Histology Cytology Preparation Technician

Job Description

Histology Cytology Preparation

Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Histology Cytology Preparation Technicianto join their team! This role will be Full-Time Evening Shift: (Monday-Friday, 2:00pm-10:30pm).

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Histology Cytology Preparation Technician Job Responsibilities:

• Resolves problems or communicates unresolved problems to the staff/management while maintaining coworker confidentiality.
• Ensures cytology/histology request forms include all pertinent patient information, attending/ordering physician and correct anatomical site.
• Ensures proper stain levels are maintained, covers all staining solutions and mounting media when not in use and stores them at the proper temperature.
• Identifies/properly documents unacceptable specimens and properly disposes of specimens when completed.
• Obtain pathology specimens while maintaining positive specimen identification, assisting histology technicians and maintaining laboratory equipment to ensure the quality preparation of all specimens.
• Process specimens in appropriate processors/programs to ensure maximum quality of specimen processing.
• Receives, processes and prepares histologic and cytologic specimens by using standard operating procedures to ensure quality test results for cytologist/pathologist diagnosis.
• Ensures final preparation products are free of procedural variance artifacts.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Years of Experience: No experience required.

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better - to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.


Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.