Entry-Level Histotechnologist: Prostate Specimens

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is seeking an entry-level Histotechnologist (Healthcare EntryProfessional) in the Department of Pathology. This full-time role processes prostate specimens and related samples in the Histology Subspeciality Laboratory, with duties spanning technical, administrative, and compliance tasks.

The position is onsite in Aurora, CO, requiring adherence to lab safety and accreditation standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biological science, nutrition, nursing, health, human services, psychology, counseling, social work, or a directly related field from an accredited institution.
• Histotechnician or Histotechnologist Certification (HT, HTL, ASCP), or eligible for certification. If eligible, but uncertified, certification must be obtained within 2 year of hire date.
• A combination of education and related technical/military/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree on a year for year basis.

Responsibilities

• Technical - 60%: Gross description and dissection of whole prostate specimens, prostate mapping biopsy specimens.
• CMOCO only biopsy tissue samples.
• Reprocessing of FFPI tissue samples for Electron Microscopy.
• Paraffin Embedding of large format and biopsy tissue samples.
• Microtomy sectioning of tissue samples.
• Staining and cover slipping of tissue samples.
• Administrative – 20%: Manual tracking of patient tissue samples.
• Maintenance of supply inventory.
• Compliance and operational – 20%: Cleaning and organization of workstations.
• Disposal of biological waste.
• Changing solutions in tissue processors.
• Adherence to all operational maintenance requirements.

Education

Bachelor's degree in biological science or related field

Histotechnician or Histotechnologist Certification (HT, HTL, ASCP) or eligible for certification

Job description

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is seeking an entry-level Histotechnologist (Healthcare EntryProfessional) in the Department of Pathology. This full-time role processes prostate specimens and related samples in the Histology Subspeciality Laboratory, with duties spanning technical, administrative, and compliance tasks.

The position is onsite in Aurora, CO, requiring adherence to lab safety and accreditation standards.