Jefferson City Medical Group (JCMG) is looking for compassionate, hardworking employees to join our growing Team. If you are a dedicated healthcare professional looking for a challenging and rewarding career, we encourage you to apply so we can talk to you about our amazing TEAM and exciting opportunities.
Full-time Histology Tech within our Lab. Normal working hours are Monday- Friday 8-5pm. However, hours could vary based on the needs of the department.
Salary is based on experience.
Full-time positions are eligible for full benefits, including insurance, 148 PTO hours per year, 56 hours of paid Holidays per year including the day after Thanksgiving, and an Employee Retirement Plan (401K) with employer match. Tuition reimbursement and a grow our own Medical Assistant Program.
The Histology Technician will perform the various task required for receiving, processing and preparing patent tissue specimens for microscopic examination and analysis by the Pathologist. This may include logging, batching, and cutting, mounting and staining procedures. Tissue specimens received from surgical, diagnostic or autopsy cases are sorted, logged, and prioritized according to the standards required. Upon receiving written or verbal orders from physicians or their designees, the Histology Technician will coordinate daily workflow of tasks and activities in the surgical pathology area with regard to routine and special procedures.
Use equipment and instruments including microscopes, microtomes and other lab equipment
Receive specimen/tissue from procedures, operating room, diagnostic procedures and/or other autopsy.
Sort specimen according to priority and difficulty of procedures and records in pathology log.
Embeds specimens into blocks and fixes tissue in formalin.
Operates instrumentation for tissue dehydration, section clearing, impregnation with paraffin, cutting tissue section, and staining of slides.