Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System · 4 months ago
Cytotechnologist - Full-time/ Day Shift / Sign on Bonus of up to 10K!!!
Lancaster, PA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry, Mid Level
0+ years expPenn Medicine is dedicated to providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. The Cytotechnologist prepares, processes, evaluates, and renders diagnoses on cytologic material, ensuring the quality and accuracy of specimen analysis.
BiotechnologyEducationHealth CareMedicalTraining
Responsibilities
Evaluates and accesses--both manually and in the lab computer system--incoming specimens. Resolves specimen quality and documentation problems. Makes critical decisions concerning alternatives of specimen preparation and examination according to type and nature of specimen and patient history
Processes cytologic specimens according to procedure manual. Selects, adapts and performs complex technical manual procedures in the preparation of specimen
Locates and identifies normal and abnormal cells from a variety of body sites: fungal, bacterial and viral changes, drug- and irradiation-induced changes; parasites; and hormonal changes in smears
Seeks, secures and correlates clinical information, including further historical and clinical findings from chart, previous and concurrent examinations, including related Surgical Pathology findings. Discriminates between relevant and superfluous information and observations
Correlates findings of examination, supporting clinical data and documentation, diagnostic possibilities, and specimen quality to develop and write clear, concise reports of differential diagnosis. Enters results into lab computer system to produce final reports
Adapts and utilizes instrumentation to assist in preparation of appropriate low-yield specimen types, on a case-by-case basis
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
American Society of Clinical Pathologists ASCP certification is required within six 6 months of hire
B.S. degree and be graduated from a CAHEA-accredited school of cytotechnology
New graduates accepted to one to two years of experience
Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required)
Benefits
Comprehensive compensation and benefits program
Prepaid tuition assistance programs
Company
Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Penn Medicine is a world leader in academic medicine, setting the standard for cutting-edge research, compassionate patient care, and the education of future health care professionals.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$70.9MKey Investors
BIRD FoundationWarren Alpert FoundationNational Cancer Institute
2025-01-22Grant
2023-01-03Grant· $9.7M
2022-08-18Grant· $5.7M
Leadership Team
Kevin Mahoney
Chief Executive Officer of University of Pennsylvania Health System
John Donohue
Vice President, Enterprise Services
Recent News
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2026-01-03
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