Mohs Histotechnologist

MaineGeneral Health; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Augusta, Maine is seeking a Mohs Histotechnologist to support a busy Mohs practice. Responsibilities include providing high-quality stained slides for surgical procedures and maintaining processing equipment. Ideal candidates will have certification as a Histotechnologist. This role offers a supportive environment with a strong emphasis on employee wellness through various benefits.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Generous earned time plan

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement

401(a) and 403(b) retirement contributions

Short-term and long-term disability insurance

Qualifications

• Certification required within 2 years of hire.
• Proficient computer skills, attention to detail, and teamwork essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality routine stained slides to Mohs surgeon.
• Embed and section processed tissue sections to produce slides.
• Maintain work area and equipment used for processing specimens.
• Order, receive, and track specimens in the department's information system.

Skills

Proficient Computer Skills

Multi-tasking

Flexibility

Organization

Attention to Detail

Professionalism

Team player

Education

Certification as a Histotechnologist (HTL) or Histotechnician (HT)

Job description

Overview

MaineGeneral Health. We’re With You. Be With Us

MaineGeneral Health is a comprehensive non-profit system with the mission of enhancing, every day, the health of our patients, our families and our communities.

If you are looking for the opportunity to support your friends, family, and your community through your work at MaineGeneral Health...Come be with us.

The Role

The Role: Mohs Histotechnologist

Whether you’re currently practicing or a new grad, this is a great opportunity to join a very busy Mohs practice

The Opportunity

The Opportunity: This team genuinely takes pride in providing the best patient care, utilizing the most advanced, precise and effective treatment for skin cancer. It is people first, both patient and employee!

The Work

Working closely with our Mohs surgeon you will;

• Provide high quality routine Hematoxylin and Eosin, immunohistochemically stained slides to Mohs surgeon for routine or complex margin assessment.
• Embed and section processed tissue sections to produce slides. Section frozen tissue to produce slides during surgical procedures.
• Order, receive, access, and track specimens in the department's information system(s).
• Maintain immediate work area and equipment used for embedding and sectioning specimens.
• Maintain processing equipment, stainers and solutions used in processes.

You Have

• Certification as a Histotechnologist (HTL) or Histotechnician (HT) by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) preferred upon hire or required within 2 years of hire.
• Proficient Computer Skills, Multi-tasking, Flexibility, Organization, Attention to Detail, Professionalism, Team player!

Hours 32 per week

Exempt No

Benefits

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

• We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
• Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
• A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

• An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.
• Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
• We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
• Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
• We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.

Career Mobility:

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at [phone] .