Careers

Our Mission

We are committed to fully satisfying our customer’s needs by continuous development of a team whose abilities and service-orientated attitude will provide medical care and services of the highest quality and with the utmost courtesy and efficiency.

Job Openings

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 3 AM – 11:30 PM
Compensation: Negotiable, plus benefits
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JOB REQUIREMENTS:

  • B.S. Science Degree
  • ASCP Certification in HT
  • 5 years of HT experience including immunohistochemistry
  • Medical Laboratory experience

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Grossing if applicable
  • Process tissue
  • Embed processed tissue into paraffin blocks
  • Prepare slides for H&E and special stain
  • Cut (microtomy) embedded tissue using rotary microtome
  • Make slides cut blocks for re-cuts, special; stains, immunohistochemistry (IHC)
  • Cutting deepers and re-cut requests
  • Staining slides manually and using the automated slide stainer (Immunohistochemistry and special stains)
  • Filter Hematoxylin stain, run and examine H&E test/control slide to ensure tissue and reagent preparation meets the lab requirements
  • Label slides for QC
  • Maintain stains (make sure stains are not expired)
  • Deparaffinize, hydrate slides for specials and IHC’s
  • Do heat induced epitope retrieval (HIER) for IHC’s
  • Set up and load slides in the IHC stainer
  • Order and validate antibodies (Ab’s)
  • Hand stain all cytology slides
  • Quality Control
  • Correct accession error
  • Slides and blocks
  • Cleaning
  • Clean microtome /embedding area
  • Clean, change rotate solutions in the processor for tissue
  • Clean and maintain the lab instruments (water baths automated slide stainer, IHC stainer, cover slipper, tissue processors and distillation unit)
  • Clean paraffin pot
  • Disinfect working area daily
  • Communicate and problem solve daily work with Dominican Hospital
  • Prepare solutions
  • Write and type labels for all slides (specials, immunos and re-cuts)
  • Coverslipping of stained slides
  • Compare the number of blocks with the grossing log sheets
  • Prepare eosin stain
  • Distribute slides (in house) after QC
  • Get priority/non-priority slides ready for couriers
  • Assist others as needed
  • Complete daily log sheet and submit the monthly report
  • Follow ups on temperature records, equipment maintenance logs and safety equipment logs
  • Assist pathologist in preparing surgical specimen (grossing)
  • Troubleshoot lab equipment
  • Answers telephone, fills client stain or recut requests and solves problems
  • Files blocks, slides and other records as needed.
  • If available, cover the night crew
  • Assist in opening and labeling specimen containers/cassettes (PM shift)

PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS:

  • Ability to stand, walk and sit for long periods of time
  • Ability to lift, open and move objects
  • Ability to practice strict safety precautions when handling biological specimens, chemicals, hazardous waste, sharp and pointed instruments
  • Ability to perform laboratory procedures accurately and quickly under stressful conditions and to adapt to changing situations
  • Ability to exercise independent judgment, to think logically in the performance of one’s duties and to accept constructive criticism
  • Ability to organize, prioritize and assume responsibility for one’s work
  • Ability to maintain patient confidentiality and to exercise ethical judgment, integrity, honesty, dependability and accountability in the performance of one’s laboratory responsibilities