Histotechnician/Histotechnologist

University Hospitals Pain Management; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate +$2 incentive

Sign on bonus

Free parking

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

University Hospitals Pain Management is seeking a Histotechnician to prepare tissue specimens for surgical pathology, embedding, cutting, and staining using automated or manual methods. This role emphasizes accuracy, adherence to policies, and collaboration with team members in a fast-paced hospital lab environment.

Benefits include competitive hourly pay with a $2/hour incentive, a sign-on bonus, free parking, and tuition reimbursement, with duties spanning pre-analytic, analytic, and

Responsibilities

• Performs embedding and cutting on biopsies and large surgical specimens, meeting quality and productivity standards.
• Follows lab policies and procedures to perform moderate complexity testing.
• Maintains and demonstrates competency assessment in all assigned areas for pre-analytic, analytic and post-analytic processes.
• Maintains, troubleshoots, and documents laboratory equipment failures.
• Completes all assigned mandatory assignments within allowed timelines.
• Demonstrates clear communication with team members to optimize laboratory operations.
• Actively participates in departmental projects; contributes positively to department environment/initiatives.
• Contributes to a positive work environment.
• Takes responsibility for self-development.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain PHI for our patients.

Job description

Joining our team comes with several benefits, including:

• Competitive hourly rate +$2 per hourincentive pay
• Sign on bonus
• Free parking
• Tuition reimbursement

A Brief Overview

The Histotechnician prepares tissue specimens for surgical pathology examination. This includes evaluating the acceptability of the specimens, properly embedding the processed tissue, cutting/sectioning the specimens, and staining the slides using automated or manual methods.

What You Will Do

• Performs embedding and cutting on both biopsies and large surgical specimens, while consistently meeting quality and productivity standards.
• Follows lab policies and procedures to perform moderate complexity testing
• Maintains and demonstrates competency assessment in all assigned areas to accurately and efficiently perform pre-analytical, analytical and post analytical processes for laboratory testing.
• Maintains, troubleshoots, and documents laboratory equipment failures.
• Completes all assigned mandatory assignments within allowed timelines.
• Demonstrates clear communication with team members to optimize laboratory operations.
• Actively participates in departmental projects; contributes positively to department environment/initiatives.
• Contributes to a positive work environment.
• Takes responsibility for self-development.

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.