Certified MOHS Technician (Histotechnician) - Dermatology
Mount Sinai Morningside · New York, NY · 3 days ago
Healthcare$25.3151–$40.9913/hrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Provides complex skilled surgical and medical support to the MOHS surgeon with the patients' care, comfort, and confidentiality as primary concerns.
- Cultivates daily evaluation of tissue slide preparation to ensure quality compliance.
- Prepares for and assists in shaving and punching biopsies and excisions, suture removal, and wound care.
- Assists in cosmetic procedures such as the administration of Botox, various fillers, laser treatments, and a variety of peels.
- Prepares patients' charts, forms, instruments, and other equipment as needed for surgery and patient care.
- Performs routine housekeeping duties and sterile technique.
- Keeps rooms stocked with supplies and linens.
- Room patients, take detailed patient history, and have patient properly draped for the exam and prepares set-up for surgical removal.
- Performs other related duties.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited course in Histology or Pathology or supervised training by a registered histotechnologist required.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a surgical-based practice to include six (6) months of MOHS experience in tissue grossing and preparing frozen tissue sections required.
- Member of the American Society for MOHS Surgery, preferred.