Histology Technician - Las Vegas, United States - HCA Healthcare

Description

Description

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Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Histology Technician with Sunrise Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back

Benefits

Sunrise Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Sunrise Hospital family We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Histology Technician to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Histology Technician is responsible for preparing tissue specimens to be examined by the pathologist. This preparation includes specimen collection, gross exam assistance, routine processing, decalcification, tissue embedding, microtomy, routine and special staining, mounting procedures, frozen sections, operating and maintaining instruments in the department, reagent preparation, and clerical duties. If that is you, come be a part of what makes us great and apply today

• You will accurately perform low/moderate complexity laboratory tests specific to the area of the assignment
• You will perform quality control and preventative maintenance as described in the histology competency plan
• You will ensure specimen integrity throughout the testing process
• You will ensure laboratory instrumentation functions appropriately and notify appropriate individuals when repairs are needed

What qualifications you will need:

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with at least 32 semester hours in science, of which 12 hours are in chemistry and 16 hours are in the areas of general biology, histology, zoology, anatomy and physiology, and 1 year of experience in a histopathology laboratory under the supervision of a pathologist certified by the American Board of Pathology and Anatomic Pathology or a pathologist eligible to be certified in anatomic pathology. OR
• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including the semester hours required above, and successfully completing a histology program certified by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation. OR
• Certification by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists as a histo-technologist with 8 years of full-time experience before August 1980 in an approved histopathology laboratory
• Certified by the State of Nevada as a Histotechnologist
• Work experience in a large clinical laboratory is preferred; we will consider new graduate of an accredited college or university who has passed the ASCP examination for histotechnology

Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center provides Las Vegas and the Southwest region with high-quality, advanced healthcare services. We have been serving our community for nearly 60 years. Sunrise Hospital has been a Consumer Choice Award recipient for 15 consecutive years. We are the largest acute care facility in Nevada and the states only fresh post-op Pediatric CICU. Our facility offers an advanced comprehensive stroke center which received the Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award from the GWTG.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Be a part of an organization that invests in you We are reviewing applications for our Histology Technician opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.