Histology Technician

Quad City Gastroenterology is hiring a full time Histology Tech to join our growing team! Histology Technician at Quad City Gastroenterology  As the Histology Technician, you will perform paraffin embedding for biopsy specimens to prepare for microscopic evaluations by the pathologist for surgical cases. You will assume responsibility for the quality of the tissue slides, following technical and quality control procedures. You will be responsible for documentation and may also assist with grossing. Essential Duties

• Meets all responsibility requirements established by the Supervisor of Laboratory Services.
• Responsible for the preparation of tissue specimens for microscopic evaluations by the pathologist, including surgical, research and outside cases.
• Assumes responsibility for quality of tissue slides, following technical and quality control procedures.
• Maintains work area equipment supplies.
• Performs special techniques including special stains.
• Monitors compliance with safety regulations.
• Performs other related duties as needed.
• High school diploma, associate's degree, or at least 60 semester hours of academic credit from a regionally accredited college or university.
• One (1) or more years of experience as a Histology Tech.
• Grossing eligible per Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations.
• Registered as a Histology Technician (HT) by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is strongly preferred.

Starting pay: $20.00/hr (Wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience.) Benefits USPI offers the following benefits, subject to employment status:

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Paid time off (vacation & sick leave) – Starting PTO accrual is 15 days per year.
• 401k retirement plan
• Paid holidays 
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, AD&D, auto & home insurance.

Who We Are At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and health care systems to provide first class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner. USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population. #LI-CT1