Senior Histologist, Anatomic Pathology - FT - Night

Cedars-Sinai; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles seeks a Senior Histologist to perform routine and complex histology procedures under supervision of licensed pathologists. You will operate and maintain tissue processing equipment, prepare samples, and ensure quality control in daily workflows.

Work with pathologists on sub-specialty services, document non-conforming events, and support lab operations with accuracy and sensitivity to patient populations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED; an AA in Histology or equivalent is preferred.
• ASCP Histology certification preferred.
• Minimum 3 years' histopathology laboratory experience under supervision of a licensed pathologist.

Responsibilities

• Embed tissue in paraffin and cut tissue blocks to produce glass slides.
• Operate and maintain laboratory equipment such as tissue processors and microtomes.
• Document quality control results and participate in preventive maintenance.
• Prepare solutions/reagents and maintain tissue blocks/slide records.
• Assist with sub-specialty services (renal, muscle, liver) as needed.
• Daily instrument/reagent/buffer function verification and documentation as per procedures.
• Identify specimens with two identifiers to ensure safety and quality.
• Document Non-Conforming Events and initiate corrective actions.
• Work with pathologists to address sub-specialty service needs.

Skills

Histology

Quality control

Laboratory procedures

Education

High School Diploma/GED

AA degree / Histology program

ASCP Histology Certification (preferred)

Tools

Tissue Processor

Microtome

Cryostat

Job description

Job Description

Make a difference every single day!

At Cedars‑Sinai, we're motivated by a collective spirit of innovation and the challenge to continuously improve. Above all, we share a real passion for helping others. Day after day, from department to department, our people give their all to create a community unlike any other. This is just one of the many reasons U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals—and now we invite you to join us and make a difference every single day in service of this outstanding work – excellence and innovation in patient care, research, and community service. From working with a team of dedicated professionals to using state‑of‑the‑art facilities, you’ll have great resources to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others.

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What will you be doing in this role?

The Senior Histologist functions with minimal direction from supervisory personnel. Responsibilities include performing routine and technically complex laboratory procedures requiring advanced cognitive, manipulative, and problem‑solving skills. The Senior Histologist's activities include operating and maintaining laboratory equipment, monitoring, and evaluating the quality of tissue processing, verifying, and evaluating quality control results, and resolving technical and quality control problems. Additional duties include general and administrative support functions necessary for the routine operation of the laboratory. Performs all job duties with sensitivity and attention to the developmental issues of the patient population(s) being served.

• Embed tissue in paraffin or other media, cuts tissue block using specialized equipment to produce glass slides, and stains slides with tissue using automated instrument or manual process.
• Operates temperature monitoring system and documents corrective action.
• Operates and maintains laboratory equipment such as tissue processors, embedding centers, microtomes, cryostats, automated stainers, ovens, fridges, freezers, incubators, and other select equipment.
• Attends to routine operational and support functions such as preparing solutions/reagents/buffers, stocking supplies, disposing of reagents and hazardous materials, and maintaining and storing tissue blocks/slide samples and records.
• Performs subspecialty service that requires specialized training and technique e.g., renal, muscle, liver biopsies.
• Performs daily instrument/equipment/reagent/buffer function verification and documents daily in preventive maintenance logs, according to establish policies and procedures.
• Uses, follows, and documents appropriate standards for test methodology quality controls.
• Accurately identifies specimens and labels samples completely, using at least two identifiers, at each step of the laboratory process to ensure patient/specimen safety and quality outcomes.
• Documents Non‑Conforming Events (NCEs), initiate problem‑solving activities, resolve discrepancies, and take corrective action procedures.
• Documents review new/existing policies and procedures to keep abreast of changes.Supports implementation of new processes.
• Recognizes basic and complex problems in test methodology, quality control and instrument troubleshooting, initiates problem‑solving activities and corrective action procedures.
• Performs parallel shipment (lot verification) testing. Assist with control tissue identification and selection.
• Works directly with pathologists to address sub‑specialty services needs.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED, AAdegree from an accredited Histology Training Program or equivalent is preferred.
• Histo Certificate (ASCP) is preferred.
• Three (3) years of experience in histopathology laboratory under supervision of a licensed pathologist and certified histologist.