Job Functions Duties Responsibilities and Position Qualifications:
Quality is in our DNA is it in yours
You put the pro in medical laboratory professional. Youve got problemsolving instincts a passion for patient care and the technical training to deliver quality results. Youre also looking for great benefits the support of an allstar team and an opportunity to grow your career.
Join our front line of #HealthcareHeroes! Our mission is to advance the health and wellbeing of our communities as a leader in clinical laboratory solutions.
As a Grossing Technician you will be in lab professional role preparing histologic slides from human tissue sections for microscopic examination and diagnosis by Pathologist.
Location: Phoenix Arizona
Days: Monday Friday
Hours: 2:00 pm 10:30 pm
Fulltime: Benefit Eligible
Responsibilities:
- Prepares sections of human tissue for microscopic examination and patient diagnosis using techniques to gross (dissect tissue) noncomplex tissue specimens
- May embed (orient specimen in paraffin block)
- Section (cut thin sections of tissue) stain (enhance contrast of tissue and highlight specific features of interest with routine hematoxylin and eosin stains) and mount tissue (adhere tissue onto glass slides) from surgical procedures
- Performs recuts and additional stains including manual special stain and automated immunohistochemistry stains
- Operates and performs maintenance on laboratory equipment including tissue processors embedding stations automated H&E stainer and film cover slipper microtomes and IHC strainers.
Requirements:
- Bachelor Degree in the field of Laboratory Science or equivalent under the 1988 Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) guidelines of high complexity testing.
- 3 years full time grossing experience is preferred.
- Eligible for State licensure
- Completion of a Histology program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) or minimum of one 1 year experience as a Histology Technician and competent in the areas of embedding microtomy grossing (preferred) special stains and immunohistochemistry
- Successful completion of a visual color discrimination test
- Ability to work efficiently and produce high quality slides
Well give you:
- Appreciation for your work
- A feeling of satisfaction that youve helped people
- Opportunity to grow in your profession
- Free lab services for you and your dependents
- Worklife balance including Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Competitive benefits including medical dental and vision insurance
- Help saving for retirement with a 401(k) plus a company match
- A sense of belonging were a community!
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Work Shift:
Job Category:
Laboratory Operations
Company:
Pathology Watch Inc.
Sonic Healthcare USA is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to an inclusive workplace for all employees. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race color sex religion age national origin disability genetics veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
Required Experience:
IC