Histology Support Tech II — Day Shift, Fast-Paced Lab

CentraState Healthcare System, Inc.; Freehold (NJ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Prescription coverage

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability

401(k) Retirement Plan

Job summary

CentraState Healthcare System in Freehold, NJ is seeking a full-time Pathology Support Technician for the day shift. The technician processes and prepares frozen section slides for rapid diagnosis, accepts and accessiones samples, performs data entry, and prepares specimens for courier transport.

Responsibilities include equipment maintenance, inventory management, and handling of slides within the lab system.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Applied Science (A.A.S.) required.
• Previous experience in a histology laboratory or clinical laboratory strongly preferred.
• ASCP registration preferred.
• Strong professional, organizational, and interpersonal skills to effectively relate with all members of the healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Prepares tissues for examination by pathologist. Fixes, embeds, cuts, stains and mounts tissue sections from surgical diagnostic cases and from autopsies.
• Prepares cytology specimens for examination using the correct cyto prep method. Operates Thin Prep instruments.
• Stains slides for Pathology review.
• Prepares frozen section specimens, with slides available to pathologist within 15 minutes of receipt.
• Participates in section quality control testing, documentation and corrective action.
• Maintains Histology equipment.
• Completes assigned responsibilities in section prior to end of shift.
• Accurately accessions, collects, and labels specimens into lab computer.
• Troubleshoots any related errors and does corrective action.
• Prepares specimens for Send Out testing with requisitions, insurance information, slide cutting, tracking and documentation.

Education

Associate Degree in Applied Science (A.A.S.)

Job description

CentraState Healthcare System in Freehold, NJ is seeking a full-time Pathology Support Technician for the day shift. The technician processes and prepares frozen section slides for rapid diagnosis, accepts and accessiones samples, performs data entry, and prepares specimens for courier transport.

Responsibilities include equipment maintenance, inventory management, and handling of slides within the lab system.