Autopsy Technician- Per Diem- Day
Nuvance Health
*Description*
Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations — Danbury
Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern
Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York —
plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center,
a leading provider of cardiology care. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates,
Summary:
Perform autopsies following safety procedures. Maintains the morgue work-space, inventory of
supplies and instruments, and assures a continuous state of inspection readiness. Performs all
duties of the Histology Aide 3.
Responsibilities:
1. Performs all responsibilities of the Histology Aide 3.
2. Assists pathologist and Residents with autopsies (full, limited, brains, special circumstances
such as highly infectious and Creutzfeldt Jacob Disease following procedures and safety.
3. Maintains the morgue work-space, observing sanitary standards and appropriate hygiene.
Cleans floors, shelves and table.
4. Maintains inventory of supplies and instruments required to perform all autopsies, and orders
as needed.
5. Assures a continuous state of inspection readiness for CAP, State, and OSHA inspections.
Assists in updates to procedures manual.
6. Performs maintenance, set-up, and cleaning of striker bone saw and instruments. Operates
formalin recycler.
7. Releases bodies to funeral directors or state medical examiner's office. Disposes of tissue and
organs on scheduled basis.
8. Trains new Pathology residents and Histology aides.
9. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
10. Maintain and Model Nuvance Health Foundational Values (Personal, Imaginative, Agile,
Connected).
11. Performs other duties as required.
Other information:
Required: High School Diploma
Minimum Experience: three years
Excellent hand-eye coordination and physical strength. High level of attention to detail.
Desired: Associates Degree preferred.
Company: Putnam Hospital Center
Org Unit: 1060
Department: Core Lab
Exempt: No
Salary Range: $22.94 - $42.61 Hourly
We are an equal opportunity employer
Qualified applicants are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other classification protected under applicable Federal, State or Local law.
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