Cytotechnologist (full-time and part-time)

Join our team at Geisinger Medical Laboratories. You can find your passion for caring and innovation as a team member in our state-of-the-art laboratories. Our mission is to provide exceptional patient care through innovative, efficient, and high-quality laboratory services.
and passes yearly Pap Proficiency Testing.
Assists in the performance of fine needle aspiration as requested.
Includes advising clinician of proper specimen collection, performing rapid staining and providing specimen adequacy assessment.
Obtains patient history and clinical information as necessary and requests collection of additional specimen for further studies when indicated.
Follows departmental procedures for quality assurance.
Ensures that remedial actions are taken whenever test systems and Quality Assurance deviate from established performance specifications.
Prepares and processes certain specimens in the Cytopreparatory lab when necessary.
Participates in department record-keeping, including work volumes, safety records, continuing education records, and quality assurance records and activities as requested.
Maintains equipment, participates in established preventive maintenance program, and alerts Analytical Specialist of any equipment problems.
Assists in proper handling and storage of supplies, notifies Analytical Specialist when inventory is low.
Assists in the evaluation and validation of new instruments and new technologies as needed under the supervision of the Analytical Specialist and Doctoral Director.
Participates in the training and orientation of new employees.
Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.
Join our team at Geisinger Medical Center! As an academic teaching facility associated with a residency program, cytopathology fellowship, and medical school, there are residents, fellows, and students that interact with professional staff daily and provide educational conferences, and also offer the chance for our cytologists to teach.
We are committed to your professional development and involve our cytologists in a variety of the department's innovative projects, including QA projects, in addition to educational and research initiatives, in order to help our employees reach their career goals. With caring staff, a compassionate employer dedicated to quality patient care, and great employee benefits, Geisinger is a wonderful place to build and grow a career.
SIGN ON BONUS: $12,500 for qualified candidates
Anatomic Pathology Scholars Program
~ New Graduate or less than 3 years of experience (External and Internal candidates). The program awards up to $50,000 in financial support with a five-year work commitment.

Full time
We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to ensure that you and your loved ones can maintain good health, achieve financial stability, and excel both personally and professionally.
Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one

• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance

Bachelor's Degree- (Required)
Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Preferred)
Certified ASCP Cytotechnologist - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
Communication, Laboratory Equipment Operation, Laboratory Results Reporting, Laboratory Services, Organizing, Preceptor Skills, Time Management
Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.
We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.