Histotechnician I

Histotechnician IBJC HealthCare System is hiring a Full-Time Histotechnician I at Memorial Hospital Belleville (MHB)!Position Details:Day Shift Hours: (Mon-Fri)5:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Limited Weekend RotationNo Holidays!!!Experience:Non-Reg with at least 2-3 years of Histo (embedding/microtomy) experience will be consideredEmbedding, microtomy and IHC experience (preferred)Requirements:High School Diploma or GED2-3 years of histotechnician experience preferredWhy Join Us?Work with a highly skilled, compassionate, supportive, and caring teamGrowth Opportunities to learn new skills and advance (cross-train)Next Steps:If selected to move forward with Interview Process, a Talent Advisor will contact you via email for a screenOverview:Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children's at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet®-recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.Memorial Hospital Shiloh, a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.The Laboratory Department provides a wide variety of assays and procedures to obtain data used in the diagnosis and treatment of most disease states to our inpatient and out patients. Services include phlebotomy, hematology, chemistry, microbiology, blood bank, point-of-care and pathology.Preferred Qualifications:Role Purpose: Responsible for providing a variety of basic routine tests and procedures on tissue and related surgical specimens submitted for histological examination.Responsibilities:Tasks limited to microtomy, embedding, staining. Performs and documents quality controls for all equipment and troubleshoots malfunctioning instrumentation as necessary.Understands maintenance, troubleshooting and operation of all instrumentation in assigned areas. Has minimal understanding of test principles.Minimum Requirements:Education:High School Diploma or GEDExperience: <2 yearsPreferred Requirements:Education:Associate's DegreeExperience:2-5 yearsBenefits and Legal Statement:BJC Total RewardsAt BJC we're 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 dateDisability insurance* paid for by BJCAnnual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution401(k) plan with BJC matchTuition Assistance available on first dayBJC Institute for Learning and DevelopmentHealth Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending AccountsPaid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal timeAdoption assistanceTo learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.*Not all benefits apply to all jobsThe 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