Histology Technical Specialist - Team Lead

UVM Health Network - Central Vermont Medical Center; Berlin (VT); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Job summary

UVM Health Network - Central Vermont Medical Center is seeking a histology laboratory supervisor to oversee laboratory and administrative staff in Berlin, VT. The role includes training, performance reviews, and developing procedures while ensuring quality control.

You will work with the Pathologist to review slides, troubleshoot instruments, and ensure proper processing, staining, and description of biopsies according to protocol. Relocation assistance is available for qualified applicants.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in Histotechnology or equivalent.
• Bachelors in Histotechnology preferred or ASCP HTL eligible.
• MLS with HTL certification within two years of hire preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise histology laboratory and administrative assistant staff.
• Train new personnel and conduct performance evaluations.
• Develop new procedures; evaluate equipment and reagents.
• Recognize abnormal results, troubleshoot instrument problems and QC issues.
• Review slides with Pathologist; log in, label, process specimens, embed, cut, stain, and describe small biopsies as per protocol.

Skills

Supervision

Training

Quality control

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Education

Associates HT (ASCP) or eligible

Bachelors HTL (ASCP) or eligible

MLS (ASCP) with HTL cert within 2 years of hire

Tools

Histology equipment

Job description

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Job Description:

Responsible for the supervision of the histology laboratory and administrative assistant personnel. Responsible for training new personnel. Responsible for performance evaluations in lead area. Responsible for development of new procedures and evaluation of new equipment and reagents. Recognizes abnormal results, troubleshoots instrument problems and recognizes quality control problems. Routinely reviews slides with Pathologist. Duties also include logging in, labeling and processing specimens, embedding, paraffin microtomy, cryostat microtomy, non-gynecological specimen processing, staining of slides, performing special stains and performing gross description of small biopsies according to protocol.

Education:

• 1. Associates Degree, HT (ASCP) or eligible.
• 2. Bachelors Degree, HTL (ASCP) or eligible.
• 3. MLS (ASCP) with successful completion of Histotechnology training course and HTL (ASCP) certification within two years of hire.

Experience:

5 years

Relocation:

Relocation package is available to qualified applicants. Additional terms and conditions apply.

Learn More:

About the lab: https://youtu.be/zHcccfAA22g?si=PGjCRHe3bx-3hkNP

We are CVMC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw88cCmq_3o