Histology Technician

Summary

Follows laboratory standards for grossing tissue specimen, processing, and preparation of pathology slides.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Embeds, cuts, stains histologic sections from surgical tissues for microscope examination by a Pathologist
• Maintains positive identification of all specimens throughout the process cycle.
• Prepares gross surgical specimens.
• Prepares a variety of special stains and solutions and uses them in the differential staining of tissue cell structures using appropriate procedures.
• Performs and documents all necessary quality control procedures to insure the reliability of all results.
• Counts and records workload and other statistics.
• Performs and documents all necessary instrument checks and preventative/ routine maintenance.
• Maintains current knowledge of the field by attendance at meetings, seminars and lectures and by keeping abreast of current literature pertinent to the field.
• Attends all mandatory in-service presentations including safety, right-to-know and hazardous substance handling.
• Respects patient confidentiality both at work and outside of the working environment..

Certificates and Licenses

Clinical laboratory technologist/technician or Histology Technician license in NYS ismandatory

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree from 2 or 4 year college or university preferred with a science emphasis

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $28.00 - $39.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Continuing education credits
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• On-the-job training
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Incentive pay type:

• Signing bonus

Medical specialties:

• Pathology

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift

Education:

• Associate (Required)

License/Certification:

• CLT/HT license (Required)

Work Location: In person