Histotechnician - Nights

• Graduate of an associate degree in Histotechnician

OR

• Successful completion of 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) or an associate degree, with a combination of 12 semester hours (18 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry (must include credit hours in both)

Preferred Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in biologic science related field from an accredited college/university

• Prior laboratory experience

Key Responsibilities:

• Routine and special staining procedures

• Correctly identifies, accessions, labels, prepares, and processes all pathology specimens in accordance with laboratory policies and procedures

• Stores specimens, slides, and blocks in an organized manner

• Learns IHC ( Immunohistochemistry which looks at spatial localization of proteins in tissue) and ISH ( In situ hybridization which allows for localization of different types of RNA)

• Participation in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, instrument maintenance and communication of issues to senior staff. Learns problem solving when managing instrument downtime