Histology Technician

MedStar Health’s Washington Hospital Center; Clinton, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Health’s Washington Hospital Center is seeking a Histology Technologist to prepare and preserve surgical tissue and cytology specimens for gross examination, embedding, sectioning, staining, and review by pathologists.

This full-time role runs 4am–12:30pm, Monday–Friday, and requires an Associate’s or higher in Histology/Laboratory Science with 1–2 years of histology experience; ASCP HTL certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Histology or Laboratory Science, required.
• 1-2 year's Experience in histology techniques, required.
• HTL - Histotechnologist - ASCP certification, preferred.
• Ability to follow policies and maintain patient confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Prepares blocks of tissue for slide mounting to facilitate diagnosis.
• Embeds cuts and stains processed tissue for examination.
• Log in specimens and accession numbers in the laboratory information system.
• Perform tissue embedding in paraffin, cutting, sectioning, staining and mounting on slides.
• Distribute results to physicians and assist with quality control and equipment maintenance.

Skills

Histology techniques

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's in Histology/Laboratory Science

Tools

ASCP HTL certification

Job description

About the Job

Working hours for this role will be 4am - 12:30 pm, Monday - Friday.

General Summary of Position

Responsible for the preparation and preservation of surgical tissue specimen and cytopathology specimens submitted to the Laboratory for gross examination fixing embedding sectioning and staining before being submitted to the Pathologists for microscopic examination and diagnosis.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares blocks of tissue for slide mounting in order to facilitate diagnosis.
• Embeds cuts and stains processed tissue.
• Log in specimens.
• Perform tissue embedding in paraffin cutting sectioning staining and mounting on slides.
• Prepare regular and special reports on procedures performed on individual specimens and processing of tissues through the laboratory.
• Maintain logs and prepares regular reports regarding the maintenance of equipment.
• Accessions specimens into the laboratory information system.
• Prepare specimens for processing and perform quality control on a daily basis.
• Assist on bone marrow procedures.
• Assist with autopsy preparation performance and clean up.
• Maintain chemical inventory.
• Assist with specimen grossing as needed.
• Accurately file slides and blocks and prepares routine reagents in compliance with universal precautions.
• Processes phone requests and questions in order to provide timely effective laboratory information services.
• Direct proper processing of human derived tissue and fluids to ensure preservation of cellular structure and microscopic elements.
• Processes and stains human derived fluids for cytological evaluation.
• Obtain specimens from surgery and documents specimen by logging in and assigning accession numbers.
• Responsible for all specimens requiring special handling processing or staining when necessary in order to arrive at a more accurate diagnosis.
• Distribute results to primary and referral physicians. Order all supplies reagents and equipment necessary for completion of histology and cytology.
• Responsible for maintenance and cleaning of all lab and Histology equipment. Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimal Qualifications

Education

• Associate's degree or Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Histology or Laboratory Science, required.

Experience

• 1-2 year's Experience in histology techniques, required.

Licenses and Certifications

• HTL - Histotechnologist - ASCP certification, preferred.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Ability to comprehend and follow the policies and procedures for Southern Maryland Hospital Center.
• Ability to read write and speak or communicate in English to successfully accomplish the essential duties of the position.
• Ability to demonstrate ethical behavior that supports the hospital's mission values and commitment to compliance with all federal state and regulatory laws. Inspires trust and exhibits honesty and integrity within the scope of daily activities.
• Exhibits professionalism courtesy and excellent customer service while interacting with patients guests and co-workers.
• Ability to work effectively with people from a variety of culturally diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality.

This position has a hiring range of

USD $35.68 - USD $64.71 /Hr.