Cytotechnologist

About the role

Penn Medicine is dedicated to providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. The position involves performing a variety of routine and complex tasks with emphasis on diagnostic skills relating to exfoliative and aspiration Cytopathology.

Responsibilities

• Provides appropriate clear, accurate & timely intra/extradepartmental communication
• Communications are professional & complete within appropriate situation context
• Demonstrates annual compliance with age specific competency requirements
• Participates/monitors quality with appropriate meaningful accurate activities
• Contributes to maintaining high department skill and service levels that meet needs
• Minimizes errors meeting/exceeding standard without repetitive/significant problems
• Over-calls are not excessive and preferably there are no under-calls
• Complies with CLIA 88 and CAP quality requirements
• Enhances efficiency, production and output with appropriate task prioritization
• Maintains productivity by screening acceptable target number of slides without exceeding the CLIA slide review limit
• Maintains areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Uses good judgement during task performance while consulting on non-routine issues
• Assessments are carefully formulated with documentation compliance
• Maintains a safe professional environment observing identification/security procedure
• Maintains patient safety initiatives respecting focus and concentration of self/others
• Maintains areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Monitors bench activities that comply with target TAT and enhance workflow
• Interactions and demeanor are positive and without conflict
• Complies with department and hospital policies, procedures, objectives and standards
• Enhances team building efforts and supports change with acceptance and flexibility
• Identifies and resolves routine problems independently using appropriate resources
• Improves services with support/involvement in developing new methods and products
• Arrives at station prepared to begin tasks at start of shift; schedules PTO appropriately; gives report when leaving the work area

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Cytology, Medical Technology, or Biology
• At least 2 years of experience as a Cytotechnologist in a full service laboratory
• Licensure/Certification: MT (ASCP), MLT (ASCP), HEW or eligible

Qualifications

Essential qualifications include:

• Knowledge of Cytopathology operations, including theoretical aspects of technical procedures as well as department policies and routines
• Annual compliance with age specific competency requirements
• Participation in quality monitoring activities
• Ability to maintain high department skill and service levels
• Minimize errors without repetitive or significant problems
• Compliance with CLIA 88 and CAP quality requirements
• Efficiency, production, and output enhancement through task prioritization
• Maintenance of productivity by screening acceptable target number of slides without exceeding the CLIA slide review limit
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Good judgment during task performance while consulting on non-routine issues
• Documentation compliance in assessments
• Maintenance of a safe professional environment
• Maintenance of patient safety initiatives
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
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• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
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• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
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• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
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• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
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• Maintenance of areas of responsibility in compliance with accreditation guidelines
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