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Flexible Day Shift Opportunity!

Are you looking for a role that offers flexibility and work-life balance? Join our team as a Histotechnician and enjoy a schedule tailored to your needs. This position provides day-shift hours with no weekends, holidays, or on-call requirements, making it an ideal choice for those seeking stability and flexibility.

What We Offer

+ Flexible shifts ranging from 2 to 8 hours (day shift)

+ No weekend, holiday, or on-call requirements

+ Occasional support at Passavant to assist department needs

+ Opportunity to join at any level on the career ladder

What We're Looking For

+ Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications; HT/HTL certification is a plus but not required

+ Individuals who thrive in a dynamic environment and can adapt to changing departmental needs

+ Team players who value flexibility and collaboration

Why You'll Love Our Department We're committed to creating a supportive, adaptable work environment. Our most successful team members are those who embrace flexibility in hours and days to meet evolving needs, helping ensure coverage while allowing casual staff time off. If you're looking for professional growth paired with a balanced schedule, you'll feel right at home.

Responsibilities:

+ Demonstrates progression of skils towards working independently in an advanced staining area.

+ Supports academic mission of department.

+ Demonstrate complete knowledge of CoPath related to Histology workflow.

+ Maintain instruments following quality control specifications and daily maintenance protocols.

+ Perform ancillary or miscellaneous tasks such as filing, cleaning, stocking supplies.

+ Perform QC checks at each phase of processing/ staining

+ Accurately prepares slides for microtomy using the barcode label in order to maintain correct patient identification throughout the process.

+ Process and prepare surgical and autopsy tissue specimens for embedding, cutting, staining and coverslipping. Embed and cut specialized tissue based on location including minute biopsy protocols.

+ Ensures all tissues are embedded and cut according to department specific protocols with proper orientation and complete sections including no folds, chatter, artifacts or floaters.

+ Successful completion of bachelors degree from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 30 semester hours of biology and chemistry. One year of clinical histology laboratory experience post training if not a graduate of accredited training program required.Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:American Society Clinical Pathology Histotechnologist- HTL (ASCP) certification required within 12 months of hire. New York License required for NY locations.

+ American Society for Clinical Pathology

+ Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran