Histology Technician

Arbor-Women’s Health Elevated is the largest privately owned, exclusively focused, full-service women’s health diagnostics company in the U.S., featuring a broad and growing portfolio of products. We are elevating women's health and creating novel technology-based solutions that allow healthcare providers to devote more time to their patients. Diagnostics services include anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, cytopathology, molecular pathology, microbiology, and genetic testing. Arbor is uniquely positioned to develop services and solutions tailored to meet the needs of a women’s health practice. Every solution is created to uniquely support women’s health providers and their patients. Learn More at www.arbordiagnostics.org.

Job Summary:
The Histology Technician will perform various techniques on patient tissue specimens for microscope examination and analysis by a pathologist.

Travel and Hours:
•    This position is full-time
•    No travel is required with this position
•    Monday – Friday, (4:00a – 12:30p OR 6:00a – 2:30p)

Duties/Responsibilities:
•    Follow the laboratory’s procedures for specimen handling and processing, reporting, and maintaining records of patient test results.
•    Perform embedding, microtomy, and staining techniques of patient samples.
•    If qualified under CLIA regulations, the employee may perform grossing, as needed.
•    Accession surgical specimens, as needed.
•    Maintain proficiency and competency in performance for the testing menu of the department.
•    Follow the laboratory’s established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory’s established acceptable levels of performance.
•    Be capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either must correct the problem or immediately notify the general supervisor, technical supervisor, clinical consultant, or director.
•    Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specification.
•    Participate in regulatory agency inspection readiness and onsite inspections.
 

Required Skills/Abilities:
•    Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
•    Ability to management multiple priorities
•    Excellent attention to detail
•    Ability to work in a team environment
•    Willingness to maintain confidential information
•    Must be analyzed for color perception

Education and Experience:
•    Minimum one year experience working as a Histology Technician

Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
•    employee is regularly required to talk or hear
•    employee frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms
•    employee is occasionally required to lift office products and supplies, up to 25 pounds.

Other duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Affirmative Action/EEO statement
It is the policy of Arbor Diagnostics to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.