Description
Care Career is seeking a travel Pathologists' Assistant for a travel job in Peoria, Illinois.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Pathologists' Assistant
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Additional Information
- Facility: OSF HealthCare
- Department: Pathology Laboratory – Histology
- Specialty: Histology Technician / Histotechnologist
- Care Setting: Acute Care
- Charting System: Epic Beaker
- Guaranteed Hours: 40 Hours/Week
Schedule & Requirements
- Shift: Nights
- Hours: 10:00 PM – 6:30 AM
- Schedule: 5x8s (40 hours/week)
Required Experience
- Recent Histology Laboratory experience required
- High-volume Histology Lab experience preferred
- Experience maintaining specimen and case integrity
- Experience troubleshooting difficult tissue blocks
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently while following laboratory protocols
Required Certifications
- ASCP Certified Histotechnician (HT) OR
- ASCP Certified Histotechnologist (HTL)
- Illinois License or proof of application process initiated
Required Skills
- Microtomy
- Tissue Embedding
- Re-cuts
- Troubleshooting difficult tissue blocks
- Special Stains
- Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
- Frozen Sections
- Routine Histology Procedures
- Surgical Pathology
- Tissue Specimen Processing
- Cell Cultures
- Microscopic Examination
- Immunofluorescence
- Hematoxylin & Eosin (H&E) Staining
- CLIA Compliance
- Routine Equipment Maintenance
- Microtome Operation
- Technical Laboratory Procedures
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and process tissue specimens for microscopic examination
- Perform microtomy, embedding, sectioning, and re-cuts
- Conduct special stains, immunohistochemistry (IHC), and immunofluorescence procedures
- Assist with frozen section preparation and surgical pathology workflows
- Maintain specimen identification accuracy and case integrity
- Troubleshoot difficult tissue blocks and technical issues
- Operate, maintain, and calibrate laboratory equipment
- Follow CLIA, CAP, and laboratory quality assurance standards
- Document laboratory procedures and results in Epic Beaker
- Work collaboratively with pathologists, laboratory staff, and healthcare teams
Quick Offer ProcessReferral Bonus AvailableFast Submission & Interview Process
About Care Career
Care Career brings together a portfolio of leading healthcare staffing organizations, each delivering specialized talent solutions across the industry. Wherever you want to go, We Make It Happen.
With travel nursing jobs across the country, you can discover the possibilities that create the lifestyle and financial position that you have dreamed of.
Care Career is a modern, transparent staffing firm creating the ultimate community of US.
Benefits
- Referral bonus
- Weekly pay
- Medical benefits
- Continuing Education
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
Job ID: ba5122c0-72a092600ce36f2cea18f5b9feffc82b
