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Job Title: Histology Technician
Job Summary:
- Under limited supervision performs routine techniques on surgical, autopsy, and research tissue according to standardized procedures
- Operates and maintains laboratory instruments and equipment required to perform analysis
Principle Duties And Responsibilities:
- Cuts surgical, autopsy, research and neuropathology tissue using a rotary microtome
- Embeds surgical, autopsy, research, and neuropathology tissue
- Stains, coverslips and labels surgical, autopsy, research and neuropathology tissue
- Under supervision, performs special stains according to standardized procedures
- Maintains all equipment and instruments. May demonstrate work to help onboard others
- Mixes and maintains all solutions including stains and special fixatives
- Maintains and records all QC, CAP, QA instrument function and maintenance records
- Maintains a current inventory of all reagents and supplies
- Adheres to Standard Work for all job duties and reports deviations for correction. Participates in data collection and quality improvement efforts
- Performs other related duties as assigned or requested
Required Skills & Experience (3 years and up):
- Vision Near Acuity: Ability to see clearly at 20 inches or less
- Depth Perception: Ability to judge distance and space relationships
- Accommodation: Ability to adjust vision to bring objects into focus
- Color Vision: Ability to distinguish and identify different colors necessary to perform job functions
Required Education:
- Completion of an Associate’s Degree with coursework in Anatomy, Biology, and/or Chemistry, OR
- Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree program in medical technology, medical laboratory sciences, clinical laboratory sciences, Chemistry, Microbiology, or Biology, OR
- A High School Diploma or G.E.D. with two years of relevant laboratory experience in a work, academic, or volunteer capacity
- Coursework completed outside of the US must be verified as by a NACES approved credential evaluation service
Certifications & Licenses:
- HT(ASCP) certification preferred
- ASCP Certification (American Society for Clinical Pathology)
OpTech is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, status as a parent, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics as defined by federal, state or local laws. https://www.optechus.com/eeo_self_identification/