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Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Pathology Technician with Wesley Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

Wesley Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

• Colleague recognition program

• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Wesley Medical Center family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Pathology Technician to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

• Demonstrates the ability to adapt technique/treatment to age of population served, including newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients, while providing care/service with respect to cultural differences and spiritual needs

• Utilizing critical thinking skills under supervision of a pathologist, performs gross dissection of irreplaceable surgical tissue to facilitate accurate and timely tissue processing and diagnosis by pathologists

• Facilitates receipt of all patient tissue specimens, verifying the accuracy of patient identification information, accessioning specimens and initiating specimen processing to ensure continuity of specimen identification of tissue

• Assists the pathologist in tissue dissection, dictation of gross description, processing of tissues for special studies, performing frozen sections, taking photographs, and performing autopsies to ensure efficient workload processing

• Prepares fixatives, stains and solutions to facilitate accurate tissue diagnosis

• Prepares tissues for frozen sections and other intraoperative consultations under stressful conditions to facilitate timely diagnosis by the pathologists

• Performs a wide variety of clerical duties in the surgical pathology and histopathology areas, including tracking specimens, preparing reports, obtaining appropriate signatures, distributing reports, and maintaining slide and report files to ensure efficient operation

• Participates in the improvement of operational functions of the department

• Monitors and evaluates the quality and appropriateness of care and practices identifying opportunities for improvement through collaboration

• Properly handling and processing hazardous chemicals and waste as needed

• Performs all other job duties as assigned

What qualifications you will need:

Required Education or Experience l Bachelor's degree with courses in biology, anatomy, or other science field

Required Knowledge and Skills: Knowledge of anatomy and medical terminology

For more than 100 years, Wesley Healthcare has provided exceptional care to thousands of families in Wichita and throughout Kansas and Northern Oklahoma. Wesley Medical Center (https://wesleymc.com/locations/wesley-medical-center/) is a member of the Wesley Healthcare network within Greater Wichita and has been an HCA Healthcare hospital since 1985.

Our physicians treat more than 24,000 patients annually , making Wesley Medical Center the most preferred hospital in Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Additionally, our obstetricians and childbirth staff deliver more than 6,000 babies each year , more than any hospital in a 13-state region.

Home to Wesley Children's Hospital (https://wesleymc.com/locations/wesley-childrens/) , the region's first and Wichita's only children's hospital, we care for children in a unique space designed specially for kids and their families. And as a Level I Trauma Center (https://wesleymc.com/specialties/trauma-center?location=wesley-medical-center) and the only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in Kansas , we are prepared to treat any medical emergency, any time of day.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Pathology Technician opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.