Histotechnologist

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Career Development

Joining Advent Health is about being part of something bigger. Its about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. Advent Health is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team.

All while understanding that together we are even better.

Monday through Friday 830am- 5pm

Shift :
Day

Location : 100 Hospital Drive, Hendersonville, NC 28792

The community you'll be caring for: Advent Health Hendersonville

• Convenient access, with locations across Western North Carolina
• Beautiful mountain scenery
• Historic towns and cities full of specialty shops, art galleries and unique restaurants

Assists at patient bedside for Fine Needle Aspirations. May prepare and process cytology specimens for staining and examination by pathologists. Operates, maintains, and troubleshoots instrumentation for safe routine operations. Orders and maintains sufficient inventory of supplies in the section. Follows appropriate safety policies including the appropriate use of PPE, handwashing, and hazardous chemical handling. Demonstrates understanding and adheres to Chemical Hygiene plan and Infection Control policies.

May include transport of hazardous waste from the point of generation to a designated secure storage area; employee will be required to complete initial training (prior to handling hazardous waste) and refresher training to include proper handling and transport of hazardous waste, and proper selection, use and disposal of personal protective equipment. May receive and accession tissue samples into the lab computer system, ensuring accuracy of paperwork.

May process and prepare samples for both send-out and in-house testing. Prepares cassettes, processes, embeds, cuts tissues, and prepares slides. Performs immunohistochemical staining, documents quality control, and maintains instrumentation and supplies. Conducts analytical activities related to specimen processing, embedding, microtomy, routine and special histologic staining, frozen sectioning, cover slipping, and handling of irreplaceable tissue, surgical, and body fluid specimens. May act as a preceptor for new employees and histology students/interns while providing leadership and mentoring to histotechnicians, histotechnologists, and laboratory support staff.

Files and maintains Histology and Cytology Blocks and slides. Utilizes the lab computer system to accession and bill all section specimens. May manage tissue disposal and waste

• Responsible for assisting in the daily operations of the laboratory.
• Performs all basic histology functions in the preparation of tissue samples for examination, including embedding, cutting, staining, and frozen sections.
• Processes specimens for pathologic diagnosis, tissue fixation, and preparing slides for microscopic examination.
• Participates in quality control, quality assurance, and training new staff.
• Oversees the day-to-day operations of the lab in the absence of a Supervisor, ensuring adherence to clinical laboratory standards and regulations. Responsibilities include performing competency-validated procedures ordered by appropriate medical staff and physicians, contributing to the accurate and timely diagnosis and treatment of patients.

Bachelor's in a chemical, biological, clinical or medical laboratory science, or medical technology from an accredited institution OR education equivalency with 24 semester hours of medical laboratory technology courses; OR 24 semester hours of science courses that include: 6 semester hours of chemistry, 6 semester hours of biology; and 12 semester hours of chemistry, biology, or medical laboratory technology in any combination;

AND have a laboratory training program that includes: completion of a clinical laboratory training program approved or accredited by the ABHES or the CAAHEP (this training may be included in the 60 semester...

Category: Laboratory

Organization: Advent Health Hendersonville

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: 1 - Day

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.