Histotechnician II
Listed on 2026-09-20
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Healthcare
Medical Technologist & Lab Technician
Job Type:Regular Scheduled
Hours:
40
Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare
zabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork.
Our associates are the heart of everything we do.
Benefits That Support You
We invest in you — personally and professionally.
Enjoy:
- Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
- Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
- Retirement savings with employer match
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
- Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
- Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility
Job Summary:Prepares surgical and autopsy tissue specimens for diagnostic microscopic examination.
Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.
Job Description:
- Use HIS & LIS computer systems to review ordered tests, order/cancel tests, document QC, and track specimens.
- Performs routine histology duties including tissue processing, embedding, microtomy, and slide staining/cover slipping.
- Files and retrieves paraffin embedded blocks. Performs recut procedures as directed. Prepares blocks/slides for send-out.
- Keeps records of preventive maintenance on equipment and quality control to meet the organization’s continuing quality improvement standards.
- Enhances professional growth and development of self, department staff, other hospital personnel, community, and students by participation in continuing education, and in-service training and the School of Medical Technology.
- Implements ICARE principles using communication skills and human relations to promote quality patient care and productive working environment.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education, Credentials, Licenses:
HS Diploma
ASCP Registered Histotechnician
Kind and Length of
Experience:
Minimum 2 years of clinical laboratory experience and at least 6 months of Anatomic Pathology experience.
DESIRABLE
60 semester hours of academic credit including 12 semester hours of biology and chemistry.
Two years’ experience in fixation, embedding, microtomy, tissue processing, staining, and histology operations.
FLSA Status:Non-Exempt
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