Laboratory Technician - Histotechnologist

City: Syracuse

State: NY

Start Date: TBD

End Date: TBD

Duration: 13 Weeks

Shift: 8 Hours Weekday shifts.

Skills: HistotechnologistW2 Pay Rate: $36.00/hr plus $1,175/week in non-taxed travel per diem (must live further than 50 miles from the facility location)

Certification Requirements: Please confirm credential requirements upon application.

Qualifications: NYS License/registration or limited permit to practice as a certified Histological Technician or Clinical Laboratory Technologist and two years of histology or clinical laboratory experience required. Ability to distinguish colors required. Must successfully pass pre-employment health clearance.

Duties: Possess and utilize technical skills in the histology and special procedures laboratory and assist in insuring histology clinical and research laboratory testing is performed in a timely and accurate fashion. Possess and utilize sectioning and staining skills in the histology laboratory. Perform special stains, immuno-histochemical stains and enzyme histochemistry. Perform more sophisticated histology procedures such as special stains, immuno-stains, eye pathology, neuropathology, enzyme preparation, nerve biopsies, renal biopsies and muscle biopsies. Assist in ensuring Histology laboratory testing is performed in a timely and accurate fashion. Perform appropriate computer data entry of Surgical Pathology and research specimens; responsible for maintaining current specimen computer records. Perform appropriate computer entry of billing information. Observe and contribute to laboratory safety at all times. Must maintain patient confidentiality. VHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer ("EEO")/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/E-Verify Employer and welcomes all to apply