UPMC East is currently hiring a casual Histotechnologist to join our team! 

Are you a lab professional who is interested in working at a world-renowned medical center with an up-beat environment?  Are you looking for a meaningful career with endless opportunities?  Do you enjoy working hands on with a supportive team to provide excellent patient care? If so, you might be a great fit for a role at UPMC!  

UPMC East is currently hiring a casual Histotechnoloigst to work a daylight shift (either 5 am to 1:30 pm or 5:30 am to 2 pm), Monday thru Friday. 

Candidates will be placed in the correct job title/salary grade based on education and experience.

We invite you to explore our opportunities today!

Purpose:
Process and prepare specialized tissue samples per competency guidelines for this level in a clinical laboratory. In addition, monitor level and quality of work performed by others. Evaluate new procedures, techniques and tools. Resolve problems that impact test results.

Responsibilities:

Demonstrates progression of skills towards working independently in an advanced staining area. Supports academic mission of department. Demonstrate complete knowledge of CoPath related to Histology workflow. Maintain instruments following quality control specifications and daily maintenance protocols. Perform ancillary or miscellaneous tasks such as filing, cleaning, stocking supplies. Perform QC checks at each phase of processing/ staining Accurately prepares slides for microtomy using the barcode label in order to maintain correct patient identification throughout the process. Process and prepare surgical and autopsy tissue specimens for embedding, cutting, staining and coverslipping. Embed and cut specialized tissue based on location including minute biopsy protocols. Ensures all tissues are embedded and cut according to department specific protocols with proper orientation and complete sections including no folds, chatter, artifacts or floaters.