At WakeMed, our mission is to improve the health and well-being of our community-and we do it by delivering outstanding, compassionate care.
 
We?re hiring a Cytotechnologist I who brings advanced expertise to our laboratory team and plays a lead role in ensuring high-quality, accurate cytology services. In this role, you?ll combine specialized diagnostic skills with leadership, training, and quality oversight-serving as a technical resource and mentor while helping drive continuous improvement across the department.
 
What you?ll do

• Screen and evaluate cytology specimens to detect cancer and other pathological conditions, using expert knowledge of normal cell morphology and disease-related cellular changes.
• Assess specimen preparation quality and staining methods, leveraging experience with a wide range of preparation techniques.
• Take a lead role in developing, implementing, and maintaining new procedures, instrumentation, and laboratory-related computer functionality.
• Train and mentor cytology staff, including onboarding new team members and evaluating technical performance.
• Support quality assurance, regulatory compliance, proficiency testing, and ongoing review and updates of departmental procedures and reports.

Who you are

• An experienced Cytotechnologist with advanced knowledge of cytologic morphology, disease processes, and treatment-related cellular changes (including chemotherapy and radiation effects).
• Comfortable taking ownership of projects, serving as a technical expert, and functioning as a go-to resource for the team.
• Experienced in quality control, regulatory requirements, and laboratory compliance standards.
• Passionate about education and collaboration, with the ability to train, mentor, and support fellow cytology professionals.

Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is the leading provider of health services in Wake County. With a mission to improve the health and well-being of our community, we are committed to providing outstanding and compassionate care. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org.

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About WakeMed Health & Hospitals

At WakeMed Health & Hospitals, we are guided by a simple – yet powerful mission: to improve the health and well-being of our community by providing outstanding and compassionate care to all.To deliver on this mission, WakeMed employs the “best minds and the biggest hearts” in the business. Our team includes over 8,500 experienced registered nurses, technologists, medical professionals, support staff, and a medical staff of more than 1,200 physicians and advanced practice providers who are dedicated to putting patients first.When it comes to culture and benefits, we recognize that when we take good care of our employees, our employees can take even better care of our patients. We proudly offer competitive salaries that reflect background, experience and special skills. Our benefits programs are designed to give you and your family the support you need for today while planning for a successful tomorrow. We promote diversity in the ...workplace, provide equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants, and we participate in E-verify.We think it’s pretty simple – we care for our employees and our employees care for the community.

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