Histologist/Histotechnologist - Pathology - 40 Hours - Day Shift

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health seeks a Histologist/Histotechnologist to perform tissue processing, embedding, sectioning, mounting, and staining in a fast-paced laboratory setting.

You will rotate across sections, maintain equipment and records, and participate in quality control while advancing professional development and staying current with new histology methods.

Qualifications

• Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in medical technology or related discipline or equivalent education, training, experience, and certification in histology strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs histotechnologist duties for a specific area or rotates as needed.
• Prepares tissue, embeds in paraffin, cuts sections, mounts slides, and stains.
• Maintains equipment, records, logs, and files.
• Monitors inventory and performs quality control.
• Keeps up-to-date with methods, attends services, and pursues professional development.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Skills

Histology

Laboratory skills

Quality control

Education

Bachelor's degree in medical technology or related

Tools

Tissue processor

Microtome

H&E staining

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Histologist/Histotechnologist

Job Description

Primary Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Performs the duties of a histotechnologist for a specific area/section of the Laboratory or rotates in all sections/areas as needed.
• Prepares tissue obtained from surgical and autopsy sources, as directed, by processing in tissue processors; embeds in paraffin; cuts sections by microtome; mounts on slide; identifies by number; stains by Hematoxylin and Eosin, or appropriate stains; dehydrates; and clears and coverslips using standard procedures.
• Performs procedures as required following outlines in procedure manuals, with minimal supervision.
• Assures proper functioning, maintenance, and cleanliness of equipment and work area.
• Maintains all required records, logs, charts, and files.
• Prepares various required solutions as necessary following standard formulas and measurements; troubleshoots methods, procedures, and instruments as needed according to departmental procedures.
• Monitors and maintains adequate inventory for daily testing routine.
• Performs quality control using established protocols.
• Attends in services and meetings as required. Keeps up-to-date with new methods and improvements. Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, conferences, and professional affiliations.
• Performs other similar or related duties as required or as directed.

Required Qualifications

• Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in medical technology or related discipline or equivalent education, training, experience, and certification in histology strongly preferred.

Pay Range

$50.45 - $67.90

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled