Histotechnologist

Embark on a rewarding career with DMC University Laboratories, Inc. If you are a compassionate healthcare professional eager to contribute to patient care, this is your opportunity where your skills make a difference every day. Join us in delivering exceptional healthcare with a personal touch.

Benefits

At Tenet Healthcare, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare and dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder and childcare, auto and home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status.

Responsibilities

• Receive and prepare surgical and autopsy tissue specimens (including frozen sections and specimens for special study) for microscopic and pathological examination.
• Receive, log, and perform standard histological procedures (embedding, sectioning, staining, cover slipping, labeling, etc.) on routine surgical and autopsy tissue specimens.
• Perform advanced histotechniques in immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy.
• Assist pathologist with gross dissection of tissue specimens; set up area, instruments, and equipment; prepare chemical reagents and solutions.
• File and retrieve slides, paraffin blocks, and surgical pathology reports; prepare and correlate slides and surgical reports for pathologist.
• Operate and maintain all laboratory equipment (including performing quality control and preventive maintenance); replenish stock reagents.
• Participate in training other laboratory personnel, development and implementation of new procedures, and research projects.
• Assist pathologist or designate in performance of tasks related to medical photography.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma plus two years histotechnology training, or Associate of Science degree or college credit hours taken in science plus one year histotechnology training, or Certificate from accredited school of histotechnology.
• Must be registered as HTL (Histotechnologist), HT (Histotechnician), or registry eligible through the ASCP (American Society of Clinical Pathologists).

About the Facility

DMC University Laboratories (DMCUL) is a regional, integrated laboratory system providing services to the eight hospitals of Detroit Medical Center. DMC University Laboratories evolved in 1993 and is comprised of Core Laboratories, Specialty Laboratories, two rapid response hospital laboratories, Centralized Stat Lab, Centralized Blood Bank Lab, and a full-service outreach infrastructure which includes patient service centers, remote ambulatory laboratories, marketing staff, courier system, and billing department.

The DMC University Laboratories service area covers the entire Southeast Michigan market and offers the following features:

• Test menu of over 1,000 tests, including high-end specialty tests.
• Less than 1% of tests are sent to outside reference laboratories.
• Provide reference laboratory services to many healthcare systems in Southeastern Michigan and several out-of-state facilities.

Schedule

Full Time, Night Shift: 11:00 PM – 7:30 AM