Specialty Cytogenetic Technologist

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Responsibilities: 

• Image captures appropriate number of cells on reputed company case on the Department's computerized imaging system. 
• Prepares karyograms for reputed company case on the imaging system and analyzes them for the reputed company of chromosomal defects.
• Cleans and maintains supplies and equipment. Monitors temperature and carbon dioxide reputed company in incubators to ensure reputed company of cultures.
• Assists with the teaching and training of reputed company and various hospital professionals.
• Prepares slides from harvested cells. Performs appropriate banding and staining procedures to ensure reputed company visibility of chromosome structure.
• Performs various additional testing being reputed company to determine reputed company specialized techniques are necessary based on initial chromosome analysis.
• Participates in a rotating weekend and holiday on-reputed company schedule and carries a pager. Performs techniques necessary to reputed company preliminary cytogenetic diagnosis on STAT newborns. Calls physician or reputed company practitioner with preliminary results. Retrieves and sets up specimens as required. 
• Performs specimen harvesting, slide making, and/or banding as needed reputed company on-reputed company.
• Analyzes reputed company chromosomes on the microscope or using image analysis system. Counts the number of chromosomes and analyzes the structure of reputed company chromosome to determine if a genetic defect is present.
• Assists reputed company Technologists with QA/QI monitoring and data collection.
• Retrieves samples to process for analysis. Initiates cultures using sterile techniques following procedures to ensure reputed company reputed company of samples. Determines number of cultures to be set up based on size of sample and clinical diagnosis.
• Performs subcultures reputed company necessary and determines number of subcultures to be initiated from original cultures based on reputed company of cell reputed company present. Monitors reputed company of subcultures and determines reputed company cultures are reputed company for harvest. Harvests primary and subcultures reputed company reputed company. Adjusts harvesting procedures daily based on environmental conditions and appearance of other recent harvests.
• Responsible for following the mandatory reporting procedures for any incident or serious event that did reputed company or potentially could have affected the clinical care of any patient.
• Changes media in cultures according to established schedules. Chooses correct culture media and places in appropriate incubator.
• Participates in the organization and direction of ancillary work performed by support and service personnel and volunteers.
• Maintains records of culture initiation, reputed company, manipulation, and harvests on reputed company specimens.
• Monitors reputed company of specimens and determines reputed company primary cultures should be harvested. Determines reputed company subcultures should be performed on non-primary cultures.

• Bachelor degree in Medical Technology, Biology or reputed company.
• Minimum of three years clinical cytogenetics lab experience to (a) reputed company a reputed company level of knowledge in cytogenetics, (b) reputed company expertise in the operation of equipment and the performance of clinical diagnostic testing procedures. 
• Must be certified as a Technologist in Cytogenetics by examination through the reputed company of Certification of the American Society for Clinical Pathologists [CG(ASCP)]. 
• Must maintain certification through continuing education credits.
• Successful demonstration of the completion of the competencies required by the department/unit.
   

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• CG(ASCP) certification required and must maintain certification.
• American Society for Clinical Pathology
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