What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cytotechnologist-Histology Department position at Inova Health System?
Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Cytotechnologist to join the team! This role will be Full Time, Full Time, Day Shifts: Monday-Friday, Hours: May vary
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
- Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.
Job Responsibilities
- Possesses the ability to take appropriate corrective action in situations involving quality control and instrumentation.
- Maintains the overall efficient operation of the department by adhering to technical and scientific standards.
- Maintains supply inventory, submits purchase requests with cost effectiveness in mind and strives to decrease cost per billable tests.
- Works closely with sales/client services on the management of existing accounts and marketing of new accounts while meeting with prospective clients to answer technical questions and provide information.
- Correctly evaluates and predicts a cytologic diagnosis based on the cellular sample.
- Identifies unacceptable specimens with written documentation and contacts patients' physician or nurse for possible recollection.
- Other duties as assigned.
Additional Requirements:
- Working Hours: Full Time, Day Shifts: Monday-Friday, Hours: May vary
- Minimum Education: Associate's Degree with at least 12 semester hours in science, eight of which are biology
- Years of Experience: No experience required.
- Certification: Cytotechnologist registry with the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP)
#LI-AL1
As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.
Salary : $5,250
