Job Description:

Position & Client Overview:

A large and prestigious health system located around the Philadelphia area is in need of a cytotechnologist for the day shift. The incumbent will work at their 650-bed medical center in the anatomic pathology hospital laboratory.


Salary range: $66,000-110,000


The health system offers health, dental, and vision as well as short and long-term disability, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings programs, as well as PTO, paid holidays, educational assistance, plus so much more.


This facility is located in Reading, a small city founded in the late 18th century with much of its historical and industrial heritage preserved.


Spend your days off exploring Amish country. Lancaster is only 40 minutes south. It's one of the oldest Amish communities in the country and offers wide open spaces and a peaceful change of pace.


Philadelphia is about a 90-minute car ride making it a wonderful weekend destination for fascinating museums, vibrant parks, national historic sites and delicious food.


Job Summary:

Analyze fluid and tissue specimens for microscopic cellular abnormalities. Work closely with pathologists and independently.


Skill Requirements:

• Calibrate, operate, troubleshoot and maintain the equipment
• Dexterity and good hand-eye coordination are required to collect and prepare specimens
• Critical thinking skills to recognize problems and develop solutions or alternative approaches
• Lab safety and infection prevention is of paramount importance
• Handle pressure responsibility, often performing highly detailed microscopic work for long periods of time

Responsibilities may include but not limited to:

• Examine cell samples to detect abnormalities in the color, shape, or size of cellular components and patterns
• Prepare and analyze samples, such as Papanicolaou (PAP) smear body fluids and fine needle aspirations (FNAs), to detect abnormal conditions
• Provide patient clinical data or microscopic findings to assist pathologists in the preparation of pathology reports
• Assist pathologists or other physicians to collect cell samples such as by fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies
• Submit slides with abnormal cell structures to pathologists for further examination

Education, Certification, & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in cytotechnology
• CT(ASCP) certification
• Two (2) years of experience

Must be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.


HealthCare Connections, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or other protected status pursuant to law. #IND Apply Now