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(Archived) Histology Technician
Job Description
Key Qualifications:
Minimum Education:
Bachelors
Years of Experience:
1+ years
Care Settings:
Acute
About this Company:
A diversified healthcare services company with 100+ thousand employees. Operates general acute care and specialty hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care centers and other outpatient facilities.
Overview:
**$5k Sign on Bonus, Relocation Assistance Provided**
Job Title
Histology Technician
Description:
The Histology Technician(HT) will perform the various tasks required for receiving, processing, and preparing patient tissue specimens for microscopic examination and analysis by the Pathologist.
This may include logging, batching, and cutting, mounting and staining procedures.
Tissue specimens received from surgical, diagnostic, or autopsy cases are sorted, logged, and prioritized according to the standards required.
Responsibilities
Under general supervision, prepares microscopic tissue slides for diagnostic/research purposes
Performs tissue stains to assist in diagnosis
Handles specimen accessioning
Maintains laboratory and equipment
Required Skills and Experience:
-Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Chemical, Physical or Biological science or medical technology from an accredited institution
-Minimum Experience: One year experience in Histology laboratory in an acute care facility required
-Required Certification: Histotechnologist (American Society of Clinical Pathology) or HTL (ASCP)
What you need to know:
1. This position is replacing a candidate with over 40 years of experience. MUST have at least 1 year of Histology Technician experience.
2. Schedule
-Mon-Fri - 8:00-4:30
3. Facility
-Census of about 68-70
4. Position reports to Director of Laboratory