Histology Technician

Responsibilities

• Provide qualified histology technician services with at least five (5) years of experience.
• Perform routine and non-routine activities involved in the preparation of slides for microscopic evaluation by pathologist(s).
• Process paperwork associated with accessioning and reporting.
• Ensure proper tissue processing, embedding, cutting, and staining of tissue specimens.
• Prepare slides for routine Hematoxylin and Eosin staining.
• Perform cover slipping of stained slides either manually or automated.
• Differentiate acceptable and unacceptable processing, embedding, cutting, and staining of tissue specimens.
• May be required to cut frozen sections on a cryostat.
• Prepare solutions and reagents for special stain procedures.
• Adhere to laboratory's Quality Control (QC) policies and document all QC activities.
• Maintain Histology laboratory and meet all Armed Forces Medical Examiner’s System (AFMES) accreditation standards.
• Perform other Histological duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

• Proven track record as a current or former histology technician with at least five (5) years of histological experience.
• Knowledge and experience in filing techniques; administrative typing; preparing and editing technical or general documentation using various software packages such as the Microsoft Suite including Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel and Windows.
• Experience in the transcription of documents, data entry, and preparing and editing management support documentation.
• Possess the understanding of the difference in processing acceptable and unacceptable embedding, cutting, and staining of tissues specimens.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be US citizens and able to pass a NAC-I Security Background Investigation.

Skills

• Strong work ethic.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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