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Inova Health System is seeking a Histology Technician for a job in Fairfax, Virginia.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: Histology Technician
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: Ongoing
- Shift: evenings
- Employment Type: Staff
INOVA's Histology Department is seeking a Histology Technician to joing their team! Shift: Evenings, Hours: Sunday-Thursday 3-1130pm
Inova Employee Benefits and Perks:
- Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
- Life Insurance, Short/Long Term Disability
- NEW! 4 weeks PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
- Retirement: Inova matches dollar for dollar the first 5% of your eligible pay that you contribute to the plan
- Competitive salary: Pay based experience
- Amazing Paid Time Off: Accrue PTO hours on your very first day of work
- Supplemental Plans: Including Auto/Home Insurance discounts, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection
- Additional Benefits: Educational Assistance of up to $5,250/year, Student Loan Refinancing, Adoption Assistance, Child Care Centers, Scholarship Program, Free Parking, Exclusive savings opportunities to in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets and local offerings and so much more!
Requirements for consideration:
Minimum Education:
- High School diploma equivalent
Years of Experience:
- 1 year Histology Tech experience OR Successful progression/productivity for 1 year in the Inova Histology Tech Trainee position OR Inova HT/HTL program graduate eligible for ASCP certification.
Certification:
- ASCP HT/HTL is not required with 1 year Histology Tech or Inova Histology Tech Trainee position experience. Exception: Inova HT/HTL program graduates are to obtain a minimum certification of ASCP HT after six months of completion of Inova Health System Histology program.
Job Responsibilities
- Responsible for cutting, staining, and preparing tissue samples for the Pathologist to review.
- Responsible for prioritizing/completing testing procedures in an accurate and timely manner while maintaining proper accurate records of all tests done in accordance with established policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Follows the standard operating procedures for embedding, to ensure quality of blocks and proceeding steps in the production of slides and utilizes a microtome to section paraffin blocks and consistently produce high quality slides for routine/special staining procedures is required.
- Communicates to maintain team knowledge, demonstrating knowledge of regulatory standards in order to satisfy compliance requirements and participating in professional growth opportunities to enhance personal, team and department development.
- Other duties as assigned.
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Inova Job ID #656974. Posted job title: histology technician 1-full time (evenings)