lab_technician – Histology

Specialty: Histology
Facility: Renown Regional Medical Center
State License: NV
Certs/Licenses:
Years of Experience:
Shift: GH 40; 5×8’s, rotating days of the week, varied shifts; call is required.
Guaranteed Hours:
Description: Specialty: HISTO TECHFacility: Renown Regional Medical CenterState License: NVCerts/Licenses: Years of Experience: Shift: GH 40; 5×8’s, rotating days of the week, varied shifts; call is required.Guaranteed Hours: Description: Description:RenownHealth Position TemplateFacility Name: Renown OP ImagingJob Code:969785Location Address:1155 Mill Street,Reno, NV 89502Position Information:UPDATE 12/4: Must have 3 years of of Histotechh experience to be considered. Role:Histotechnician Facility Department/Cost Center:200290 Pathology Shift:GH 40; 5×8 s, rotating days of the week, varied shifts; call is required. Weekly Guaranteed Hours:40 Call Requirements:Call is Required. Licenses: Ability to obtain a State of Nevada Laboratory Assistant within hire if employee does not currently hold a Nevada Histologic Technician license.Ability to obtain and maintain a Nevada Histologic Technician license within hire is required. Required Certifications:Histologic Technician Certification is preferred. Experience Required: 3yearsofExperience as a Clinical Laboratory Assistant in Histology or a Clinical Laboratory Histology Technician is preferred.Additional Comments:Travelers may be required to float to the needs of the organization up to their competency level.Will be required to work 2 or 3 major holidays and pick up one additional shift during schedule period. Renown has the right to call off, without penalty, 48 hours, for low census per 13-week contract. This may be full or partial shifts. Schedule varies based upon department needs. Schedule can include weekends, holidays, and some call shifts.Hospital Information:Extremely busy and fast paced environment serving a 500-mile radius. Level 2 trauma center, Stroke accreditation, 800 inpatient bed hospital, 80 ER beds. The volume and pace required to work here are that of level 1 trauma centerHiring Profile:Position PurposeUnder the administrative guidance of the Lab Leadership and the technical guidance of the Pathologist(s) on duty, this position competently performs assigned operational tasks in the Histology Department. Responsibilities include assisting the Pathology Assistants/Pathologists with specimen grossing embedding, microtomy, staining (H&E and special stains), slide quality checks, operation and maintenance of histology instrumentation, accessioning, charting (daily logs), assisting with bone marrow biopsies and aspirations and other special procedures, send outs, morgue/autopsy procedures. Advanced duties include immunohistochemical staining, maintenance of the IHC instrumentation and QC of new reagent lots. Some support tasks will be required at times to support the Histology Section of laboratory operations and will include all clinical lab assistant duties (filing blocks/slides, frozen room maintenance, cytology prep) and various clerical duties.Performs delegated histological procedures on body tissue, body fluids and bone marrow samples under the scrutiny of the Pathologist on-duty.Nature and ScopeThe Clinical Laboratory is a 24-hour/7-days a week operation, providing laboratory services to an inpatient and outpatient population of all ages.The incumbent must maintain technical knowledge and skills necessary to perform their daily work tasks. When performing clinical procedures, the incumbent must consider the age of the patient when assisting the pathologist. Must be able to communicate with a diverse patient population and their family when performing special procedures. Positive customer service behavior is expected at all times.Must be knowledgeable of and observe all safety requirements in the laboratory and hospital. A comprehensive knowledge must be maintained in all procedures for which performance is required. Competency in work related skills must be demonstrated annually.This position does provide direct patient care.Disclaimer:The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature andlevel of the job. General Commentswww.renown.orgThe Region s Only Level II Trauma Center in Reno, NVAtRenown Regional Medical Center,you ll find the most advanced care in the region.Our specialists treat complextumors, stop heart attacks before they do serious damage and preform life-saving surgeries with patients back on theirfeet in no time.Trauma Center, 2 ER sRenown Regional Medical Center is the only trauma center between Sacramento and Salt Lake City, treating over80,000 ERand trauma patients a year. We are also home to the region s only children s hospital, a leading roboticsurgery institute,groundbreaking brain and nerve care, and comprehensive heart andcancer services.At the Renown Regional Medical Center, you can reap the benefits of a full range of leading-edge services and proceduresperformedby expert medical professionals. Our facilities and technologies are state-of-the-art. Here s a quick rundown ofprocedures and technologies -put to use to improve the health and well-being in our community. We instituted the first and only accredited heart failure center in northern Nevada We founded northern Nevada s first and only Institute for Neurosciences We brought the first low-dose CT imaging to the region We brought the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System to northern Nevada We implemented the first dedicated PET/CT scanner, Biplane Angiography and the newest 3T MRI technologies to the region No. of Positions: 1/1. Position creation reason:Vacant Position; Histotechnician – 200290 Pathology – GH 40, 5×8’s