Histology Technician – Night Shift in Pathology Lab

Yosemite Pathology Med Group; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Health plans including dental, vision,

Life and mental health support

Vacation and sick time

10 paid holidays

Scrub allowance

Job summary

Yosemite Pathology in Modesto, CA is seeking a Histology Technician to prepare slides from tissue samples for pathologists and prioritize testing procedures. The role requires accurate record-keeping and adherence to policies and regulations.

Shift is Tuesday–Saturday, 10:00pm–6:30am. Responsibilities include routine paraffin embedding, staining, controls, tissue retrieval, and instrument maintenance. ASCP HT preferred; 2–4 years histology experience and an associate degree are desirable.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of Histology experience.
• ASCP HT Certification preferred.
• Associate's degree in biology or related field preferred.
• Intermediate computer skills.
• Strong communication skills, verbally and written.
• Manual Dexterity and strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Daily cleaning and set up of work area to include instruments, waterbath, microtome, and workbench.
• Paraffin embedding of routine Anatomic Pathology tissue specimens.
• Ability to produce quality sections of all paraffin embedded routine Anatomic Pathology tissue specimens cutting of all levels, recuts, re-embeds and stains.
• Basic understanding of the H&E stain.
• Ability to check H&E control for stain quality.
• Daily maintenance of the Prisma stainer and coverslipper.
• Retrieving correct tissue blocks and slides from storage areas.
• Maintain special stain control bank and cutting control blocks as needed.
• Basic understanding of Histology special stains and tissue components they stain for, use of appropriate controls.

Skills

Histology experience

ASCP HT Certification

Associate's degree

Computer skills

Communication skills

Manual dexterity

Education

Associate's degree in biology or related field

Job description

Yosemite Pathology in Modesto, CA is seeking a Histology Technician to prepare slides from tissue samples for pathologists and prioritize testing procedures. The role requires accurate record-keeping and adherence to policies and regulations.

Shift is Tuesday–Saturday, 10:00pm–6:30am. Responsibilities include routine paraffin embedding, staining, controls, tissue retrieval, and instrument maintenance. ASCP HT preferred; 2–4 years histology experience and an associate degree are desirable.