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Quest Diagnostics

Operates nationwide clinical laboratory testing

Histology Group Lead

Diagnostics & Laboratory ProfessionalsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timePompano Beach, FL, USA$33.94 - $56.01 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

  • Three years of histology experience are required; six years are required for anyone providing supervisory coverage in a New York State licensed laboratory.
  • Current state licensure is required where applicable.
  • Histotechnologist (HT) certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is required.
  • An associate degree, Associate of Science degree, or equivalent training and experience is required.
  • Ability to sit or stand for long periods is required.
  • Meet all requirements in the corporate Policy for Minimum Qualifications for Histotechnician and Histology Supervisor.

Responsibilities

  • Assist the supervisor or manager with the day-to-day operation of the histology lab on the assigned shift and help ensure the accuracy and efficiency of departmental services.
  • Perform all duties and responsibilities of a Histotechnologist II.
  • Confer with and make recommendations to the supervisor concerning department operations, including policies, procedures, and equipment applications.
  • Provide technical instruction, training, and guidance to technicians, technologists, students, and lab aides in techniques, instrumentation, and work organization.
  • Prepare non-gynecological specimens, including cytopreparation, staining, and coverslipping, after training on non-gynecological specimen types; this includes Fine Needle Aspiration specimens.
  • Assist the supervisor in maintaining and troubleshooting equipment and instrumentation.
  • Follow laboratory quality-control policies and document quality-control activities; recognize and correct outliers.
  • Differentiate acceptable and unacceptable processing, embedding, cutting, and staining of tissue specimens.
  • Develop, execute, or validate new procedures when required.
  • Identify problems that may affect test performance or reporting of test results and resolve them or immediately report them to the histology supervisor, technical supervisor, or director.
  • Assist the supervisor with departmental training, competency assessments, and continuing education.
  • Provide input to the supervisor for employee performance reviews.
  • Maintain daily shift operations in the absence of the histology supervisor.
  • Assist the supervisor with assigned special projects.
  • Ensure compliance with corporate safety, quality-control, and quality-assurance standards, and with local, federal, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), and College of American Pathologists (CAP) regulations.
  • Maintain a clean and well-organized work area.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Desired Qualifications

  • Six years of histopathology experience.
  • Immunohistochemistry experience.
  • A Bachelor’s degree in science.
  • Histotechnologist, Level (HTL) certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
  • Completion of a program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) in Histotechnology.
  • If performing immunohistochemistry testing, meet all requirements in the corporate Minimum Qualifications for Personnel Performing Immunohistochemistry Testing standard operating procedure.

About the Company

Quest Diagnostics

Operates nationwide clinical laboratory testing

Quest Diagnostics provides clinical laboratory testing and diagnostic services. It processes patient samples across a network of laboratories to run a broad menu of 3,000+ tests, including cancer diagnostics and anatomical pathology, and delivers interpretive reports through its medical staff. Tests are performed at its patient service centers, esoteric and rapid-response labs, and outpatient facilities, with results shared with clinicians via connected data systems. What sets Quest Diagnostics apart is its scale and scope: the world’s largest clinical lab network, the broadest test menu, a large team of MDs and PhDs for interpretation, and leadership in cancer diagnostics and pre-employment drug testing, plus extensive clinical trials testing. Its goal is to empower healthcare providers and patients with actionable diagnostic insights to identify, treat, and manage disease, inspire healthy behaviors, and improve health outcomes.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Secaucus, NJ
Founded
1967

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