Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Histology Laboratory Assistant
The Histology Laboratory Assistant / Histology Assistant performs specimen processing duties on assigned shifts under the supervision of a histology technologist and direction of the department supervisor or manager. Duties include, but are not limited to specimen pick-up, order entry, assisting with gross tissue handling, slide and block filing, sorting and discarding of specimens, preparation and tracking of samples for referral to external laboratories. Performs duties consistent with written procedures and regulatory requirements. Supports the department in achieving department goals for service, quality, regulatory compliance, financial performance, patient satisfaction, healthy work environment, and integration of intra and inter-departmental activities.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Pick-up specimens from Operating Room, Decontamination room, and Endo throughout the day and monitor pending requisitions.
Enter specimens into the Logbook and properly organize
Ensure all tools are available and clean
Stock all supplies
Ensure req’s are available and in numerical order
Completes slide and block filing
Demonstrates that all specimens are stored and discarded properly
Prepares and logs for afternoon pick up
Cleans the gross area and ensures equipment is set up for the following day
Answer phones and take accurate messages
Utilize Meditech to pull reports, look up information, or results
Attend monthly Pathologist Department and Lab Staff meeting
The ability to interact with co-workers in a team environment, promoting a harmonious and cooperative working environment.
Demonstrates excellent customer service practices in all interactions.
Effectively communicate with all personnel to exchange accurate and timely technical information.
May assist in communication to customers, floors, physicians regarding problem and/or pending specimens.
Requires 2 + years’ experience performing registration, clerical duties, and sending out of specimen processing
Follows safety policies and procedures
Protects sensitive and confidential information by actively participating in the Privacy & Security Awareness program
Adheres to company policies and standards regarding security
Completes assigned courses and training on an annual basis
Available to work during disasters
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Less than High School Diploma/GED required
Vocational/Technical Degree preferred
Less than 1 year of experience required
1-3 years in a clinical laboratory setting preferred
HCA Florida Northwest Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
HCA Healthcare Laboratory Services is a full service provider for clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology services, providing hospitals, physicians, and clients with timely diagnostic information for patient care. Our infrastructure includes a fully automated esoteric core laboratory in Fort Lauderdale, a histology and microbiology operation in Largo, Florida, and a network of hospital based rapid-response laboratories present in four HCA Healthcare divisions within the state of Florida. Our core laboratories support more than 250 acute and rehab hospitals, physician practices, surgery centers and commercial accounts.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Histology Laboratory Assistant opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
At its founding in 1968, Nashville-based HCA was one of the nation's first hospital companies. Today, we are the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, a company comprised of locally managed facilities that includes about 165 hospitals and 115 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and England and employing approximately 204,000 people. Approximately four to five percent of all inpatient care delivered in the country today is provided by HCA facilities. Richard M. Bracken serves as Chairman of HCA and R. Milton Johnson is the company's President and Chief Executive Officer.
HCA is committed to the care and improvement of human life and strives to deliver high quality, cost effective healthcare in the communities we serve. Building on the foundation provided by our Mission & Values, HCA puts patients first and works to constantly improve the care we give them by implementing measures that support our caregivers, help ensure patient safety and provide the highest possible quality. Investing in our communities is important to us. HCA typically invests about $1.5 billion annually to keep our facilities modern and up-to-date technologically and to expand and add services where needed. Focusing primarily on communities where the company is a leading healthcare provider, HCA selectively adds new facilities in order to better serve our communities.
And because two HCA founders were physicians, we value highly the strong relationships we've created with local physicians. We endeavor to provide them with a wide array of services and modern facilities in order to help them deliver the best possible care.