Histology Tech

About the role

As a Histotechnician, you will prepare human tissue for microscopic investigation and analysis by pathologists, including sectioning, treatment, slide placement, drying, and staining. Founded in 1910, Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital is a 229‑bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including Level II NICU, cancer care, women’s health, and orthopedics. Additionally, Mercy Hospital Downtown & Mercy Hospital Southwest have been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. They are both Joint Commission‑certified Primary Stroke Centers. Mercy Hospital Downtown offers the only inpatient Oncology Unit in Bakersfield while Mercy Hospital Southwest has the only Obstetric Emergency Department in Bakersfield. One Community. One Mission. One California

Responsibilities

• Administrative Duties: monitoring and reordering of supplies; ordering all special reagents/solutions and equipment necessary to develop new procedures; answering telephone inquiries regarding pathology matters and taking appropriate action.
• Specimen Processing: verification of corresponding patient information on requisitions and specimen containers; picking up and delivering specimens from clinical laboratory or other areas to pathology laboratory as needed; assigning appropriate specimen number according to type of specimen and entering accurate information in computer; properly labeling requisitions, specimen containers and cassettes with assigned specimen number; recording descriptive identification, weight and instruments of gross specimens on requisition and in computer.
• Quality Control and Maintenance: maintaining clean work area and instruments; preparing and providing fixative solutions and containers to other departments upon request (e.g., surgery, endoscopy).

Requirements

• One (1) year of clinical laboratory experience including knowledge of instrument operation, specimen processing, knowledge of specimen send‑outs, and/or microbiology specimen processing.
• Two (2) years of training in a Histology Lab under direct supervision of a Histotech.

Qualifications

• Five years of clinical laboratory experience or two years of college preferred.
• AA degree.
• California State License CPT I.

Skills

• Basic laboratory bench practice skills.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology.
• General typing/computer skills.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to read, write and speak English.
• Ability to adapt to work load demands and remain calm and function efficiently during difficult or emergency situations.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.

Pay

$39.30 - $48.96 per hour