About this role
Anatomic Pathology
Full Time
Day Shift
4:00am - 12:30pm
Sign-On Bonus: 7,500.00
Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.
Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.
Job Summary
Preparation of slides from tissue and other specimens from inpatient, outpatient, and Doctor’s offices for examination by Pathologist.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
Minimum Years of Experience: 5 Years of experience in fixation, microtomy, embedding and staining from an accredited histopathology laboratory.
Substitutable Education & Experience: 5 Years of experience can be substituted for one of the following:
Graduation from a NAACLS accredited Histotechnician program;
60 semester (90 quarter) hours of academic credit from an accredited college/university with a combination of 12 semester (18 quarter) hours of biology and chemistry;
An Associate's Degree from an accredited college/university with a combination of 12 semester (18 quarter) hours of biology and chemistry and 1 year of full time experience in an accredited histopathology laboratory including experience in fixation, microtomy, processing, embedding, and staining.
Required Certifications/Licensure: HT(ASCP) certification or equivalent certification from a nationally recognized credentialing body.
Required Training: None
Essential Functions
- Embed processed tissues into paraffin, selecting proper size base mold and correctly orienting tissue.
- Cut paraffin embedded blocks and prepare tissue slides for staining using appropriate protocol for number and depth of sections and slides
- Cut frozen sections and prepare tissue slides for rapid diagnostic interpretation by the Pathologist.
- Perform routine and special staining of tissue slides by manual or automated methods using appropriate control slides.
- Prepare a variety of solutions according to written protocols.
- Process cell blocks from cytology specimens.
- Prepare tissue slides for immunohistochemistry and maintain appropriate controls.
- File blocks and slides by accession numbers for easy retrieval.
- Pull slides and tissue specimens for consultants.
- Record daily temperature readings and maintain daily task worksheets.
- Perform routine maintenance and cleaning of all instruments.
- Perform instrument troubleshooting, repair, and adjustment as appropriate.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Perform assigned work efficiently and accurately in a timely organized manner.
- Produce a maximum of work with minimal supervision.
- Respond professionally and courteously when communicating with patients, visitors, or other hospital staff.
- Demonstrate good listening skills by accurately performing tasks without instructions.
- Maintain an optimistic and professional image and exhibit excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers. Show courtesy, compassion and respect.
- Conform to Service Excellence Policy and “House Rules.”
- Maintain inventory of supplies and replenish stock as assigned.
- Maintain department accreditation criteria.
- Perform related and other such duties as may be assigned by authorized personnel or as required in an emergency.
- Adhere to safety procedures and policies as set forth by Lexington Medical Center, state or federal regulations.
- Observe assigned work schedule.
- Ensure Hazardous Waste or Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals are discarded, stored, and managed with other compatible waste streams in containers that are properly labeled and closed prior to being shipped offsite for proper disposal. Initial RCRA training is received within 6 months of the hire date and continuing with annual RCRA training.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:
- Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
- Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
- Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
- Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
- Adoption assistance
- LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student loan forgiveness
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.
Other facts
About Lexington Medical Center
Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina and the first hospital in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.
The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes six community medical centers and employs more than 8,700 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina’s first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer’s care center and nearly 80 physician practices. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies.
Our mission is to provide quality health services that meet the needs of our community. For more information, visit LexMed.com.
What you'll do
- The Histotechnician II is responsible for preparing slides from tissue and other specimens for examination by a Pathologist. This includes embedding processed tissues, cutting paraffin embedded blocks, performing routine and special staining, and maintaining laboratory instruments.
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