Tissue Processing & Slide Prep Specialist

MedStar Health’s Washington Hospital Center; Clinton, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Health’s Washington Hospital Center is seeking a Histology Technologist to prepare and preserve surgical tissue and cytology specimens for gross examination, embedding, sectioning, staining, and review by pathologists.

This full-time role runs 4am–12:30pm, Monday–Friday, and requires an Associate’s or higher in Histology/Laboratory Science with 1–2 years of histology experience; ASCP HTL certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Histology or Laboratory Science, required.
• 1-2 year's Experience in histology techniques, required.
• HTL - Histotechnologist - ASCP certification, preferred.
• Ability to follow policies and maintain patient confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Prepares blocks of tissue for slide mounting to facilitate diagnosis.
• Embeds cuts and stains processed tissue for examination.
• Log in specimens and accession numbers in the laboratory information system.
• Perform tissue embedding in paraffin, cutting, sectioning, staining and mounting on slides.
• Distribute results to physicians and assist with quality control and equipment maintenance.

Skills

Histology techniques

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's in Histology/Laboratory Science

Tools

ASCP HTL certification

Job description

MedStar Health’s Washington Hospital Center is seeking a Histology Technologist to prepare and preserve surgical tissue and cytology specimens for gross examination, embedding, sectioning, staining, and review by pathologists.

This full-time role runs 4am–12:30pm, Monday–Friday, and requires an Associate’s or higher in Histology/Laboratory Science with 1–2 years of histology experience; ASCP HTL certification is preferred.