Cytotechnologist - Grand View Hospital
Sellersville, PA 18960
About the Job
Grand View Health has a state-of-the-art six story pavilion, with helipad and trauma bays. GVH is a Level II Trauma Center, in collaboration with Penn Medicine. Are you looking for a community hospital offering versatility and lifesaving work in the Medical Lab? Come join our Laboratory team and be a part of the best patient care in our region.
The Cytotechnologist performs a variety of tests, procedures, microscopic evaluations, and related duties, following established practices and standards, in order to obtain data for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Essential Functions:
- Receives assignments according to established departmental procedures and plans, organizes, and prioritizes work duties to accomplish daily objectives.
- Performs testing procedures and related work according to established protocols and standards with minimal technical and/or data entry error in order to report results to the requesting party.
- Operates equipment and works with highly technical instrumentation according to established procedures and protocols in order to assure the accuracy of test results.
- Performs the duties of the Department Technical Specialist as assigned and in accordance with established standards in order tomaintain department productivity levels. Maintains all required laboratory statistics.
- Maintains departmental files for slides, logs, and other test results so that appropriate patient follow-up can be done.
- Processes/analyzes appropriate proficiency test material, controls, standards, and other quality control material according to protocol in order to maintain the testing environment.
- Takes action in cases of out-of-range controls, discrepancies, or unexpected test results in order to provide proper patient care.
- Maintains adequate levels of department supplies by stocking or notifying supervisor of shortages in order to maximize department productivity and minimize cost.
- Maintains a working knowledge of laboratory and hospital computer routines.
- Performs adequacy evaluation and assists physician with specimen collection during Fine Needle Aspiration Procedures.
Schedule: Three 8 hour shifts every two weeks. Ability for flexible start times between 7:00 am- 8:00 am. No weekends, No holidays.
Qualifications:Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree or Certificate from an approved School of Cytotechnology, required.
Licenses and Certifications:
- Credentialed by an agency approved by the National commission for Health Certifying Agencies (NCHCA), i.e. ASCP, NCA, HEW, .... etc., Upon hire, preferred
Benefits:
We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits to part-time and full-time employees including:
- Medical, dental, & vision insurance available 1st of the month after start date
- Wellness and gym discounts & free cardiac rehab gym
- 403B
- On-site discounted childcare center
- Paid time off
- Sick time for full time employees
- Tuition assistance
- Free life insurance for full time employees
- Long term disability for full time employees
- Short term disability
- Employee referral bonus
- Identity theft insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee discount program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Free parking