PRN Histotechnician - Tampa, FL

Responsibilities

• Perform all technical procedures related to the preparation of tissue specimens and production of slides while maintaining the highest standards of quality, including accurate accessioning of cases into the Laboratory Information System (LIS).
• Dissection of skin and excisional specimens following established grossing protocols.
• Tissue processing and embedding.
• Microtomy and sectioning of paraffin blocks.
• Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) staining.
• Slide preparation and coverslipping.
• Quality control and troubleshooting as needed.
• Perform all technical procedures related to Special Stain processing, including operating Special Stain instrumentation, ensuring equipment is functioning properly and producing high-quality slides, validating staining kits and procedures, validating and maintaining Special Stain controls, and maintaining quality control systems for the Special Stains department.
• Perform all technical procedures related to Immunohistochemistry (IHC), including operating IHC staining instrumentation, ensuring proper equipment function and slide quality, validating antibodies and staining procedures, validating and maintaining IHC controls, and maintaining quality control systems specific to IHC.
• Absorb and assist with inventory management of antibodies and reagents.

Qualifications

• HT(ASCP) or HTL(ASCP) certification required.
• Florida Clinical Laboratory Technologist License in Histology required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in a histology laboratory performing: Fixation, Specimen processing, Embedding, Microtomy, and Reagent preparation.
• Experience with Special Stains and Immunohistochemistry (IHC) preferred.
• Dermatopathology experience preferred.