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: Complex Specimen Processor- Histology
Job Summary and Qualifications
What qualifications you will need:
Responsible for the management and handling of inbound and outbound samples to include tracking, accessioning/registration, sample preparation, case organization and processing, for in house testing or submission to third parties.
Ensures positive patient identification in the handling, aliquoting and labeling of samples and/or slides.
Performs patient registration and test order entry procedures with accuracy and in a timely manner.
Demonstrates a thorough understanding of specimen collection, storage, transport and testing requirements as well as specimen rejection criteria.
Prepares, labels, and handles laboratory specimens according to established policies and procedures based on specimen type and testing ordered.
Manages the storage and discard of samples and/or slides according to established policy and schedule
Performs instrument set-up, preventative maintenance and quality assurance procedures as assigned and scheduled. Completes associated documentation, Identifies unacceptable outcomes and takes corrective action as required or escalates to department leadership when unable to resolve.
Actively participates in Continuous Quality Improvement. Provides input into the design of workflows, systems and processes.
You Should Have:
High School Diploma required
Associate’s Degree preferred
Minimum 2 years of experience in a laboratory setting preferred
Knowledge of laboratory methods as well as specimen collection, storage, transport and testing requirements based on test requested or ordered.
Excellent communication skills and effective team work
Ability to organize work according to priority
Benefits
HCA Healthcare, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
HCA Healthcare Laboratory Services is a full-service provider of 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 in 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 costs 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 Complex Specimen Processor- Histology 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.
