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Summary:

Rex Anatomic Pathology is hiring a Cytotechnologist II to join the team! The Cytotechnologist II will provide technical expertise in specific laboratory discipline or program specialty, monitor and direct the workload and provides consultative and diagnostic results to clinicians.

The ideal candidate must have three years of Cytotechnologist experience to be considered.

**Job Responsibilities** :

Maintains an environment of safety for patients, self and others.

Prepares microscopic slides from specimens of blood, scrapings, or other bodily exudates, fixing and staining the slides to preserve the specimen and enhance visibility of cells under microscope.

Examines slides under a microscope to identify abnormalities and documents interpretation results according to department protocol.

Reports abnormalities to Pathologist and sends out follow-up letters to physicians of patients with high-grade Pap smears.

Assists physicians in fine needle aspiration and specimen collection.

Monitors screening workload statistics of each Cytotechnologist and insures laboratory compliance with CLIA slide screening workload limits, CAP PAP program, and other quality assurance and regulatory activities.

Performs and monitors quality control programs, including 10% re-screening of Pap smears, high-grade look-back data collection, and other quality improvement activities.

Provides guidance, writes and reviews cytology procedures, and assures technical personnel follow documented methods and procedures.

Assists medical personnel and/or patients in the coordination of patient testing and/or cytology specimen handling and functions as charge person in the absence of the Technical Supervisor.

Assists manager in monitoring usage of equipment, supplies, and personnel to insure maximum utilization and cost effectiveness.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree and completion of a one (1) year training program in an American Society for Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) or Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program (CAAHEP) accredited school of Cytology.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

CT(ASC) certified by the ASCP Board of Certification (BOC) within one year of hire date.

Experience Requirements:

Requires three (3) years or related laboratory experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex Anatomic Pathology

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $35.52- $51.05 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience **and** internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.