Histology Tech – Full-time

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Award Winning Health Care: Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.

Culture: Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

You Belong at Avera: Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, sign-on bonuses, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.

Join Avera as a Histology Technologist and join a mission driven organization with a great company culture, and team environment.

Certified applicants may be eligible for a $15,000 sign on bonus with a 3-yr commitment.

Exciting opportunity for a Histology Technologist to collaborate with one of the top labs in the nation! (http://www.avera.org/services/lab/)

Position Highlights:

First CAP/ISO 15189 Hospital Medical & Anatomic Pathology Certified Laboratory in the country

Currently the longest accredited CAP/ISO 15189 Laboratory in the country

Fully automated Histology Lab

Only lab to be ISO Cycle 5 accredited

Student Loan Repayment: This position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.

Job Summary

The Histology Technician performs standardized histotechnology procedures under supervision by the Histology Section Supervisor and Section Pathologist

Education and/or Experience

A Responsible for accurately performing a variety of clinical laboratory tests & procedures

A minimum of an associate degree from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 12 semester hours of biology and chemistry or acceptance into an accredited histology certificate program is required

Certification as a Histology Technician (HT) from the American Society Clinical Pathology (ASCP) certification is required or must be received within 16 months of employment

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday, 2:00pm-10:30pm; 80hrs/2wks

Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$23.25 – $34.00 per hour

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