Histotechnician

CommonSpirit Memorial is an award-winning not-for-profit faith-based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth we offer a comprehensive continuum of care from preventative and primary care to acute hospital services specializing in cancer cardiac neuroscience stroke and orthopedic services. Our commitment to excellence has earned us top prestigious recognition repeatedly from U.S. News and World Report PINC AI CMS Healthgrades Leapfrog and most recently as one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee. We are proud to serve Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia with the expertise of 4700 employees and nearly 500 affiliated physicians.

Full time- 2nd Shift

As ourHistology Technician you will helpPathologists and Pathology Residentsprepare patient samples for examination and diagnosisso they canaccurately identify disease states and other abnormalities.

Every day you willreceive accession and prepare tissues and other biological materialsusing accepted histological techniques. You will be expected toperform proper labeling fixation embedding microtomy staining and coverslipping as well as prepare and evaluate necessary stains and solutions.

To be successful in this role you mustbe proficient in various histological techniques possess a strong understanding of quality control and preventative maintenance for laboratory instruments and consistently adhere to CAP and regulatory guidelines for patient safety.

Histotechnician must satisfy one of the following:

1. Successful completion of an accredited Histotechnician progam.

2. High School diploma and at least 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) hours of credit from a college/university with a combination of 12 semester hours (8 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry (must include credit hours in both) or an associate degree from a college/university with a combination of 12 semester hours (18 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry (must include credit hours in both) AND one year full time acceptable experience in a histopathology laboratory within the last 5 years in all of the following areas: fixation embedding microtomy processing and staining.

Will consider candidates with High School diploma and ten or more years of experience in all areas of routine histology in lieu of academic credit/degree and/or certification.

Registered or registry eligible as a Histotechnician HT(ASCP).

Fine motor coordination good visual acuity including color discrimination working knowledge of basic chemistry and attention to detail.