Histology Assistant Lead

Job description

Histology Assistant Lead
Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Histology Assistant Lead to join their team: This role will be Full-Time Day Shift: Monday-Friday, Occasional need for evening, night or weekend hours.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and more.

Histology Assistant Lead Job Responsibilities:
• Performs all clerical and computer tasks necessary to support the quality operations of the department.
• Communicates to maintain team knowledge and train/mentor other healthcare personnel in the gross room.
• Obtains and processes pathology specimens while maintaining positive specimen identification and assisting with the maintenance of Laboratory equipment to ensure the quality preparation of all specimens.
• Processes, prepares, and stains cytology specimens to ensure quality results and accurate diagnosis by the Cytologist/Pathologist.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Education: High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Years of Experience: 3 years of Histology experience