Certified Histotechnician - Laboratory Services (Per diem)

locationsMonterey, CA time typePart time posted onPosted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id

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Job Description:

Under the leadership of the department director and assistant director, t he certified histotechnician is able to perform all routine histologic techniques. Tasks include routine embedding and cutting of Surgical and BX tissues. The technician will have the ability to prepare and examine slides under the microscope to ensure QC requirements are met. The technician will perform tasks with the automated H&E (Sakura) and the automated IHC (Ventana) and automated special stains (Artisan). The Technician will operate computerized laboratory equipment to fix, dehydrate, and infiltrate with wax, tissue specimens to be preserved for study by pathologists. Prepares slides of specimens using specified stains to enhance visibility under microscope. The Technician performs other related duties as assigned. The certified histotechnician reports to the Assistant Laboratory Director.

Experience:

Experience in clinical lab or pathology lab preferred.

Education:
High school diploma, G.E.D., or equivalent work experience in related field preferred with required license.

Licensure/Certification:

Certified (ASCP or equivalent) Histologist.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Assigned Work Hours:

Per Diem, varied days and shifts / primarilly 4:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Monday -Friday , no weekends

Position Type:

Per Diem

Pay Range (based on years of applicable experience):

$55.19

to

$73.83

The hours employees work determine when a shift differential is paid.

Hourly Evening Shift Differential: $3.18

Hourly Night Shift Differential: $4.76

Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, founded in 1934 and located at 23625 Holman Highway in Monterey, has grown and evolved in direct response to the changing healthcare needs of the people it serves.

It is a nonprofit healthcare provider with 258 licensed hospital beds and 28 skilled-nursing beds, delivering a continuum of care from birth to end of life, and every stage in between.

It serves the Monterey Peninsula and surrounding communities through locations including the main hospital, outpatient facilities, satellite laboratories, a mental health clinic, a short-term skilled nursing facility, Hospice of the Central Coast, and business offices.