What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Cytotechnologist position at Cambay Healthcare LLC?
Job Summary
As a Cytotechnologist, you will play a crucial role in examining cellular samples to detect early signs of disease, particularly cancer. Your expertise will contribute to accurate diagnoses and patient care.
Job Title : Travel Cytologist
Specialty **: Cytotech Lab
Location : Tyler, TX 75701
Shift : 8H Days M-F 8A-4:30P
Contract : 13 weeks(with possible extension)
Requirements:
- Must have experience in Cytotech and be proficient in non-GYN along with normal GYN screening
- ASCP CT
- BLS
Duties
- Operates staining equipment, ThinPrep equipment, coverslippers and other AP equipment to provide quality slides for examinations.
- Performs manual stains, as needed, to provide quality slides for examinations.
- Assists Pathologists with fine needle aspirations.
- Using the microscope and stained slides, identifies and mark all unusual findings in the specimen using accepted morphologic criteria.
- Examines and evaluates the cell sample for the presence or absence of normal/abnormal cellular patterns; assesses malignant, pre-malignant, inflammatory, and benign changes.
- Refers to cellular changes that meet guidelines for supervisor and/or pathologist review.
- Quality Control / Improvement: performs analysis and records QC according to policy and procedure following CLIA, CAP, and Joint Commission guidelines and standards.
- Maintenance/Lab Management: performs established daily and periodic preventative maintenance with documentation; troubleshoots minor problems and initiates service calls as needed; orders and restocks supplies/reagents; reviews policy & procedure manual; dates reagents and discards expired reagents.
- Continuing Education/Development: attends, reads, or listens by tape to material of 10-12 in-house educational programs yearly; trains new staff in practices
- Completes tasks or special projects within the time frame as assigned, or as requested by Supervisors, Managers, or Directors.
- Accreditation: follows CAP, AABB, Compliance, CLIA, JCAHO, and OSHA standards and prepares/participates in all applicable inspections.
- Follows established protocols for safety, infection control, security, compliance, and the use of hazardous materials.
Job Types: Contract, Travel healthcare, Temporary
Pay: $2,227.00 - $2,450.00 per week
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Cytotechnology: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- CT (ASCP) (Required)
- BLS Certification (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $2,227 - $2,450
