Histotechnician

Location

Pasadena, CA | United States

Job description

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Unio Health Partners (UHP) is a highly differentiated physician practice management platform with the goal of transforming care delivery across the Western United States. UHP partners with leading physician practices, creating a cohesive, quality-oriented clinical culture and facilitating best practice sharing across the platform. Our affiliated practices gain access to a broader suite of services, providing a meaningful benefit to both physicians and patients. UHP's best-in-class clinical program covers three sub-specialties (urology, gastroenterology, and radiation oncology) and offers numerous ancillary services, including pathology lab, in-office dispensing, and chronic care management. We are led by a highly accomplished management team and provide a full suite of management services to its affiliated practices. UHP is currently affiliated with 182 providers consisting of 119 physicians and 63 advanced practice providers operating out of 54 locations across Southern, Central, and Northern California.

POSITION SUMMARY

The histology technician assumes responsibility for the daily routine operation of the lab; maintains equipment; prepares all tissue specimens for examination by the Pathologist, including grossing, embedding, cutting, staining, and cover-slipping. They have the ability to maintain quality control and check all work. This position is responsible for setting up the daily histology workload, accessioning into the Laboratory Information System, and ancillary lab duties .

What you will be doing

• Assume responsibility for daily participation in the routine operation of the histology laboratory as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible.
• Assume timely and accurate responsibility for the accessioning, grossing, processing, embedding and cutting of all pathology specimens.
• Assume responsibility for trouble shooting of equipment and ability to communicate problems to laboratory supervisor. Maintains daily records and maintenance and equipment logs when required. Checks all work for accuracy and quality.
• Data entry for Vital Access Lab information system.
• Conduct special stains and thin prep cytology protocols

What you will bring to the team

• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a histotechnologist, working in a clinical laboratory, clinic, or doctor's office
• ASCP certification (HT or HTL)
• Knowledge of HIPAA, CAP and CLIA regulations
• Knowledge of PPE and general laboratory safety regulations
• Experience working with small tissue biopsies

What we can offer you

• Competitive Salary and Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Generous time off (start accruing on your first day no waiting period)
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k)
• Company Discounts
• Collaborative work environment - we want our employees to have a say in how we run our office
• Employee Recognition - we encourage employee recognition through our GEMS program

Please note that actual pay will be determined based on the relevant experience and internal equity within the pay range.

Job tags

Salary

$29 - $33 per hour