What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cytotechnologist position at Kings Daughters Hospital And Health Services?
JOB SUMMARY
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Detects malignant and premalignant conditions which are used for treatment and diagnosis of disease, disorder, etc. of body fluid by performing required duties and responsibilities.
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Assigns each gynecologic specimen an accession number upon receipt in the department and is responsible for data entry in the computer system
Overall performance rating of below indicated essential job duties:
Stains and coverslips all gynecological and non-gynecological slides
Maintains gynecologic and non-gynecologic staining set ups
Changes, rotates and filters solutions as needed
Documents staining quality control on monthly records.
Makes Saccomanno Cytology Fixative and graded alcohols as needed
Maintains supplies needed for OB-GYN office and documents outgoing supplies
Performs STAT testing within the established turn-around guidelines and responds to demands for information regarding patients test results as requested
Maintains high level of confidentiality
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Minimum requirement:
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Bachelor of Science degree in Cytotechnology Science required
ASCP (American Society for Clinical Pathology) Cytotechnologist certification or equivalent required.
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This job operates in a professional medical laboratory environment.
Regularly works near moving mechanical parts
Regularly exposed to blood and/or body fluids and infection.
Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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Occasionally required to maintain a stationary position (standing or sitting)
Frequently required to walk and move about
Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment
Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices
Regularly required to communicate with physicians and other care team requiring talking and hearing
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
