Overnight Histology Technician

ADG Pathology; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

ADG Pathology in Houston, TX is seeking a Histology Technician to prepare high quality diagnostic materials for pathologists. You will perform grossing, processing, embedding and routine H&E slides, plus specialized stains and IHC as needed, ensuring accuracy to support patient care.

Responsibilities include strict quality control, thorough documentation in the LIS and spreadsheets, routine instrument cleaning, maintenance and organized archival practices.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associates or Bachelors degree in a related science field, or NAACLS accredited Histotechnician/Histotechnologist program or 60 semester hours with 24 biology and chemistry.
• Valid HT/HTL registration required; HT/HTLQIHC certification preferred.
• 1-5 years of prior experience.

Responsibilities

• Produce high quality diagnostic materials via grossing, processing, embedding and routine H&E slides; include special stains, recuts, and IHC as needed.
• Support send-out, reference or related work.
• Perform quality control and document processes using LIS, spreadsheets and manual methods; uphold hard stops for issue resolution.

Skills

Attention to detail

Quality control

Documentation

Laboratory cleanliness

Education

Associates or Bachelors in related science

NAACLS accredited Histotechnician/Histotechnologist program

60 semester hours with biology/chemistry

Tools

Laboratory information system (LIS)

Spreadsheets

Job description

The Histology Technician produces high quality diagnostic and testing materials for our Pathologist on specimens received from clients on patients. All three entities are our customers and the work of the Histologist- from start to archive- is expected to be exemplary, with attention to detail and great care to protect and serve these customers in the best manner possible.

PLEASE NOTE: The hours of this position are Mon-Fri, 9:00 pm - 5:30 am

Key Job Functions

1. Produce high quality diagnostic materials as requested by the pathologist to progress each specimen. These materials may be generated in any of the following processes:
   • a. Grossing, processing, embedding and routine H&E slides
   • b. Special stains, recuts, deepers, and other additional slide presentations
   • c. IHC, either in house or through affiliated reference labs
   • d. Supporting send-out, reference or other related work requested by, or of, our laboratory.
2. Performs Quality Control and documentation of all recorded processes using the laboratory information system, spreadsheets, and manual methods, as applicable. Understands the use of a 'hard stop' - holding the progress of a case to facilitate resolution of an issue to facilitate optimal patient care.
3. Cleans and/or maintains instrumentation, work benches and spaces, archived materials, and other relevant products.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Strong preference given to Associates or Bachelors degree in a related science filed, or successful completion of a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) accredited Histotechnician or Histotechnologist program or Associates, Bachelors, or accrued credits of 60 semester hours from a regionally accredited college or university, with a combination of 24 hours equally divided between biology and chemistry
• Valid registration as Histotechnician HT or HTL required, preference give to HT or HTL certification of QIHC
• 1-5 years of prior experience