Histotechnologist

Job Summary:
MaineGeneral Health. We're With You. Be With Us.

MaineGeneral Health is a comprehensive non-profit system with the mission of enhancing, every day, the health of our patients, our families and our communities. If you are seeking an opportunity to support your friends, family, and your community through your work at MaineGeneral Health...Come be with us.

Job Description:

The Role:
MaineGeneral Health is currently seeking a Histotechnologist to join our team of professionals. We are a CAP accredited, 24/7 lab that is responsible for over 1.3 million tests annually for the central Maine Community.
Built around a people first model - we are committed to our employees' well-being, growth, work-life balance. MGH offers established career ladders and ongoing commitment to our employees.


The Opportunity:
Heroes work here! MaineGeneral Health is offering an exciting opportunity to work in our state of the art laboratory as a Histotechnologist. This role will be great for someone that has a passion for Science and enjoys being part of a team that is dedicated to providing great care to our patients.


This position is Monday-Friday, 6am-2:30pm.

The Work:
• Prepares and processes tissue specimens: logs, embeds, cuts, mounts, stains and coverslips tissue specimens for microscopic examination by a Pathologist.
• Assists Pathologists with gross specimen examination and frozen sections.
• Performs routine, special and immunohistochemical stains.
• Operates, cleans and maintains equipment.
• Store/maintain/dispose of tissues, slides, paraffin blocks and chemicals.
• Maintains departmental logs, quality control, records and procedures.
• Complies with regulations, established safety policies and procedures.
• Assists the cytology department with the processing of GYN specimens.
• Performs additional duties as necessary.

You Have:
• Histology experience strongly preferred
• Certification as a Histotechnologist (HTL) or Histotechnician (HT) preferred at hire, required within two years of hire

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Scheduled Work Shift:

Job Exempt:
No

Benefits:

Supporting all aspects of our employees' wellness - physical, emotional and financial - is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

• We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
  
• Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
  
• A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.
  

Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

• Access the wages you've already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances.
  
• Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
  
• We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
  
• Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
  
• We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.
  

Career Mobility:

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource - they're how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at View phone number on click.appcast.io .