Position Highlights:

• Position: Pathology Technician
• Location: Northwest Community Hospital
• Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
• Hours: Monday-Friday,7am-3:30pm and 8:30am-5pm, rotating weekends and holidays

• What you will need:

  ·         License: None

  ·         Education: Bachelor Degree in Biology, Chemistry or Medical Laboratory Sciences.

  ·         Certification: None

  ·         Experience: Experience in pathology gross room, histology/pathology lab, or surgical suite preferred.

  ·         Skills: The organizational skills necessary to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and complete work timely, effectively, and accurately. The interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with physicians and hospital staff. Ability to solve problems and use problem solving abilities and able to seek out and perform additional tasks. Computer skills, especially with MS Office and Epic HIS.

  What you will do:

• Performs specimen triage, specimen identification, and properly accessions surgical and pathology specimens using Epic; organizes work and sets priorities for executing tasks.
• Reconciliation of biopsy specimens: assures appropriate specimen accessioning reconciles specimen labeling of logs, containers, blocks, and requisitions, according to procedures.
• Maintains and operates pathology processing equipment including cryostats, tissue processors, reagent recycler, cassette printers and other equipment as required.
• Ability to utilize automated Histology equipment properly according to lab procedures and manufacturer’s instructions to assist pathologist and PA’s with frozen section preparations and performs frozen section cryotomy.
• Programs tissue processors and loads cassettes on processor to ensure rapid turnaround of tissue specimens and biopsies.
• Gross Room Tech is required to work in the morgue, pathology gross room, Main OR, and office. Additionally, techs are exposed to laboratory environment that include exposure to chemicals, infectious materials and biohazards.
• Performs and documents quality control, quality assurance activities, maintenance, and corrective actions related to quality and performance.
• Communicates effectively and courteously while working as a healthcare team member. Provides excellent service as defined by the customer (healthcare providers, patients, and others), and NCH CARES initiative.
• Assists in training new employees as necessary and with any and all other duties as assigned.
• Follows all security procedures concerning confidential patient information, both written and computerized.
• Maintains adequate level of supplies, restocks as needed, and notifies supervisor of inventory needs.
• Adherence to NCH, CAP, TJC, CLIA, IDPH, HIPAA, and OSHA policies, procedures, and regulations.                                                                       

Benefits:

• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
• Various Medical, Dental, and Vision options
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free Parking at designated locations
• Wellness Program Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account Options
• Retirement Options with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Community Involvement Opportunities