Anatomical Pathology Technician - Methodist Laboratory

Overview

Join Our Team as a Pathology Technician Are you ready to play a hands-on role in modern medicine? We are looking for a proactive Pathology Technician to join our high-energy Anatomic Pathology team. You'll be the "go-to" person for our Pathologists and Surgeons, ensuring that every specimen is handled with care and every slide is ready for a breakthrough diagnosis. Why This Role Matters:

• You'll be a key collaborator across multiple departments, working directly with medical experts to meet urgent hospital needs.
• You'll gain diverse experience through cross-campus coverage and specialized tasks like frozen section preparation.
• You are the organized backbone of the lab, managing the workflow that allows our physicians to provide the best possible care.

Qualifications

Education: HS Diploma/GED

Work Experience: Previous Lab experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Specimen Handling & Preparation

• Demonstrates technical skills required to prepare Histology and Cytology specimens.
• Retrieves all specimens from surgery multiple times daily and matches them with requisitions.
• Verifies labeling ensures two patient identifiers and specimen source are present; follows up on any labeling errors.
• Ensures proper fixation, including placing flow cytometry specimens in RPMI and refrigeration.
• Accessions specimens and prepares cases for gross dictation while maintaining identifier accuracy.
• Assists PA or Pathologist as requested during the grossing process.

Intraoperative & Technical Procedures

• Assists on intraoperative procedures, including fine needle biopsy smears in CT/Angio suites and proper staining for review.
• Performs routine H&E staining and embedding tissue for frozen sections.
• Sections frozen tissue specimens and assists during intraoperative consultations.
• Ensures proper documentation and labeling for all frozen section and fine needle specimens.

Laboratory Operations & Maintenance

• Manages tissue processors, ensuring they start at appropriate times and communicating schedule deviations.
• Maintains equipment logs for refrigerator/freezer temperatures and cryostats; performs decontamination as needed.
• Oversees supply inventory, including staining reagents, and places orders as necessary.
• Maintains workspace organization and cleanliness in grossing and accessioning areas.
• Ensures regulatory compliance with CAP guidelines and departmental policies.

Communication & Administrative Support

• Acts as a liaison between the Histology team, Pathologists, and submitting departments to resolve specimen issues.
• Provides exceptional service by organizing work priorities to optimize turnaround time.
• Handles billing by entering charges in Epic for frozen sections and outside consultation cases.
• Manages department communications, including answering calls and monitoring emails.
• Serves as backup Payroll editor, managing time corrections and biweekly sign-offs.
• Supports team flexibility by cross-training and floating to the downtown campus as needed.

About Us

Find it here.

Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.

Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We've grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We're developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

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Compensation and Benefits

The compensation range for this position is $25.81per hour - $43.1per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model.
Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.