Histotechnologist
Company | Corewell Health |
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Location | Grand Rapids, MI, USA |
Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | Associate’s |
Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
Requirements
- Required Associate’s Degree or equivalent
- CRT-Histotechnician, Certified (HT) – ASCP American Society for Clinical Pathology preferred
- CRT-Histotechnologist (HTL) – ASCP American Society for Clinical Pathology preferred
Responsibilities
- Prepares tissues for microscopic examination including embedding tissue; microtome sectioning; routine H & E staining, coverslipping, and labeling slides.
- Performs dissection and gross description of specimens for reference and other tissue as needed.
- May prepare specimens for frozen section examination by a pathologist including the freezing, cutting, staining and preparation of slides.
- Maintains inventory of chemicals, stains and controls.
- May clean lab equipment / work area and communicate any equipment malfunctions to appropriate department.
- Participates in the maintenance of section equipment and quality control procedures.
- Will learn the skill set of a histotechnologist to include embedding tissue, cutting tissue, preparing slides, various staining procedures to include immunohistochemical staining, specimen processing, instrument operation and maintenance.
- Engages in continuous study of the entire professional field, including best practices to maintain the professional competence, knowledge, and skills necessary for the satisfactory performance of all assigned responsibilities.
- Completes required continuous training and education, including department specific requirements.
- Ensures that required documentation for activities within areas of responsibility is performed in an accurate and timely manner.
Preferred Qualifications
- CRT-Histotechnician, Certified (HT) – ASCP American Society for Clinical Pathology preferred
- CRT-Histotechnologist (HTL) – ASCP American Society for Clinical Pathology preferred