What are the responsibilities and job description for the Histotechnician position at Muhlbauer Dermatopathology Laboratory?
Summary
Follows laboratory standards for grossing tissue specimen, processing, and preparation of pathology slides.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Embeds, cuts, stains histologic sections from surgical tissues for microscope examination by a Pathologist
- Maintains positive identification of all specimens throughout the process cycle.
- Prepares gross surgical specimens.
- Prepares a variety of special stains and solutions and uses them in the differential staining of tissue cell structures using appropriate procedures.
- Performs and documents all necessary quality control procedures to insure the reliability of all results.
- Counts and records workload and other statistics.
- Performs and documents all necessary instrument checks and preventative/ routine maintenance.
- Maintains current knowledge of the field by attendance at meetings, seminars and lectures and by keeping abreast of current literature pertinent to the field.
- Attends all mandatory in-service presentations including safety, right-to-know and hazardous substance handling.
- Respects patient confidentiality both at work and outside of the working environment..
Certificates and Licenses
Clinical laboratory technologist/technician or histology technician license in NYS is mandatory
Education
Associate's or Bachelor's degree from 2 or 4 year college or university preferred with a science emphasis
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $28.00 - $39.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Continuing education credits
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- On-the-job training
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Pathology
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
Education:
- Associate (Required)
License/Certification:
- CLT/HT license (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $28 - $39