<ul> <li>Area of Interest: Laboratory </li><li>Sign On Bonus: $1,500 </li><li>FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0 </li><li>Department: Histology/Cytology- SLRMC </li><li>Shift: 7 am-3:30 pm Monday-Friday; no weekends </li><li>Job ID: 164770 </li></ul> <p>Overview</p> <p>UnityPoint-St Luke's Hospital</p> <p>Full-Time Days</p> <p>M-F, 7am-3:30pm</p> <p>$1,500 Sign On Bonus to Qualified Applicants!</p> <p>Processes and prepares tissue and cytology specimens in a timely and accurate manner for gross and microscopic examination.</p> <p>Why UnityPoint Health?</p> <p>At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We're proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.</p> <p>Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you're in.? Here are just a few:</p> <ul> <li>Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program. </li><li>Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members. </li><li>Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family. </li></ul> <p>With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.</p> <p>And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.</p> <p>Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.</p> <p>Responsibilities</p> <p>Key Accountability</p> <ul> <li>Demonstrates technical and operational expertise </li><li>Interprets quality control results and instrument function </li><li>Completes scheduled preventive maintenance duties </li><li>Provides assistance and guidance involving repairs, validations, and function checks </li><li>Organizes, prioritizes, executes and interprets workload. Actively assists coworkers with interpretations and troubleshooting and possible follow-up corrective actions </li></ul> <p>Participates in quality assurance (QA). Attends and participates in QA laboratory meetings as requested.</p> <ul> <li>Resource management: Assists and monitors necessary supplies and kit availability for patient testing. Responsible for following manufacturer's recommended instructions for utilizing testing material and kits. Assists with reagent orders from vendors. </li><li>Technical and teaching assistance: Provides operational training for coworkers involving manual, automated, and organizational skills for patient testing. Provides knowledge acquired thru experience and training to assist new hires and current coworkers </li><li>Accessions pathology cases (patient demographics); assesses and documents the adequacy of pathology specimens when received; prepares cytology specimens; assists pathologists in preparation of tissue specimens for gross examination. </li><li>Assists with frozen sections; embeds tissues and operates a microtome to prepare microscopic slides; performs special stains </li><li>Assists in department quality control activities and scheduled preventative maintenance on equipment including daily temperatures </li><li>Performs clerical activities including but not limited to, filing and retrieving pathology slides and blocks; assists in supply inventory; performs solvent recycling; assists in disposal of tissues and morgue maintenance. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>High School Diploma </li><li>No experience necessary </li><li>Accountability </li><li>Adaptability </li><li>Interpersonal skills </li><li>Planning and organizational skills </li><li>Decision making </li><li>Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position </li></ul>