Histotechnician

Location: CHA Cambridge Hospital 

Work Days: M - F Between the hrs of 5am - 4:30pm with rotating wknds  

Category: Allied Health  

Department: Cytology/Histology  

Job Type: Full time  

Work Shift: Day 

Hours/Week: 40.00 

Union: Yes 

Union Name: CH Laborers 380 Lab

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:

The CHA laboratory provides everything from from routine blood and urine tests to special tissue evaluation.   

Summary:
The Histotechnician in this position needs to have experience in sectioning, fixation, embedding, microtomy, processing and staining.

Responsibilities:
• The Histotechnician in this position needs to have experience in sectioning, fixation, embedding, microtomy, processing and staining.
• Performing and evaluating Quality Control
• participating in proficiency testing
• troubleshooting basic instrument problems
• assisting pathology assistant or pathologists in the cutting room
• using a Cryostat for frozen sections *
• working knowledge of Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
• participating in department meetings and team efforts to analyze workflow processes and the performance of QI
Other related duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Other information:
Successful completion of a NAACLS accredited Histotechnician program OR
An Associates degree or at least 60 semester hours of academic credit from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 12 semester hours of biology and chemistry AND one year full time acceptable experience in histopathology within the last 10 years under the supervision of a pathologist.
Has HT (ASCP) certification

 
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