Lead Histology Tech – La Jolla
Facility: Scripps Clinic
Location: San Diego, CA
Career Area: Lab
Employment Type: Full Time
Shift: Day
Job ID: 252001344
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Caring for San Diegans since 1924, Scripps Clinic is San Diego’s first choice for exceptional primary care and highly specialized and coordinated specialty care. Scripps Clinic offers a comprehensive range of medical and surgical services that are nationally recognized for quality, excellence and innovation. From primary to specialty care, our team-based model is designed to provide the best possible care and outcomes for you and your family. More than 900 providers and physicians provide 1.5 million patient visits a year coordinated through an integrated electronic health record.
Job Description
This is a full time position with 8-hour day shifts, generally starting at 7am, located at the histology lab on the campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.
Join the Scripps Health team and work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-centered healthcare. Receive endless appreciation while you build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations nationwide.
- Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
- Ranked 78th in 2023 PEOPLE Companies that Care
- Ranked 95th in Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for 2023
Why join this team?
The Scripps Health Histology Lab services all our Scripps Health locations. Located on the 4th floor of the Poole building, the lab features stunning views of La Jolla, state-of-the-art equipment and digital pathology workflows. We are looking for a Lead Histotech to help troubleshoot and dictate workflow on the day shift.
Duties include:
- Responsible for reagent and tissue control inventory. This includes researching and identification of key tissue components within surgical cases, embedding tissues, staining verification for intended use, and documentation for use as control.
- Works closely with Pathologists to ensure best practices in the Histology Laboratory.
- Assists with other departmental duties as needed including training of new personnel
- Serves as a liaison for the laboratory and interacts with physicians and customers to provide a positive outcome
- Performs all job duties in a timely manner while ensuring performance and safety standards are met. Documents activities and results consistently, thoroughly, and legibly.
Required:
- Experience in all areas of Histology (processing, embedding, cutting, H&E, special stains, and IHC).
- Optimizing histology stains according to Medical Director preference.
- Good critical thinking and analytical skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficient with medical terminology, with an understanding of computer systems.
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree in a Science field.
- High volume, Clinical Histology Lab experience
- Experience using the Sakura Prisma, Leica BOND III, and Agilent Artisan LinkPro or other staining platforms.
- Use of LIS (AP Beaker preferred).
- HT(ASCP) or HTL(ASCP)
In compliance with the California Pay Transparency Act, Scripps Health posts the pay range for all jobs. Please note that actual pay will be determined based on relevant experience and internal equity within the pay range. Please also note this range is applicable for employees who reside in California only. A geographical pay differential may be applied for remote employees who reside out of state. Scripps Health strives to ensure that our employees receive equal pay for equal work in line with our commitment to being an equal opportunity employer.
Scripps Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression), age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
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