Traveling Mohs Technician (Hillsborough/Pinellas)

About the role

The Traveling Mohs Technician will primarily provide coverage in our Brandon, Seminole, Largo, Palm Harbor, and New Port Richey locations while serving as an additional coverage resource for our Sarasota, Punta Gorda, and Brooksville offices when needed. This position requires flexibility to travel between locations to support vacation coverage, scheduled absences, and other business needs, helping ensure continuity of exceptional patient care across the practice.

Responsibilities

• Maintain par levels for all supplies required for the processing of tissue
• Ensure that all required maintenance of capital equipment used in the laboratory is performed according to industry and regulatory standards
• Submit reports to the Lab Director in a timely manner
• Maintain valid driver’s license for driving the Mohs van
• Operate laboratory computer system to accession specimens and correctly affix labels to specimen containers and requisitions
• Prepare cassettes and slides for the corresponding patient specimens
• Prepare sections of human tissue for immediate microscopic examination and patient diagnosis, using frozen section technique to gross, ink, freeze, cut, mount and stain tissue specimen received from surgery
• Operate computerized laboratory equipment to fix, dehydrate, and infiltrate with wax, tissue specimens to be preserved for study by a Pathologist
• Prepare slides using routine hematoxylin and eosin stain to enhance visibility under microscope
• Examine slides under microscope to ensure tissue preparation meets established laboratory requirements
• Process recuts and additional stains as requested by a Surgeon and/or Pathologist
• Prepare frozen tissue for permanent fixation and processing that will be embedded, sectioned, stained and labeled so the slide can be read by an offsite pathologist
• Perform daily Quality Control and Quality Assurance tests as required and maintain all necessary documentation and logs
• Troubleshoot any problems as necessary
• Maintain laboratory equipment and track all routine maintenance performed
• File slides, reports and laboratory results and retrieve blocks, slides, and requisitions in accordance with State and Federal guidelines
• Monitor inventory, requisition supplies prior to depletion, stock and maintain laboratory supplies
• Operate, clean, and sterilize laboratory equipment, glassware, and instruments
• Maintain a clean workstation
• Assist Laboratory Manager in preparation for regulatory agency inspections
• Operate frozen van in a safe and courteous manner while providing safe and secure transportation of specimens, supplies, equipment and pathology reports
• Obey traffic laws
• Maintain frozen van in top working condition:
  • Check the oil level on the generator before heading out to perform frozen section
  • Check and restock supplies as needed before heading out to perform frozen section
  • Clean and wipe down all countertops with a CaviWipes disinfecting towelette after each day of frozen sections
  • Remove and clean stainer containers bi-weekly in a 10% bleach solution
  • Defrost and clean and oil the cryostat on a monthly basis
  • Sweep out the frozen truck daily
  • Replace counter liners when needed

Qualifications

• High school diploma, AS degree or higher preferred
• Knowledgeable in computer programs and EMR systems
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Mohs tech/Histotech experience preferred

Skills

• Efficiency
• Attention to detail
• Organized
• Punctual
• Takes initiative, proactive
• Team player
• Honesty/Integrity
• Flexible
• Calm under pressure
• Persistence
• Problem solver, strategic thinking, creativity
• Analytical skills
• Clear and concise communication/listening skills
• Quick learner
• Follow-through on commitments
• Enthusiastic, friendly, positive attitude
• Openness to advice and constructive criticism
• Strong work ethic

Physical Demands

• Prolonged standing/walking
• Occasional travel
• Multitasking
• Repetitive head, neck, hands, wrists and arm motion/rotation
• Extensive reading, writing, typing required
• Lifting up to 40 lbs
• Frequent use of office administrative, computer and medical equipment
• Exposure to lab chemicals