Histology Technologist

St. Johns Riverside Hospital is a leader in providing the highest quality compassionate health care utilizing the latest state-of-the-art medical technology. Serving the Westchester community from Yonkers to the river town communities of Hastings-on-Hudson Ardsley Dobbs Ferry and Irvington St. Johns Riverside has been and continues to be a unique and comprehensive network of medical professionals dedicated to a tradition of service that spans generations.

St. Johns has been an integral part of the community since the 1890s and its commitment to provide the community with the most advanced medical services available continues to be the hospitals vision mission and value. St. Johns Riverside Hospital built itself around an early foundation of nursing and community service. In 1894 the Cochran School of Nursing the oldest hospital-based school of nursing in the metropolitan area was founded thus making the St. Johns Nursing Staff more than just the backbone of the hospital but the heart and soul. St. Johns dedicated nurses give superior attention to those who need it most with a strong emphasis on patient and family-focused nursing care.

St. Johns Riverside Hospital staff is committed to making life better for all patients. The hospital continues to elevate the services provided with the goal of increasing the quality of life for all who entrust St. Johns Riverside Hospital to their care.

Personalized care together with advanced technology is what it means to be Community Strong

Perform expected responsibilities of position with knowledge competency and appropriateness to ages of patients/customers served within the histology section of the excellent microtomy skills both on paraffin and frozen sections. Communicates any technical problems to the Department Supervisor. Demonstrates competency in accessioning tissue processing embedding routine and automated (to include H&E frozen sections special staining IHC) staining and coverslipping. Demonstrates independent technical judgement. Effectively resolves technical issues related to the histology laboratory. Performs and records all Quality Control results. Performs and records all required maintenance on laboratory instruments. Performs all procedures within all areas of documented competency. Sends out specimens to reference laboratory. Periodic review of work for compliance with SOP.

AAS in Medical Technology or related Science. NYSED license as a Clinical Laboratory Technician or Certified Histology Technician. Demonstrated proficiency in MS office suite of products. Demonstrated ability to communicate in writing using advanced writing skills.