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New York, New York, United States
Onsite
Schweiger is one of the leading dermatology practices in the country with over 580+ healthcare providers and over 170+ offices in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, and California. Schweiger provides medical, cosmetic, and surgical dermatology and allergy services with over 2.5 million patient visits annually.
Our mission is to create the Ultimate Patient Experience and a great working environment for our providers, support staff and all team members.
Schweiger has been included in the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America list for seven consecutive years. Schweiger has also received Great Place to Work certification. To learn more, click here.
Schweiger's Ultimate Employee Experience:
Summary/Objective: To perform the duties of the Grossing Technician per the Laboratory’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
The Grossing Technician will adhere to and support our culture of compliance and safety by following all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) with attention to detail, accuracy and professionalism at all times.
Essential Functions: Daily essential function of the Grossing Technician are listed below. Details on how each function is to be performed is outlined in the SOP manual. The SOP manual is to be reviewed by all Grossing Technician upon hire, when any updates occur and annually.
This job description, in no way, states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee. She or he will be required to follow any other instruction and perform any other duties as requested by her/his supervisor.
Education Required: An associate degree in a laboratory science, or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution OR have education and training equivalent to such degree that includes:
Training Required Prior to Hire: Completion of a clinical laboratory training program approved or accredited by the ABHES, the CAHEA, or other organization approved by HHS (this training may be included in the 60 semester hours listed in in the education required section) OR at least 3 months documented laboratory training in each specialty in which the individual performs high complexity testing.
*If training has not been completed prior to hire, a minimum of three months of documented in-house laboratory training must be completed upon hire
Training Required Upon Hire: Training and a post training assessment for all role-applicable SOPs and Laboratory Compliance workflows must be completed after hire but before any laboratory work can be completed. A compentency assessment will occur at one month before independent work is permitted. Role specific SOPs and Laboratory Compliance workflows are outlined in the Pathology Training Program Smartsheet.
Experience Required: Prior work experience of six months is desired in order to gain familiarity on-the-job with grossing techniques; experience in large-scale organization or high-volume production environment preferred to gain seasoned familiarity with processing specimens in production environment.
Should be familiar with most major techniques for staining and special staining. Analytical skills necessary for processing slides under tight deadlines and general supervision; should have ability to
identify specific specimens for supervisory follow-up.
Licensure if Required: Licensure is not required for this position
Certification if Required: Certification is not required
Continuing Education Required: All Grossing Technicians are to complete 12 hours of continuing education per year per the laboratory’s Continuing Education SOP. Competency assessments will be performed upon hire and throughout the year per the laboratory’s Competency Assessment SOP. New Hire and Annual Training, including all required training sessions for all new and updated SOPs and updates to software systems as applicable
Work Environment: This job operates in a professional lab environment and may potentially be exposed to chemical, hazardous and biological samples. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, telephones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, employee is regularly required to talk; hear; stand; walk; use hands to finger; handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This position also requires long duration of sitting and working on a computer. May require lifting up to 25 pounds without the aid of a device or a second person.
Travel: Employee may be expected to travel up to 25% or less of their time from their home office.
Pay Range: $24.18 -$30.23
Schweiger, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its hiring process with applicants, whether internal or external, because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other class per local, state or federal law.
Schweiger does not require vaccination for COVID-19 in order to be considered for employment; however, some state guidelines may require that we keep record of your vaccination status on file.
