Histo Technician II - Lab Surgical Pathology
About The Position
BJC HealthCare System is hiring a Full-Time Histotechnician at Missouri Baptist Medical Center (MBMC) - Surgical Pathology Dept $10,000 Automatic Sign On Bonus Eligible!!! Position Details: Day Shift Hours: (Mon-Fri) with a Set Start Time of always 4:30am Flexible schedule! 4 or 5 days per week at 10 or 8-hour shifts starting at 4:30am No weekends & Holidays!!! Embedding, microtomy, IHC, Special Stains, Recuts, Experience: Non-Reg with at least 3 years of Histo (embedding/microtomy) experience will be considered HT - ASCP or ASCP - HTL Embedding, microtomy and IHC experience (preferred) Histology Technician, Histologist, HISTOTECHNICIAN, Histotechnician, Histo Technician, Histology Technician, histotechnician, Histotehnologist, Histotech, Histotechnologist, certified by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), histotechnology Overview Missouri Baptist Medical Center, an acute care hospital in St. Louis County, offers a full continuum of medical and surgical services, including heart care, cancer, women and infants, breast health, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, stroke, therapy, wound and pain management services. The hospital has a 24-hour adult emergency department and cares for pediatric patients at a separate emergency department in collaboration with St. Louis Children's Hospital. Missouri Baptist is the first and only hospital in St. Louis County to be named a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The prestigious designation is the highest credential a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care. This recognition has been accomplished by less than nine percent of hospitals nationwide. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital #2 in the St. Louis metro area. The Clinical Laboratory at Missouri Baptist Medical Center is committed to improving the health and wellness of patients through our expertise in laboratory medicine and strong customer service. The laboratory performs over 1 million tests annually with a focus on providing accurate and timely results and services to patients and the community we serve. The laboratory is fully accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB). Role Purpose Responsible for providing a variety of routine and/or complex tests and procedures on tissue and related surgical specimens submitted for histological examination.
Requirements
- HTL- ASCP or equivalent Certification
- Histo certification
- High School Diploma or GED
- 1 year of experience
Nice To Haves
- Embedding, microtomy and IHC experience (preferred)
- Associate's Degree - Physical/Life Science/related
Responsibilities
- Understands test principles, theory, maintenance, troubleshooting, and operation of all instrumentation in assigned areas.
- Tasks to include, but not limited to, microtomy, embedding, staining, reagent preparation.
- Performs and documents quality controls for all equipment and troubleshoots malfunctioning instrumentation as necessary.
- Performs special stains and immunohisotchemistry, (manual or automated), after reagent preparation.
- Ability to utilize critical thinking skills to perform above tasks and responsibilities.
- Trained to complete tissue gross examination as needed.
- Must meet the High Complexity qualifications as written in CLIA 42CFR493.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance paid for by BJC
- Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
- 401(k) plan with BJC match
- Tuition Assistance available on first day
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
- Adoption assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
