Histology Tech – Nights – La Jolla
Facility: Scripps Clinic
Location: San Diego, CA
Career Area: Lab
Employment Type: Full Time
Shift: Night
Job ID: 252002345
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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 night shifts, generally starting at 11pm or 1am, at the histology lab on the campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. Training will be during day shifts for first few weeks.
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.
Why join Scripps Health?
At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:
- Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
- Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
- Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
- Beckers Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
- We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
- Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.
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 Histotech experienced with embedding, cutting and staining.
The Histotech is responsible for the daily handling of samples submitted for histology processing. This includes:
- Tissue processing, embedding, cutting, and staining of H&E, special stain, IHC, CISH, or DIF stains.
- Responsible for reagent and tissue control block and slide inventory.
- 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.
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Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills:
- High school diploma or GED.
- Experience working in a CAP accredited histology lab.
- Skilled in use of histology equipment for tissue processing, embedding, cutting and staining of tissues for pathologic diagnosis.
- Good critical thinking and analytical skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficient with medical terminology, with an understanding of computer systems.
Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:
- Bachelor’s degree in a Science field.
- HT(ASCP) or HTL(ASCP).
- High volume, Clinical Histology Lab experience preferred.
- QC for cutting and stain quality.
- Experience using the Leica Peloris, Sakura Prisma, Agilent Artisan LinkPro, BOND III or other staining platforms.
- Skilled in cutting frozen sections.
- Use of LIS (AP Beaker preferred).
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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