Description

The Department of Dermatology is seeking a Mohs Histotechnologist. Position requires significant technical expertise and a high level of responsibility in handling delicate specimens. Must demonstrate competency in all job-related tasks, including technical expertise in tissue processing, organization in storage of slides and efficiency in ordering and restocking supplies or reagents. Provide support in ongoing expansion and quality improvement process a must.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Process tissue in the Mohs Dermatologic Surgery units.
• May involve occasional travel to other Dermatology clinic sites to provide histotechnologist coverage and support for Mohs surgeons.
• Prepare equipment for use in frozen and fixed specimens (setting up water bath, stainer, cover-slipper and other instruments).
• Embed tissue and cut frozen/paraffin blocks.
• Gross fresh tissue specimens.
• Prepare slides (staining slides, reviewing stain for adequacy, labeling and distributing slides).
• Recut blocks as requested by the Mohs surgeon/ Dermpath attending.
• Clean embedding center and stainer in compliance with credentialing policies.
• Pull slides/blocks from storage, as requested; change frozen section stains (preparing reagent, preparing special stains).
• Train and orientate new staff in the laboratory.
• Monitor Divisional staff mandatory health and safety training and ensure their attendance at training sessions and ensure continuing staff compliance.
• Ensure all lab staff understand the yearly National Patient Safety Goals, especially the Laboratory Services National Patient Safety Goals.
• Participate in quality assurance activities.
• Maintain documentation for QA and report QA problems to supervising physician.
• Participate in facility-wide continuous quality improvement activities, safety and disaster activities and other QA activities.
• Attend continuing education and mandatory training sessions.
• Perform miscellaneous related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Allied Health, Biology, Chemistry, or related program with at least 12 semester hours credits achieved in biology and/or chemistry.
• One year of laboratory experience including some histology experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited Histotechnology Certification program.

Classified Title: Histotechnologist I
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Mohs Histotechnologist (Dermatology -SOM)
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CE
Starting Salary Range: $19.75 - $35.35 HRLY ($65,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M - F; 8:30am - 5:00pm
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: JH at Timonium
Department name: SOM Der Cosmetic Center
Personnel area: School of Medicine

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University's salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

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