Permanent Histology Technician — Night Shift

Allied Search Partners; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Health, dental, vision, life andMental

Paid vacation and sick time

10 paid holidays

Lab scrub allowance

Job summary

Allied Search Partners is seeking a Permanent Histology Technician in Kern County, CA. The role requires preparing slides from tissue samples for review by the pathologist, prioritizing testing procedures, and maintaining accurate records in accordance with policies.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years of histology experience, ASCP HT certification preferred, an associate degree in biology or related field, and solid computer skills.

Qualifications

• 2 – 4 years of Histology experience.
• Preferred ASCP HT Certification.
• 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 setup of work area including 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 and 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 the associated tissue components.

Skills

Histology experience

ASCP HT Certification

Associate degree in biology or related

Intermediate computer skills

Strong communication skills

Manual Dexterity

Education

Associate’s degree in biology or related field

Job description

Allied Search Partners is seeking a Permanent Histology Technician in Kern County, CA. The role requires preparing slides from tissue samples for review by the pathologist, prioritizing testing procedures, and maintaining accurate records in accordance with policies.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years of histology experience, ASCP HT certification preferred, an associate degree in biology or related field, and solid computer skills.