Histotechnician (HT) - (Per Diem)

Hartford HealthCare; Windham (CT); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Hartford HealthCare as a Histotechnician (HT) on a per diem basis in Windham, CT. In this role, you will prepare and process tissue samples using advanced histologic techniques, supporting a leading healthcare network. Ideal candidates will have a strong educational background in histotechnology and relevant clinical experience, providing care where every moment matters.

Benefits

Competitive benefits program

Career development and growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Completion of NAACLS accredited Histotechnician program is essential.
• 1 year of clinical histology experience preferred.
• HT Certification [ASCP equivalent] required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and processes tissue samples for histologic techniques.
• Utilizes complex histologic procedures including immunohistochemistry.
• Ensures proper fixation, processing, embedding, microtomy, and staining.

Skills

Effective communication

Customer service

Education

High School diploma or equivalency

NAACLS accredited Histotechnician program

60 semester hours of academic credit

Associate degree

Tools

EPIC

SunQuest

CoPath

Job description

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Location Detail: Windham Community Memorial (10183)

Work Location Type: In Person

Work where every moment matters.

Every day, over 30,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

Hartford Hospital is one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals in New England. We are a Level 1 Trauma Center that provides cutting edge treatment to its patients. This is made possible by being home to the largest robotic surgery center in the Northeast and the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), one of the most-advanced medical simulation training centers in the world. When hospitals cannot provide the advanced care, expertise and new treatment options their patients require, they turn to us.

Job Description

Prepares and processes tissue samples for routine and complex histologic techniques to be examined under a microscope by a pathologist. The histologic techniques include the following: fixation, processing, embedding, microtomy, and staining (H&E and Special Stains) of human tissue for evaluation. This includes complex histologic techniques such as enzyme histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, in-situ hybridization, cryotomy, immunofluorescence, and tissue microarray.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalency AND successful completion of a NAACLS accredited Histotechnician program.
• Unless currently working as a Histotechnician in an approved clinical laboratory or HT certified (ASCP or equivalent), the education received from a NAACLS accredited HT program is acceptable for a period of five years from the date of completion of that program.
  
  

OR

• 60 semester hours of academic credit from an accredited college/university, with a combination of 12 semester hours in biology and chemistry (must include credit hours in both), OR an associate degree from an accredited college/university, with a combination of 12 semester hours in biology and chemistry (must include credit hours in both), which may be obtained within, or in addition to, the associate degree AND one year of full time acceptable clinical experience
• At least 1 year of clinical histology experience
• HT Certification [ASCP equivalent]
• Effective communication of English language
• Proficiency in HHC Computer systems i.e. EPIC, SunQuest, CoPath preferred but not required
• Ability to provide excellent customer service skills and exhibit a professional attitude.
  
  

We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.

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