Histotechnologist I at Abbott, United States > Phoenix : 445 North 5th St

Histotechnologist I at Abbott in United States > Phoenix : 445 North 5th St. Full-time. $20.5 to $41 an hour. Apply with swipeandhired.

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.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

The Opportunity
This position works out of our Phoenix, AZ location in the Cancer Diagnostic Division.

We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas, including infectious disease, cardiometabolic, informatics, and toxicology.
Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the world’s greatest healthcare challenges.

Our molecular division delivers best-in-class innovative testing solutions for people around the world to provide answers to life’s critical health decisions. We help people live full and healthy lives through our accessible, molecular-based solutions.

Position Overview
The Histotechnologist I will perform a variety of histology laboratory procedures used to produce tissue slides and support the general laboratory duties expected to be performed in a CLIA/CAP-certified histopathology laboratory. The Histotechnologist I shall adhere to all safety, quality controls, and procedures, and learn and perform all functions of histology, pathology, and molecular aspects needed in the laboratory.

Schedule: Wednesday - Saturday 11:00am – 9:30pm

Essential Duties
Include but are not limited to the following:
Label documentation of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) blocks, slides, and microcentrifuge tubes by following standard operating procedures (SOPs).

strainers, and pipettes for extended periods of time.

scientific rules.

heating and freezing elements, and high-speed centrifugation.

shoulder height.

Minimum Qualifications

experience (one year of experience can be counted from the program completion).
▪ Or Associate Degree in a scientific field, 2+ years of laboratory experience.
▪ Or Bachelor Degree in a scientific field.

Preferred Qualifications

include sectioning, slide preparation, H&E staining, macrodissecting, tissue embedding, and process
troubleshooting. Possession of active ASCP Board of Certification counts as 1 year of experience.

The base pay for this position is
$20.50 – $41.00/hour In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:
Operations Quality
DIVISION:
ONCO Cancer Diagnostics
LOCATION:
United States > Phoenix : 445 North 5th St
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
No
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Awkward/forceful/repetitive (arms above shoulder, bent wrists), 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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