Histotechnician - Dermatology Practice

Histotechnician Opportunity

Love hands-on lab work and seeing the direct impact of your skills?

Join our Dermatology Practice as a Histotechnician where precision, focus, and speed truly matter! Join us as a Histotechnician in a full-time Monday through Friday role with a consistent 7:00 am to 3:30 pm schedule, 8-hour shifts, and no weekends, holidays, or on-call. You will work hands-on with a wide range of specimens, using your attention to detail, dexterity, and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced, supportive environment. Occasional travel to our Brooktree office in Wexford may be needed to support team coverage. Apply today and be part of a collaborative, physician-led team that values your expertise!

Fast Facts about UPMC St. Margaret Dermatology:

• Monday through Friday schedule (8-hour shifts)
• No weekends, holidays, on-call, or evening shifts
• Providing innovative, highly sought-after Mohs Micrographic Surgery for skin cancers
• A state-of-the-art academic teaching facility with expert physicians and surgeons
• The office has been recently renovated and is expanding to increase its surgical services
• Easy commute from major highways, located off hospital grounds
• Free onsite parking

Sign-On Bonus:

We're excited to offer a sign-on bonus to qualified candidates:

• $12,000 for candidates with 01 year of experience
• $15,000 for candidates with 1+ years of experience
• Bonus amounts are subject to a 2-year work commitment.

The Histotechnician is a valued step in UPMC's Laboratory Career Ladder. Final placement will be based on education and experience. Responsibilities:

• Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Process and prepare surgical and autopsy tissue specimens for embedding, cutting, staining, and cover slipping. Embed and cut specialized tissue based on location, including minute biopsy protocols.
• Perform QC checks at each phase of processing/staining
• Ensure all tissues are embedded and cut according to department-specific protocols with proper orientation and complete sections, including no folds, chatter, artifacts, or floaters.
• Accurately prepares slides for microtomy using the barcode label to maintain correct patient identification throughout the process.
• Demonstrates progression of skills towards working independently in an advanced staining area. Maintain instruments in accordance with quality control specifications and daily maintenance protocols.
• Supports the academic mission of the department.
• Perform ancillary or miscellaneous tasks such as filing, cleaning, and stocking supplies. Demonstrate complete knowledge of CoPath related to the Histology workflow.
• Comply with all UPMC and departmental policies, procedures, and work practices.

Successful completion of a NAACLS accredited HT program within the last 5 years OR an Associate's degree and 1 year clinical Histology experience OR at least 60 semester hours of academic credit from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 12 semester hours of biology and chemistry and 1 year clinical Histology experience OR 3 years' experience working as a Histology Lab Technician or equivalent without certification.

Histotechnician HT (ASCP) certification preferred UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran