Dermatology Lab Technician (Histology) - Part Time

Hugh Chatham Health, Inc.; Waukesha (WI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a part-time Tissue Preparation Assistant for the AMG Procedural Dermatology department in Wisconsin. Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–5:30 PM, with a minimum of one 8-hour shift per month. No holidays or weekends currently.

Base pay ranges from $21.85 to $32.80 per hour, with benefits eligibility noted. Responsibilities include preparing slides, frozen sections, staining, labeling, and maintaining tissue block storage.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of medical terminology and human anatomy.
• Ability to effectively perform in a high stress environment with a high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent customer service skills essential. Ability to effectively communicate (both orally and in writing) with physicians, staff, and patients.

Responsibilities

• Prepares microscopic slides for subsequent evaluation by the physician by placing tissue samples in selected media; following laboratory procedures for specimen processing and handling.
• Prepares frozen tissue sections for further processing per physician orders.
• Slices tissue samples into micron thick samples mounted on glass slides. Performs several cuts per slide per physician specifications.
• Prepares and adds appropriate chemicals, stains, and coverslip (permanent plastic protectant) to samples per physician order.
• Places samples into slide holder for physician evaluation. Ensures that specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing.
• Maintains a filing system for paraffin tissue blocks, slides and wet tissue.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his/her age‑specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department’s policies and procedures. Age‑specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Skills

Medical terminology

Anatomy knowledge

High stress tolerance

Customer service

Communication

Education

High School Graduate

Job description

Advocate Health is seeking a part-time Tissue Preparation Assistant for the AMG Procedural Dermatology department in Wisconsin. Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–5:30 PM, with a minimum of one 8-hour shift per month. No holidays or weekends currently.

Base pay ranges from $21.85 to $32.80 per hour, with benefits eligibility noted. Responsibilities include preparing slides, frozen sections, staining, labeling, and maintaining tissue block storage.