UVM Health - UVM Medical Center ยท 3 months ago
Histology Technical Specialist - Team Lead
The University of Vermont Medical Center is dedicated to healthier communities and lives. They are seeking a Histology Technical Specialist - Team Lead who will supervise the histology laboratory, train new personnel, and develop new procedures while ensuring quality control and troubleshooting instrument problems.
Responsibilities
Responsible for the supervision of the histology laboratory and administrative assistant personnel
Responsible for training new personnel
Responsible for performance evaluations in lead area
Responsible for development of new procedures and evaluation of new equipment and reagents
Recognizes abnormal results, troubleshoots instrument problems and recognizes quality control problems
Routinely reviews slides with pathologist
Duties also include logging in, labeling and processing specimens, embedding, paraffin microtomy, cryostat microtomy, non-gynecological specimen processing, staining of slides, performing special stains and performing gross description of small biopsies according to protocol
Qualification
Required
Associates Degree, HT (ASCP) or eligible
Bachelors Degree, HTL (ASCP) or eligible
MLS (ASCP) with successful completion of Histotechnology training course and HTL (ASCP) certification within two years of hire
5 years of experience
Benefits
Eligible candidates will receive a relocation package of up to $9,200.
Company
UVM Health - UVM Medical Center
The University of Vermont Medical Center is part of a six-hospital network serving patients and their families in Vermont and northern New York.