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Histology Assistant II

United States > Phoenixmid

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Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare,

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Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

What We Offer

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Include but are not limited to the following:

✓Assist in the general upkeep of the laboratory; including, but not limited to, maintaining sufficient inventory of material, supplies, equipment, cleaning glassware, and racks.

✓Perform laboratory decontamination using the appropriate materials.

✓Perform basic preventative maintenance on equipment according to the manufacture specifications.

✓Dispose of non-biohazard and biohazard waste.

✓Re-stock laboratory and distribute supplies to work areas.

✓Assist with special projects, as needed.

✓Track samples using laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and excel spreadsheets by following standard operating procedures (SOPs).

✓File and store slides and FFPE tissue blocks.

✓Assist with the initial quality review of incoming specimens.

✓Label FFPE blocks, slides, and DNA tubes by following SOPs.

✓Assist with macrodissecting by following SOPs.

✓Record all required temperatures in the lab and take corrective actions, as needed.

✓Maintain all histology equipment and corresponding documentation; including, but not limited to, QC worksheets, preventive maintenance records, and day to day maintenance.

✓Apply and integrate feedback in a professional manner.

✓Provide and receive open and regular feedback and adjust accordingly.

✓Prioritize and drive results with a high emphasis on quality.

✓Display ability to work as part of a team.

✓Adapt to a fast-paced environment.

✓Apply strong communication skills with ability to maintain open communication with internal employees and management.

✓Display high attention to detail with strong quality orientation.

✓Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.

✓Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.

✓Maintain regular and reliable attendance.

✓Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.

✓Ability to work nights and/or weekends, as needed.

✓Ability to work seated for approximately 20% of a typical working day. Ability to work standing for approximately 80% of a typical working day.

✓Ability to lift up to 25 pounds for approximately 5% of a typical working day.

✓Ability to grasp with both hands; pinch with thumb and forefinger; turn with hand/arm; reach above shoulder height.

✓Ability to comply with any applicable personal protective equipment requirements.

✓Ability to use various types of laboratory equipment; including H&E stainers, microtomes, tissue water bath, embedding station, and cover slipper.

✓May perform repetitious actions using lab tools.

✓Ability to use near vision to view samples at close range.

✓May be exposed to hazardous materials, tissue specimens, and instruments with moving parts, lasers, heating and freezing elements, and high-speed centrifugation.

✓May use various chemicals to perform duties.

Requirements

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High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
6+ months of experience working in a laboratory environment.
Basic computer skills to include internet navigation and email usage.
Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.
Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Associates Degree in Science.
Experience in a clinical pathology laboratory.
Demonstrated ability working with embedding.

$17.00 – $34.00/hour

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Operations Quality

ONCO Cancer Diagnostics

United States > Phoenix : 445 North 5th St

Standard

Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Exposure to temperatures below 60 degrees Fahrenheit/16 degrees Celsius or above 85 degrees Fahrenheit/28 degrees Celsius on a regular basis, Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday), Routine work with chemicals, Work with human blood or other potentially infectious materials

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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