At Axia Women’s Health, recognized as a Great Place to Work for a 2nd year in a row, our vision is to lead the way in improving women's health. At the core of achieving this is a caring, connected, and progressive community of 500 providers across nearly 200 women's health centers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. The rapidly growing network spans OB/GYN physicians, breast health centers, high-risk pregnancy centers, two laboratories, urogynecology care, and fertility centers. Together, Axia Women's Health puts women first by delivering the personalized care needed for women to lead healthier, happier lives.
Axia’s full service, state-of-the-art laboratory performs anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, and molecular (DNA-based) testing. The Cytotechnologist provides professional services, including interpretation of Pap tests, slide preparations, proficiency testing, quality control and other functions and is a key member of our laboratory team, helping Axia to provide full scope of services to Axia Women’s Health patients.
Essential Functions:
- Interprets physician notes and obtains clarification when information is missing or contradictive.
- Receives, accesses, or rejects specimens by following standard operating procedures (SOP’s).
- Determines specimen adequacy for all cytology and histology samples.
- Processes specimens and evaluates control slides to ensure proper staining patterns. Follows the College of American Pathologist (CAP) requirements for performing proficiency testing and reporting results, and completes all procedures expected in the scheduled time without loss of work quality.
- Grosses, processes, embeds, cuts, stains, special stains, IHC, recuts, and coverslips all cytological and surgical specimens received into the anatomic pathology laboratory.
- Examines and evaluates cell samples for normal cell patterns, non-malignant, or benign conditions that might exist, such as microorganisms, therapeutic change inflammation, repair and hyperplastic changes, and determines severity and cell type of abnormalities, and, if needed, provides criteria to identify origin and makes appropriate recommendations on report.
- Reviews cases at the microscope and discusses diagnostic criteria with pathologists, senior cytotechnologists, or other cytotechnologists as needed.
- Performs data entry of case information into the appropriate computer system, ensuring that all identifying information is accurate and in the appropriate format; uses recognized terminology to document and transmit diagnosis/findings in the laboratory information system.
- Documents daily, weekly, and monthly workloads, and performs and documents daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual maintenance.
- Validate equipment, detection kits, antibody lots, blockers, inhibitors, control tissue and new antibodies before use on any specimen.
- Checks and monitors pH of solutions, temperatures, and room humidity on a regular basis by documenting the value for each on the proper chart/log.
- Prepare stock reagents for use on manual and automated processes.
- Performs calibration of equipment as required.
- Participates in laboratory quality management functions.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Assists with oversight of Cytopreparatory Technologists.
Qualities and Skills:
- Strong analytical skills and decision-making abilities.
- Excellent time-management skills.
- Computer Savvy with strong attention to detail and data entry.
- Ability to work independently and use sound judgement.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in clinical laboratory science or one of chemical or biological sciences.
- Completion of an accredited program in Cytotechnology.
- Cytotechnologist (CT) certification or eligibility from the American Society for Clinical Pathology.
- At least one year of relevant experience.
Full-Time Benefits Summary:
- Full-time benefit eligibility beginning the first of the month after hire.
- Choice of multiple medical insurance plans to best meet your needs, with premiums as low as $8 per pay.
- 401(k) matching!
- Generous PTO offering with additional time off for volunteering.
- Access to Axia providers at little to no cost through Axia’s medical insurance.
- Axia-paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability.
- Free counseling for colleagues and family members, including parents and parents-in-law.
- Additional insurance options including dental, vision, supplemental life insurance, FSA, HSA, identity theft, long term care, pet insurance and more!
At Axia Women’s Health, we’re passionate about creating a community where our colleagues and patients feel empowered to be their full, authentic selves. We welcome all individuals – without regards to gender, race, ethnicity, ability, or sexual orientation – and proudly celebrate our individual experiences and differences
