Job Title
Histology Technologist II - Anatomic Pathology - Full Time - Days
Category
Laboratory
Organizational Unit
ProMedica -> ProMedica Toledo Hospital (TH) -> The Toledo Hospital PCCS (C) -> Anatomic Pathology (7314)
Location
Toledo, OH 43606 US (Primary)
Job Description
ProMedica Toledo Hospital is one of the largest acute-care facilities in the region. Our 794-bed hospital is staffed by more than 4,800 professional healthcare employees who serve a 27-county area throughout northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. We also have the area's largest board-certified medical staff, which is made up of more than 1,000 primary care and specialty physicians. Excellent customer service skills and the ability to work in a fast paced environment are a must. In addition, for 15 consecutive years, residents of Greater Toledo have named us the Consumer Choice Award winner in our market. In fact, we're the only hospital in northwest Ohio to receive this honor.
Performs both routine and complex histologic techniques i.e., histochemistry,
immunohistochemistry in-situ hybridization and immunofluorescence on tissue samples for
microscopic examination by a pathologist to diagnose disease.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
*All duties listed below are essential unless noted otherwise*
1. Performs all routine tissue preparation including routine cutting, embedding, slide
preparation and staining using established departmental policies and procedures.
2. Following prescribed protocol with adequate orientation, performs special procedures which
require a complex network of steps and variables as well as all of the routine and repetitive
tests in a high-volume anatomic pathology laboratory.
3. Recognizes problems, identifies the cause (i.e., technical, instrumental, or physiological) and
determines solutions following established departmental policies and procedures.
4. Assists the pathologist in making various examinations on submitted tissue specimens and
collection and processing of tissue biopsies.
5. Performs, records, and maintains accurate quality control records.
6. Participates in establishing and monitoring quality assurance programs in the laboratory.
7. Maintains established hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality
assurance, safety, and infection control.
8. Complies with requirements of accreditation and regulatory agencies by attending
mandatory in-services and continuing laboratory education and participating in continuous
quality improvement.
9. Instructs new associates or students as required.
10. Maintains and upgrades personal professional development.
11. May act as a team leader as assigned in the absence of supervisor. Serves as a resource for
department.
12. Participates in the design, preparation, and annual updating of procedure manuals.
13. Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
Education: Associate's with a combination of 12 semester hours in biology and chemistry (must
include credit hours in both), which may be obtained within, or in addition to, the associate degree
OR Bachelor's with a combination of 30 semester hours in biology and chemistry (must include
credit hours in both), which may be obtained within, or in addition to, the baccalaureate degree.
Certification: HTL(ASCP) or HT(ASCP)
WORKING CONDITIONS
Personal Protective Equipment: Must be prepared to wear when necessary.
Physical Demands: Must be able to tolerate exposure to disease bearing specimens, odorous
chemicals, carcinogens mutagens, low-level radiation, electrical hazards, and flammable liquids.
Must be able to move about laboratory and between workstations. Must be able to occasionally
move, lift and/or carry lightweight materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds up to 5% of
the time.
ProMedica is a mission-based, not-for-profit integrated healthcare organizational headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. For more information, please visit www.promedica.org/about-promedica
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, citizenship, familial or marital status, genetics, or any other legally protected category. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a job with ProMedica, please contact employment@promedica.org
Employee Exemption Type
Non-Exempt
Job Type
Full Time
Budgeted Hours / Pay Period
80
Shift Type
Days
Shift Hours
Weekends
On-call Requirements
Call Required
Additional Schedule Details
On Call 1 Saturday every 5 weeks