Laboratory Technical Assistant – Surgical Pathology
City of Hope
Irvine, CA
Job posting number: #7294846 (Ref:10028595)
Posted: December 7, 2024
Salary / Pay Rate: $22.85 - $34.28 / hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Laboratory Technical Assistant – Surgical Pathology (Full-Time)
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
Join a dynamic team and play a pivotal role in cutting-edge diagnostic and research efforts! As a key supporter of pathologists and pathologist assistants, you'll handle diverse tasks—from specimen accessioning and assisting with frozen sections to operating tissue processors and ensuring labs are equipped and ready for breakthroughs. Travel between state-of-the-art facilities, work flexible shifts, and be part of a mission that transforms lives. If you're detail-oriented and passionate about making an impact in surgical pathology and Mohs laboratories, this opportunity is tailor-made for you! CLICK HERE to learn more about the Lennar Foundation Cancer Center!
Hours/Locations: Start time may vary, ideally looking for candidates to start at 07:00am or 09:00am; may work staggered shift hours (day/evening) and at different locations including but not limited to: Lennar Foundation Cancer Center, Irvine/Seacliff, Huntington Beach to ensure adequate service coverage.
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Assist in surgical gross room including, but not limited to, specimen pick-up, accessioning, labeling, staining and photography of specimens.
- Assist with gross room setup, handling of specimens, and general clean up.
- Receive, properly triages, and accession specimens; prints and collates cassettes.
- Follow previously established protocol for assisting with frozen sections including but not limited to cryomicrotomy.
- Prepare solutions, reagents, and stains according to standard formulas and procedures. Fill specimen containers.
Your qualifications should include:
- High School or equivalent; Experience may substitute for minimum education requirements
- Minimum of 1 year experience in pathology lab work/exposure to clinical laboratory environment and needs
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, please click here.
To learn more about our Comprehensive Benefits, please CLICK HERE.
Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $22.85 - $34.28 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
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