Histology Technician

snainternational; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

SNA International seeks a bright Histology Technician with five years of histology lab experience to join the Armed Forces Medical Examiner’s System in Dover, DE. This is a 100% onsite role.

The successful candidate will handle tissue processing, embedding, microtomy, staining, coverslipping, and QC under AFMES accreditation standards, while documenting all procedures and maintaining compliance. U.S. citizenship and NAC-I readiness required.

Qualifications

• At least five years of histology laboratory experience.
• US citizenship and ability to pass NAC-I background check.
• Experience with processing, embedding, microtomy, staining, and QC of histology samples.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office for documentation and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare slides for microscopic evaluation and adhere to policies.
• Process paperwork for accessioning and reporting.
• Ensure proper tissue processing and embedding in paraffin.
• Perform microtomy of tissue and prepare slides for H&E staining.
• Cover slip slides manually or with automation; QC tissue processing.
• Dispose of signed-out tissue and maintain laboratory accreditation standards.
• Maintain Histology lab and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Histology techniques

Data entry

Documentation

Administrative typing

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Windows OS

Job description

SNA International seeks a bright, collaborative Histology Technician with a strong work ethic and five (5) years of experience working in a histology laboratory to join the team at Armed Forces Medical Examiner’s System in Dover, DE. SNA International’s team works together in pursuit of the same cause: build a safe and just world by empowering organizations in the use of forensics, biometrics, and identity intelligence.

***This is a 100% onsite position in Dover, DE

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• The contractor will provide a qualified histology technician with at least five (5) years of histological experience and capable in performing all of the duties/responsibilities of a histology technician.
• Performs routine and non-routine activities involved in the preparation of slides for microscopic evaluation by pathologist(s), according to policies and procedures to include at a minimum:
• Process paperwork associated with accessioning and reporting.
• Ensure proper tissue processing.
• Embed processed tissue in paraffin.
• Perform microtomy of embedded tissue.
• Prepare slides for routine Hematoxylin and Eosin staining.
• Perform cover slipping of stained slides either manually or automated.
• Differentiate acceptable and unacceptable processing, embedding, cutting and staining of tissue specimens.
• May be required to cut frozen sections on a cryostat.
• Ability to prepare solutions and reagents for special stain procedures.
• Adhere to laboratory's QC policies and documents all QC activities; has the ability to recognize outliers and correct them.
• Perform filing of finished blocks and slides.
• Perform filing of paperwork.
• May be required to dispose of signed out tissue.
• Maintain Histology laboratory and meet all AFMES accreditation standards.
• Or other Histological duties as assigned by supervisor.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• Proven track record as a current or former histology technician with at least five (5) years of histological experience and a proven record in all activities performed in a histology laboratory.
• Knowledge and experience in filing techniques; administrative typing; preparing and editing technical or general documentation using various software packages such as the Microsoft Suite including Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel and Windows.
• Experience in the transcription of documents, data entry, and preparing and editing management support documentation.
• Possess the understanding of the difference in processing acceptable and unacceptable embedding, cutting and staining of tissues specimens.
• Candidates must be US citizens and able to pass a NAC-I Security Background Investigation.

SNA International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Allqualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminatedagainst on the basis of disability.