Requires a minimum formal education of High School Diploma�
• Associate's degree preferred.

Working Conditions

• Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
• Occupation: Some occupational risk
• Physical Effort: Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force
• Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
• Company: Danbury Hospital
• Org Unit: 132
• Department: Pathology Anatomic
• Exempt: No
• Salary Range: $17.00 - $31.36 Hourly