Histotechnician Days Per Diem Job Listing at Englewood Health in Englewood, NJ (Job ID 53943)

Description

Job Summary: Uses histological techniques to prepare tissue sections for examination and diagnosis by Pathologists.
 

Department: Laboratory - Histology
Location: Englewood, NJ
Status: Per Diem 
Shift: Days
Hours: M-F / 7 am - 3 pm (Variable Weekends)

Job Essentials: 

• Uses laboratory equipment to process tissue.  Cuts thin histological sections and mounts tissue sections on glass microscope slides. Fixes, stains and cover slips slides.
• Demonstrates tissue elements by routine staining with qualitative values.
• Demonstrates complex tissue elements by using various special stains.
• Prepares frozen sections for Pathologists' immediate review using a cryostat.
• Prepares X-rays on tissue when necessary.
• Carries out maintenance on instruments. Carries out quality control procedures. Changes solutions and stains as needed.
• Prepares staining solutions.
• Logs patient specimens in logbook accurately and legibly.  Makes sure all work is completed within turn-
• around time guidelines.
• Uses hospital computer to register specimens, order tests and place charges.
• Demonstrates skill and accuracy in labeling slides and containers, and completing all paperwork necessary for tissue preparation.
• Prepares tissue and paperwork for reference laboratories.
• Evaluates problems and alerts supervisor as necessary.
• Files tissue blocks and slides for future retrieval.
• Maintains a high level of quality and safety.  Disposes waste products according to hospital standards.
• Maintains patient/employee confidentiality in the management of information.
• Displays a professional, courteous, and respectful attitude during interactions with all members of the hospital staff and extended community.
• Maintains high standards of service excellence in all interactions with patients, physicians, other departments and co-workers.
• Ability to perform complex histological techniques in a high pace environment.

Education Requirements:

• High School diploma required. Some college preferred.
• Histology Technologist (HTL) or Histology Technician (HT) – Board Certified (ASCP), preferred. 
• Basic knowledge of computers.
• Ability to communicate effectively. 
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Ability to multi-task and work in a high pressure environment. 

Englewood Health is one of New Jersey's leading hospitals and healthcare networks. Composed of Englewood Hospital, the Englewood Health Physician Network, and the Englewood Health Foundation, the health system delivers nationally recognized care in a community setting to residents of northern New Jersey, New York, and beyond. The hospital, founded in 1890, consistently earns high marks for clinical excellence and patient safety. Englewood Hospital holds the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade ‘A' and is nationally recognized for nursing excellence, earning a fifth consecutive designation by the Magnet Recognition Program® in 2021. Areas of clinical excellence include cardiac surgery and cardiac care, cancer care, orthopedic surgery, spine surgery, vascular surgery, and women's health, as well as bloodless medicine and surgery. Englewood Health is an affiliate of Hackensack Meridian Health. The hospital offers an internal medicine residency program affiliated with Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, as well as a vascular surgery fellowship, pharmacy residency program, podiatry residency program, and a radiography training program. Englewood also serves as a training site for surgery, pathology, emergency medicine, anesthesiology, critical care medicine, and other medical and surgical subspecialties. Englewood Health is continually expanding services and enhancing access through the Englewood Health Physician Network, a coordinated network of more than 500 office-based and hospital-based providers at more than 100 locations in six counties in New Jersey and New York. Through the main acute-care facility, physician network, hospital outpatient departments offering imaging services in local communities, and a variety of community health and wellness programs, Englewood Health delivers a healthcare experience that puts patients at the center. For additional information, visit www.englewoodhealth.org.