Histology Lead: Team Mentoring & Specimen Prep (Day Shift)

Inova Health System; Fairfax (VA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement match

Education assistance

Student loans

Mental health support

Work-life balance

Job summary

Inova Health System's Inova Central Lab is seeking a Histology Assistant Lead to join our team on a full-time day shift (6:00am-2:30pm). The role focuses on leading histology clerical tasks, specimen processing, and mentoring staff in the gross room.

You will work with Cytology prep and maintain equipment quality, performing staining and quality checks to support accurate diagnoses by Cytologist/Pathologist.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• 3 years of Histology experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs clerical and computer tasks to support the quality operations of the department.
• Trains and mentors healthcare personnel in the gross room.
• Obtains and processes pathology specimens with proper identification and assists with maintenance of laboratory equipment to ensure quality preparation of all specimens.
• Processes, prepares, and stains cytology specimens to ensure quality results and accurate diagnosis by the Cytologist/Pathologist.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Mentorship

Histology

Quality control

Cytology prep

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Microscopy equipment

Job description

Inova Health System's Inova Central Lab is seeking a Histology Assistant Lead to join our team on a full-time day shift (6:00am-2:30pm). The role focuses on leading histology clerical tasks, specimen processing, and mentoring staff in the gross room.

You will work with Cytology prep and maintain equipment quality, performing staining and quality checks to support accurate diagnoses by Cytologist/Pathologist.