Histology Technician - 2nd Shift, Tissue Processing

Hugh Chatham Health, Inc.; Des Plaines (IL); On-site; USD 35,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts

Defined contribution retirement plans

Job summary

Advocate Health's IL Central Lab: Histology is seeking a full-time Histology Technician to ensure proper accessioning, labeling, and tissue processing for testing. You will cut tissue sections, embed samples in paraffin, and manage slides, blocks, and logs with attention to quality standards.

Responsibilities include performing stains, immunohistochemistry, and slide distribution, while maintaining equipment and supporting pathologists.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of human anatomy.
• Must be detail oriented and have good organizational and communication skills.
• Must know how to safely handle sharp instruments.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Must be able to problem solve.

Responsibilities

• Ensures specimens are properly accessioned, labeled, and suitable for testing. Cuts quality tissue sections with proper thickness as determined by tissue type and places properly on glass slides.
• Embeds tissue into paraffin blocks. Maintains a filing system for paraffin tissue blocks, slides and wet tissue.
• Processes tissue using processors to ensure full preservation and infiltration by paraffin.
• Performs routine and special stains, immunohistochemistry, cover slipping, verification, and distribution of slides.
• Retrieves and prints computer logs. Manages daily workflow for recuts, special stains, immunohistochemistry, control slides, and send-outs according to established protocols.
• Performs and documents quality control. Evaluates quality control results and takes corrective action under the guidance of key operators, technical specialists or supervisor.
• Performs and documents cleaning, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of instruments and equipment.
• Assists pathologists during frozen section procedures.
• Ensures compliance with all accrediting agency standards.
• Provides assistance to pathologists, externs, and other team members.

Skills

Anatomy knowledge

Detail orientation

Organization skills

Communication skills

Sharp instrument handling

Proficient computer skills

Problem solving

Education

Advanced Training beyond High School in a science related field

Job description

Advocate Health's IL Central Lab: Histology is seeking a full-time Histology Technician to ensure proper accessioning, labeling, and tissue processing for testing. You will cut tissue sections, embed samples in paraffin, and manage slides, blocks, and logs with attention to quality standards.

Responsibilities include performing stains, immunohistochemistry, and slide distribution, while maintaining equipment and supporting pathologists.