Histology Technician

Opportunity:

Histology Tech - Histology Tech

Job Details:

• No on-call responsibilities
• No weekends required unless 4 histotechnicians throughout the week are not available
• Prepare thin slices of human, animal, or plant tissue on slides for analysis
• Examine, fix, and process tissue for proper sample preservation
• Surround tissue with paraffin wax in a process called embedding
• Cut tissue samples using a microtome or cryostat
• Mount tissue samples on slides
• Stain or dye samples to emphasize abnormalities
• Recognize factors that affect procedures and quality results, taking appropriate corrective action when necessary
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance of equipment and instruments
• Manage supplies and laboratory quality-control procedures as needed
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Histotech required
• HT or HTL certification through ASCP required
• Required certification: ASCP