Digital Scanning Technician I

: Pay Range: $22.11-$30.62 Company Overview: 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. : The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is seeking a Digital Scanning Technician!

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.

You Have:

• High School Diploma/GED.
• Task and detail oriented, organized and able to multitask
• Comfortable in a lab around blood and specimens

Hours : 10AM - 6PM, Sunday - Thursday Learn more about our Benefits! Pay Range: $22.11-$30.62 Please click to learn more about MSK's compensation philosophy. Closing: MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.