Lead Histotechnologist

Description

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One

• Paid Days Off from Day One

• Career Development

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind, and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

• Schedule: Full Time

• Shift: Shifts may vary depending on availability

• The community you will be caring for: AdventHealth Daytona Beach: 301 Memorial Medical Pkwy, Daytona Beach, 32117

The role you will contribute:

The Lead Histotechnologist is responsible for the process’s specimens for pathologic diagnosis, tissue fixation, processing, preparing and staining slides for microscopic examination by the pathologist.

The value you will bring to the team:

• Assists in training new employees and histology students/interns while providing leadership and mentoring to histotechnicians, fellow histotechnologists, and laboratory support staff to maintain optimal operations and outstanding customer service.

• May perform quality control testing, equipment maintenance, identification of problems that may affect test performance or reporting of test results and troubleshooting practices.

• Ensures the analytic accuracy, precision, and sensitivity in test methods.

• Maintains established facility and department policies and procedures.

• Performs analytical activities related to specimen processing, embedding, microtomy, routine and special histologic staining, frozen sectioning, cover slipping and handling of irreplaceable tissue, surgical and body fluid specimens.

Qualifications

The expertise and experiences you will need to succeed:

• Associate degree in a related field

• 5 years’ experience as a Histology technician/technologist in a Histology laboratory setting

• Histotechnologist (HTL) certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or equivalent

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.