Histology Tech

Histotechnician II

BJC HealthCare System is hiring a Full-Time Histotechnician II at Missouri Baptist Medical Center (MBMC) - Surgical Pathology Dept.

Position Details:

• Day Shift Hours: (Mon-Fri) with a Set Start Time of always 5:00am
• Flexible schedule! 4 or 5 days per week at 10 or 8-hour shifts starting at 5:00am
• Possible Weekend Rotation
• No Holidays!!!

Experience:

• Non-Reg with at least 3 years of Histo (embedding/microtomy) experience will be considered
• HT - ASCP or ASCP HTL
• Embedding microtomy and IHC experience (preferred)

Requirements:

• HT (ASCP) or equivalent Certification
• High School Diploma or GED
• 1 year of experience preferred

Why Join Us:

• Work with a highly skilled compassionate supportive and caring team
• Growth Opportunities to learn new skills and advance (cross-train)

Overview:

Missouri Baptist Medical Center an acute care hospital in St. Louis County offers a full continuum of medical and surgical services including heart care cancer women and infants breast health gastrointestinal orthopedic stroke therapy wound and pain management services. The hospital has a 24-hour adult emergency department and cares for pediatric patients at a separate emergency department in collaboration with St. Louis Childrens Hospital.

Missouri Baptist is the first and only hospital in St. Louis County to be named a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The prestigious designation is the highest credential a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care. This recognition has been accomplished by less than nine percent of hospitals nationwide. Additionally U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital #2 in the St. Louis metro area.

The Clinical Laboratory at Missouri Baptist Medical Center is committed to improving the health and wellness of patients through our expertise in laboratory medicine and strong customer service. The laboratory performs over 1 million tests annually with a focus on providing accurate and timely results and services to patients and the community we serve. The laboratory is fully accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB).

Preferred Qualifications:

Role Purpose: Responsible for providing a variety of routine and/or complex tests and procedures on tissue and related surgical specimens submitted for histological examination.

Responsibilities:

• Understands test principles theory maintenance troubleshooting and operation of all instrumentation in assigned areas.
• Tasks to include but not limited to microtomy embedding staining reagent preparation.
• Performs and documents quality controls for all equipment and troubleshoots malfunctioning instrumentation as necessary.
• Performs special stains and immunohistochemistry (manual or automated) after reagent preparation.
• Ability to utilize critical thinking skills to perform above tasks and responsibilities.
• Trained to complete tissue gross examination as needed.
• Must meet the High Complexity qualifications as written in CLIA 42CFR493.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: High School Diploma or GED
• Experience: 2 years
• Licenses & Certifications: HT-ASCP or equiv

Preferred Requirements:

• Education: Associate's Degree- Physical/Life Science/related

Benefits and Legal Statement:

BJC Total Rewards At BJC were committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical emotional social and financial well-being.

Comprehensive medical dental vison life insurance and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

Disability insurance* paid for by BJC

Annual 4 BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution

401(k) plan with BJC match

Tuition Assistance available on first day

BJC Institute for Learning and Development

Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation sick days holidays and personal time

Adoption assistance

To learn more go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer