Diagnostic Laboratory of Oklahoma (DLO)
Location- Oklahoma City, OK
Hours- 8am-5pm, occasional evening and night shifts
Essential Functions:
- Report to work on time and prepared for each scheduled shift
- Perform all assigned duties and processes, including tasks for which you are fully qualified and those within your demonstrated capabilities
- Maintain a positive, professional, and supportive attitude throughout the workday
- Work collaboratively as a team member and contribute to a respectful, productive work environment
Essential Functions:
- Report on time and prepared for each scheduled shift
- Perform all assigned duties and processes, including tasks for which you are fully qualified and those within your demonstrated capabilities
- Maintain a positive, professional, and supportive attitude throughout the workday
- Work collaboratively as a team member and contribute to a respectful, productive work environment
- Perform microscopic examination of gynecologic and non-gynecologic slides for abnormal cellular changes.
- Responsible for referring appropriate cases for hierarchical review.
- Perform all duties in accordance with state and federal regulations.
- Maintains appropriate workload and quality assurance records. Provide backup for cytology processing and other tasks as needed.
Required Knowledge:
- Liquid-based morphology certification: ThinPrep, TIS Review Scope, Surepath, and Focal Point.
- A Hologic Genius certification is highly desirable for this position, although not required.
- Must be able to provide certificates upon request.
Required Experience:
- Meet CLIA requirements (CFR.493.1483).
- Meet state licensure requirements, if applicable.
- Meet ASCP requirements for Cytotechnologist
- Graduated from an accredited Cytology program
Special Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in biological science
- Completion of a Cytology program
- ASCP Cytotechnologist (CT) Certification
- Must be willing to work extra days/weekends as dictated by business need.
- Must be able to sit for long periods of time as there is minimal job rotation with this position.
Physical and Mental Requirements:
- The normal performance of duties may require lifting and carrying objects: Objects 1 to 10 pounds are lifted and carried frequently; objects 11 to 25 pounds are lifted and carried occasionally; objects 36 to 50 pounds are seldom lifted or carried and objects over 50 pounds are not to be lifted or carried without assistance.
- Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time.
- May be required to use a wide variety of manual and automated pipettes and laboratory instruments and apparatuses all of which demand significant manual dexterity.