• Job Description

  Req#: 661923

  Inova Central Laboratory is looking for a dedicated Histology Technician 3 (HT) to join their team! This role will be Full-Time Night Shift: Tuesday-Saturday, 8pm - 4:30am

  Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

  Featured Benefits:

  • Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
  • Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
  • Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
  • Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
  • Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

  Job Responsibilities

  • Embeds 45 – 50 quality cassettes per hour.
  • Resolves problems and/or communicates unresolved problems to the staff/management.
  • Maintains optimal technical quality in the preparation of specimens for cell blocks and staining of slides.
  • Successfully completes specific job related continuing education units, annually, outside of mandatory HealthStream courses..
  • Demonstrates depth and breadth of knowledge with expertise in routine embedding and embedding difficult/tiny tissue orientation.
  • Organizes periodic quality assurance materials for pathology peer review, in a timely manner, according to established procedures.
  • Communicates STAT cases/discrepancies and assists with continuous workflow by providing work to the table to be cut and per standard operating procedures.
  • Correctly positions blocks in the microtome and rough face to the appropriate depth to ensure the section on the slide is of the entire tissue surface.
  • May perform additional duties as assigned.

  Additional Requirements:

  • Work Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11:00AM - 7:30am
  • Minimum Education:
    • Successful completion of a NAACLS accredited Histotechnician program within the last five years prior to the date of application for examination. OR
    • 60 semester hours of academic credit from an accredited university with a combination of 12 semester hours in biology and chemistry, which may be obtained within, or in addition to, the associate degree
  • Years of Experience: 4 years of experience required
  • Certification: Histotechnician (HT); Histotechnologist (HTL ASCP) certification

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• About the company

  Inova Health System is a non-profit health organization based in Falls Church, Virginia, near Washington, D.C. The system is a network of hospitals, outpatient services, assisted living and long-term care facilities, and healthcare centers.

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