Digital Scanning Technician

Posted Date 29 Apr 2024

Experience	2 Years	Salary	22USD - 30USD
Job Type	Full Time	Company	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Job Category	Technician	Qualification	Matric
Gender	Both	Last Date	28 Jul
Vacancies	1	Remote	No
Location(s)	New York , United States

Job Description

The people⠀of⠀Memorial⠀Sloan⠀Kettering⠀Cancer⠀Center⠀(MSK) are⠀united by⠀a singular⠀mission:⠀ending⠀cancer for⠀life. Our⠀specialized⠀care teams⠀provide⠀personalized,⠀compassionate,⠀expert⠀care to⠀patients⠀of all⠀ages.⠀Informed⠀by basic⠀research⠀done at⠀our Sloan⠀Kettering⠀Institute,⠀scientists⠀across MSK⠀collaborate⠀to conduct⠀innovative⠀translational⠀and⠀clinical⠀research⠀that is⠀driving a⠀revolution⠀in our⠀understanding⠀of cancer⠀as a⠀disease⠀and⠀improving⠀the⠀ability to⠀prevent,⠀diagnose,⠀and treat⠀it. MSK is⠀dedicated⠀to⠀training⠀the next⠀generation⠀of⠀scientists⠀and⠀clinicians,⠀who go on⠀to pursue⠀our⠀mission at⠀MSK and⠀around the⠀globe. One⠀of the⠀world’s⠀most⠀respected⠀comprehensive⠀centers⠀devoted⠀exclusively⠀to cancer,⠀we have⠀been⠀recognized⠀as one of⠀the top⠀two cancer⠀hospitals⠀in the⠀country by⠀U.S. News⠀& World⠀Report for⠀more than⠀30⠀years.

Vaccination⠀for⠀COVID-19⠀and⠀Influenza⠀(flu) is⠀mandatory⠀for all⠀MSK staff.⠀Staff are⠀considered⠀fully⠀vaccinated⠀upon⠀completion⠀of a⠀primary⠀vaccination⠀series for⠀COVID-19⠀(i.e., one⠀dose of a⠀single⠀dose⠀vaccine or⠀a final⠀dose of a⠀multi-dose⠀vaccine⠀series).⠀Exceptions⠀from the⠀COVID-19⠀and⠀Influenza⠀(flu)⠀vaccine⠀requirements⠀are⠀permitted⠀for those⠀who⠀request⠀and⠀receive an⠀approved⠀medical,⠀religious,⠀or fully⠀remote⠀exemption.⠀Requests⠀for⠀exemption⠀can take⠀up to two⠀weeks to⠀review.⠀Vaccination⠀or an⠀approved⠀exemption⠀is⠀required⠀to start⠀work.

You Will:

Prepare⠀pathology⠀glass⠀slides for⠀digital⠀scanning.
Log⠀incoming⠀glass⠀slides⠀arriving⠀to the⠀Digital⠀Scanning⠀Area into⠀the⠀laboratory⠀information⠀system.
Help⠀with the⠀maintenance⠀of quality⠀control⠀for glass⠀slides⠀submitted⠀to ensure⠀good image⠀quality.
Assist⠀in the⠀documentation⠀of quality⠀issues and⠀scans⠀completed.
Enters⠀patient⠀data and⠀specimen⠀data⠀information⠀into the⠀information⠀system to⠀assign the⠀specimen⠀to the⠀accurate⠀patient.
Ensures⠀appropriate⠀information⠀(i.e. part⠀type,⠀specimen,⠀outside⠀accession⠀number,⠀number of⠀slides⠀submitted,⠀outside⠀procedure⠀date) is⠀collected⠀on the⠀slide.
Scans⠀the⠀barcode to⠀confirm it⠀works and⠀transparent⠀for⠀scanning.
Relabels⠀slides as⠀needed⠀confirming⠀the⠀accurate⠀label⠀information⠀is⠀gained.
Places⠀label with⠀accession⠀number on⠀the slide,⠀ensuring⠀information⠀on label⠀is⠀transparent⠀and⠀accurate⠀and placed⠀where⠀appropriate⠀to ensure⠀the⠀scanner⠀camera can⠀read and⠀scan the⠀label⠀information.
Identifies⠀and⠀document⠀QA⠀deficiencies,⠀if any.⠀Troubleshoots⠀as needed⠀and as per⠀the⠀scanning⠀regular⠀operating⠀procedures.
Rechecks⠀entries⠀for⠀correctness⠀of slide⠀label⠀information⠀and⠀placement⠀of label⠀before⠀proceeding⠀to the⠀next⠀patient’s⠀slide.
Will⠀only⠀handle one⠀slide at a⠀time when⠀relabeling⠀and⠀discards⠀unused⠀labels in⠀the⠀confidential⠀bins⠀immediately⠀to avoid⠀patient⠀identification⠀errors.
Submits⠀prepped⠀slides to⠀the⠀imaging⠀technicians,⠀histology⠀technicians⠀or⠀fellows,⠀for⠀processing.
Places⠀slides in⠀the⠀specified⠀holding⠀areas for⠀loading⠀onto the⠀scanner⠀and/or⠀pick⠀up/delivery.
Notifies⠀lead,⠀covering⠀lead,⠀supervisor,⠀and/or⠀manager of⠀immediate⠀issues.

Pay Range:⠀$22.11-$30.62

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