ARUP Laboratories
Location
Salt Lake City, Utah
The Technician in Digital Pathology primarily focuses on imaging glass slides, ensuring quality assurance of scanned images, and reviewing errors related to digital pathology platforms. This role also involves assisting with equipment knowledge, troubleshooting, and suggesting workflow improvements within the department.
This position requires understanding and executing proper specimen collection, handling, processing, and storage according to departmental procedures, including evaluating specimen acceptability and preparing materials for testing. Some college-level courses in biology or related life sciences are preferred for this role.
Digital Pathology - 520
*Hourly rate is an estimate only which includes shift differential for nights, evenings, or weekend shifts. Overall hourly rates will vary based on schedule.
**If you qualify for a higher technician level the exact compensation will vary based on skills and experience.
The Technician in Digital Pathology works with department staff, Digital Pathology Specialist, and Manager on all aspects of digital pathology with an emphasis on the imaging of glass slides, quality assurance of scanned images, and review of errors and other quality issues as related to digital pathology platforms. This position also assists with equipment knowledge/troubleshooting and helps suggest/implement workflow solutions. The position may assist other Pathology departments with Technician duties if needed or during times of slow scanning volume. Some college level courses in biology or related life sciences is preferred.
Some college level courses in biology or related life sciences is preferred.
ARUP Laboratories is a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and an enterprise of the University of Utah and its Department of Pathology. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
ARUP proudly hires top talent to create a work environment of diversity, professional growth and continuous development. Our workforce is committed to the important service we provide to over one million patients each month. We always strive for excellence and have a strong desire to have involvement with the advances in medicine and the role laboratory services plays within each patient’s life. We never forget that there is a patient behind every specimen we receive.
We are looking for individuals who want to contribute to ARUP's culture of accountability, integrity, service, and excellence. Consider joining our dynamic team.
Understands appropriate specimen collection, handling, and transport per departmental procedures.
Processes, triages, routes, and stores specimens according to established departmental procedures.
Evaluates specimens for acceptability and follows the appropriate procedures for specimens that do not meet acceptance criteria.
Prepares, organizes, and reviews specimens for run set up according to departmental procedures. Ensures accurate sample order and patient identification.
Prepares reagents according to laboratory requirements as allowed by regulatory guidelines.
Performs selected tests as allowed by regulatory guidelines.
Performs and documents quality control and assists with equipment maintenance within predetermined parameters. Does not calibrate instrumentation.
As applicable, transcribes or transmits results previously validated by a Technologist. Result validation cannot be performed by a Technician.
Answers telephone calls in a timely and courteous manner, and provides verified test results available in the LIS to authenticated individuals.
Is proficient in the use of laboratory computer applications/programs.
Documents cleaning and maintenance of work area and equipment as required.
Stocks and maintains supplies and documents all required information. Notifies the appropriate supervisor or designated individual, as needed.
Attends laboratory meetings and in-services as required.
Remains informed of all relevant process and procedure changes.
Is productive in all areas for which competency has been achieved.
Other duties as assigned
Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
The person in this position needs to occasionally move between work sites and inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
Frequently communicate with others.
Biohazard laboratory environment that requires use of personal protective equipment in accordance with CDC and OSHA regulations and company/departmental policies.
To conduct self in compliance with all ARUP Policies and Procedures.
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
Absolute integrity in the accurate identification of samples, test performance, and reporting of results
Having close, far, and peripheral visual acuity to perform a variety of tasks such as make general observations of depth and distance.
Perception of and ability to distinguish colors.
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