Histologist, Per Diem

Employment Type: Part time Shift: Day Shift Description: * Covers the Frozen section rotation when assigned maintaining adequate supplies in order not to prolong frozen procedures. Assists Pathologist with frozen section preparation. Communicates effectively with surgery to resolve pending issues that could affect patient outcome. * Performs Immunoperoxidase staining procedures. Includes the operation and maintenance of the stainer. Performs special stain procedures and troubleshooting. * Posses knowledge of proper autopsy handling procedures to include morgue maintenance, instruments maintenance, specimen pick up/clean up, procedure after completion of autopsy. * Perform daily check of morgue and specimens left in morgue, and process immediately as per our procedure (limb handling and disposal). * Morgue preparation for autopsy, instrument setup and cleanup and follow procedure for notification of post autopsy clean up by environmental staff. * Familiar with various reference laboratories specimen requirements & performs processing MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS * Graduate of an approved program in Histotechnology. Minimum one years experience preferred as Histotechnologist in a hospital setting. * Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, the ability to adjust focus, and form perception required to notice pertinent details of specimens under microscopic study. Color discrimination required to distinguish various shades and colors of specimens and reactions. LICENSURE * Must be licensed as Histotechnologist in the state of Florida. Certified by a national regulatory agency (ASCP) preferred. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions. Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity. Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions. Based in Livonia, Mich., and with annual operating revenues of $17.6 billion and assets of $24.7 billion, the organization returns $1.1 billion to its communities annually in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. Committed to those who are poor and underserved in its communities, Trinity Health is known for its focus on the country's aging population. As a single, unified ministry, the organization is the innovator of Senior Emergency Departments, the largest not-for-profit provider of home health care services — ranked by number of visits — in the nation, as well as the nation’s leading provider of PACE (Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly) based on the number of available programs. For more information, visit www.trinity-health.org. You can also follow @TrinityHealthMI on Twitter.

Salary : $18 - $25