Technician Trainee - Histology

Have a Bachelor's degree in Biology or Chemistry & an interest in building a behind-the-scenes career in medicine? We will train you!

Already an HT or HTL? We'd LOVE to hear from you!

This position is full time working primarily from 9:00 pm - 5:30 am Sunday - Thursday with Saturday rotation.

We are seeking either a Histotechnologist, Histotech, or Histotech Trainee to join our Histology department at brand new facility! Our technicians are responsible for **routine accessioning, gross room assist, processing, cutting, embedding, sectioning, staining and labeling of surgical specimens.

Option 1: Histology Technician Trainee: Bachelors' degree in chemical, physical, or biological science that includes: a combination of 30 semester hours of biology and chemistry (at least 6 hours in chemistry and 6 hours in biology)

Option 2: Histotechnologist (HTL): Bachelor of Science degree and completion of a histotechnology program. Certification as a histotechnologist (HTL) by an appropriate accrediting agency.

Option 3: Histotech (HT): High school graduate with completion of an accredited histology program. Certification as a histotechnician (HT) by an appropriate accrediting agency ie ASCP. Previous histology experience desired.

**Histology Terms:

Accessioning: The process of accepting specimens into the lab and entering specimen detail into a laboratory computer system so that each specimen can recieve a unique indentifidytion number for tracking purposes.

Gross Room: The Gross Room is the area where pathology specimens from operating rooms/outpatient surgeries are transferred for dissection for parafin processing.

Processing: Once the tissue has been "fixed", it must be processed into a form in which it can be made into thin microscopic sections. This is usually done with parrafin.

Fixation: The purpose of fixation is to preserve tissues permanently in as life-like state as possible.

Embedding: This is the process in which the tissues or specimens are enclosed in a mass of parafin wax.

Staining: Staining is used to highlight important features of the tissue as well as enhance the tissue contrast.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Pathology

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Night shift

Work Location: In person