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Dartmouth Health · 4 days ago

Grossing Technician I - Lab-Cytology, Per Diem

Lebanon, NH

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center is home to the largest laboratory in NH, providing Pathology and Clinical Laboratory services. The Grossing Technician I performs grossing of specific tissue types for Pathology to aid in diagnosis, while also engaging in various laboratory tasks to ensure quality patient care.

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Responsibilities

Performs grossing of specific tissue types

Performs routine paraffin embedding

Performs frozen sectioning

Procures control tissue and tissue banking

Operates and maintains processing and staining equipment

Ensures accurate results by following established quality control practices

Identifies when a QC problem exists and notifies appropriate technical staff

Performs other duties as required or assigned

Qualification

Grossing of tissue typesParaffin embeddingFrozen sectioningLaboratory trainingQuality control practicesTeamworkCollaboration

Required

An earned associate degree in a chemical or biological science or medical laboratory technology, obtained from an accredited institution

Education/training equivalent to the above that includes the following: 60 semester hours or equivalent from an accredited institution. This education must include 24 semester hours of medical laboratory technology courses, OR 24 semester hours of science courses that include six semester hours of chemistry, six semester hours of biology, and 12 semester hours of chemistry, biology, or medical laboratory technology in any combination

Laboratory training, including either completion of a clinical laboratory training program approved or accredited by the ABHES, NAACLA, or other organization approved by HHS (note that this training may be included in the 60 semester hours listed above), OR at least three months of recorded laboratory training in each specialty in which the individual performs high complexity testing