
Pathology Support Technician, Per Diem, Morristown, NJ
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Job overview
The Pathology Support Technician prepares, handles, labels, and transports specimens and supports pathologists with diagnostic procedures, including frozen sections. The role also involves maintaining laboratory equipment and inventory, preparing solutions and stains, operating and troubleshooting technical equipment, and documenting quality-control activities. The technician works under the Laboratory Supervisor and assists with training team members and students.
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Full job description
Under supervision of the Laboratory Supervisor, the Pathology Support Tech ensures proper preparation, handling, labeling, and transport of specimens, maintains equipment and inventory; and assists Pathologists with diagnostic procedures such as frozen sections. Upholds accuracy, safety, and compliance with medical, ethical, and legal standards.
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Specimen Handling and Accessioning: Receives, documents, and labels pathology specimens. Assists in specimen preparation for analysis, including fixation and staining. Ensures proper storage and transport per protocols.
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Computer Skills: Demonstrates proficiency in the use of HIS and LIS software systems in all job-related functions.
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Technical & Laboratory Support: Prepare solutions, stains, and reagents for rapid diagnoses. Slide staining (Touch/squash preps and Diff Quick) for Pathologists. Assist Pathologist with Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) and frozen section procedures. Preparation of grossing area for Pathologists.
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Equipment Operation: Operates, maintains and troubleshoots all technical equipment according to approved standard operating procedures.
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Quality Control: Follows quality control policies, documents all related activities, and maintains records of instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance.
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Inventory Management: Manage inventory by rotating stock and checking supply expiration dates to ensure availability and compliance.
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Training: Assists with training of team members and students.
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Safety: Demonstrates knowledge and practice of all Atlantic Health and department safety procedures.
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Detail-oriented: Maintains accuracy in daily tasks.
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Organized: Manages workload efficiently and in a timely manner.
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Effective communicator: Communicates clearly with Practitioners, Clinicians, Pathologists, patients, Team Members, and other departments.
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Critical thinker: Uses sound judgment to assess situations and make decisions.
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Collaborative: Builds positive working relationships and contributes to a supportive team environment.
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Adaptable: Responds well to changing priorities and situations.
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High School Diploma or equivalent required
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Foreign education credentials require US equivalency documentation by an Atlantic Health approved agency.
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Associates degree in biological science preferred
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Knowledge of medical terminology and anatomy preferred
At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:
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Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
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Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
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Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
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Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
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Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
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Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
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Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
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Atlantic Medical Group
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Atlantic Visiting Nurse
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Atlantic Mobile Health
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Atlantic Rehabilitation
We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.
We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:
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Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For."
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Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the “World’s Best Hospitals” in 2026.
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Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings.
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Atlantic Health scored four “A” grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
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Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only hospitals to be named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
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Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare – 2026.
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Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
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Named by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025.
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Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.
Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.
We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek. We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of "100 Great Hospitals in America". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an "A" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.
Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services. Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.
Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive). Below is a general summary, with role-specific enhancements highlighted:
Team Member Benefits
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Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
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Life & AD&D Insurance.
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Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
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403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
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PTO & Paid Sick Leave
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Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
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Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
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Backup and On-Site Childcare
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Well-Being Rewards
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Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
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Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
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Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance
Note: In Compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Act (effective Sunday, June 1, 2025), all job postings will include the hourly wage or salary (or a range), as well as this summary of benefits. Final compensation and benefit eligibility may vary by role and employment status and will be confirmed at the time of offer.
EEO STATEMENT
Atlantic Health, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,192 open Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$51–71K/yr251 salary ranges
- New Jersey median$20–23/hr37 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 49 open Laboratory Technician jobs in New Jersey and 2,192 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- Actalent7 open
- SGS6 open
- System One5 open
- Experience
- Laboratory Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (903 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,201 of the 2,192 open Laboratory Technician jobs (55%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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