Electron Microscopists

Electron Microscopy Technologist I/II/III
Texas
Category: Health Care
Job Id: 230001AG Full Time OnSite

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas resource for healthcare education innovation scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. Thats where you come in. Once you join us you wont want to leave. Its because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits youd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits insurance etc.) plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our fulltime employees


• Generous time off (holidays preventative leave day both vacation and sick time all of which equates to around 3738 days per year)


• The longer you stay the more vacation youll accrue!


• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)


• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!


• We take care of our employees! As a worldrenowned institution our employees wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...
  
  
  
  • Free financial and legal counseling
  
  
  • Free mental health counseling services
  
  
  • Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
  
  
  • Other employee discounts including entertainment car rentals cell phones etc.
  
  
  • Resources for child and elder care
  
  
  
  

Participates in the daytoday operations of the laboratory with regard to Electron Microscopy specimen processing. Provides quality preparation of diagnostic biopsies for clinical electron microscopy examination according to departmental procedures utilizing a specialized skill set and knowledge. Supports continuous improvement of laboratory services ensuring timely and high quality results for ultrastructural pathological diagnosis.

• Performs supportive duties providing direction to wide range of clinical staff to assure efficient high quality test results; instructs physicians and nurses in proper collection of procedures for specimens and correct handling of request forms.


• Processes and embeds patient biopsies received for electron microscopy.


• Performs ultramicrotomy to prepare semithin sections on a wide range of specimens: kidney nerve muscle skin blood tumors etc.


• Prepares ultrathin sections for ultrastructural screening by EM staff.


• Complies with all departmental SOPs and adheres to all rules and protocols


• Performs daily QC on all patient biopsy slides and grids


• Performs basic troubleshooting of errors associated with instrument failures


• Utilizing SOP prepares and performs QC of various solutions and reagents assuring laboratory is well stocked at all times ensuring quality Electron Microscopy Testing.


• Identifies any problems that may adversely affect performance of ultrastructural results and immediately notifies management team


• Maintains a secure proper filing system for all logs records digital images semithins and ultrathins.


• Helps maintain gross tissue storage area and assists in discarding tissue per established policy.


• Maintains laboratory in a clean functional state as well as cleaning or performing scheduled equipment and instrument /calibration / certifications as required


• Responds to emergency situations


• Performs other duties as assigned

American Society of Clinical Pathologists HT (ASCP) certification preferred.

Bachelors degree in biology or chemistry.

One (1) year of laboratory experience. Experience in clinically based laboratory preferred.

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code 51.215

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime