Pathology Technician at Providence Portland Medical Center. This posting represents Full-time, Evening Schedule (3:30 - 00:00).
The Pathology Technician contributes a valuable service aiding pathologists in providing patient diagnosis. Information gained through gross evaluation of tissue provided by the Pathology Technician and tissue slide prepare by histology technicians allow a pathologist to either identify or dismiss disease. The preparatory steps taken to ensure a quality diagnosis are key to this relationship.
Under general supervision of a Pathologist or Pathologists' Assistant or Surgical Pathology Supervisor/s, the Pathology Technician is responsible for rendering professional services in the Department of Surgical Pathology. These services include performing limited surgical pathology examinations, assisting, initiating, and instituting other procedures as directed by the supervising pathologist and as necessary to meet quality and service standards in the Regional Pathology Policies and as directed by Regional Lab Administration. Additional duties may include preparing microscopic tissue slides for diagnostic and/or research purposes; performing tissue stains to assist in diagnosis; handling specimen accessioning; and maintaining the laboratory and equipment. In addition, attention to detail, good manual dexterity, and a concern for patient well-being are imperative characteristics of this position.
Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence Portland Medical Center and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.
Required Qualifications:
- Associate's Degree in Laboratory Science or Medical Laboratory Technology, obtained from an accredited institution or equivalent educ/experience
- Education/training equivalent to the above that includes at least 60 semester hours or equivalent from an accredited institution. This education must include 24 semester hours of medical laboratory technology courses, or 24 semester hours of science courses that includes 6 semester hours of chemistry, 6 semester hours of biology, and 12 semester hours of chemistry, biology or medical laboratory technology in any combination
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience as a Lab Assistant, preferred in Pathology
Why Join Providence?
Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.
Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
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