Histotech Trainee

Anatomic Pathology  
Full Time
Day Shift 
2:30am-1100am,w/weekends

 

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

 

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary

As a Trainee, will receive on the job training  to begin their career in Histology. Trainee will be trained in the preparation of slides from tissue and other specimens from inpatient, outpatient, and Doctor’s offices for examination by Pathologist.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: Associate's Degree in Science Related Field including but not limited to Biology, Laboratory Sciences, etc.
Minimum Years of Experience: None.
Substitutable Education & Experience: None.
Required Certifications/Licensure: None.
Required Training: None.

Essential Functions

  • Trainees will receive on the job training and instruction on completing the following tasks:
  • Embed processed tissues into paraffin, selecting proper size base mold and correctly orienting tissue.
  • Cut paraffin embedded blocks and prepare tissue slides for staining using appropriate protocol for number and depth of sections and slides.
  • Cut frozen sections and prepare tissue slides for rapid diagnostic interpretation by the Pathologist. 
  • Perform routine and special staining of tissue slides by manual or automated methods using appropriate control slides.
  • Prepare a variety of solutions according to written protocols.
  • Process cell blocks from cytology specimens.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Prepare tissue slides for immunohistochemistry and maintain appropriate controls.
  • File blocks and slides by accession numbers for easy retrieval.
  • Pull slides and tissue specimens for consultants.
  • Record daily temperature readings and maintain daily task worksheets.
  • Perform routine maintenance and cleaning of all instruments. May handle inventory of supplies and replinishing stock.
  • Perform instrument troubleshooting, repair, and adjustment as appropriate.
  • Performs all other duties as assigned

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:

  • Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits 
  • Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
  • Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one.  LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
  • Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
  • Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary 
  • Adoption assistance
  • LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of LMC to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. LMC strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. LMC endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.


Nearest Major Market: Columbia
Nearest Secondary Market: South Carolina