Histotechnician

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Job Description : To process, embed, cut, and stain human tissue. Staining includes routine and special stains. This job profile may require call subject to the department's discretion. Ability to properly orient, embed, and cut tissue using microtome and cryostat, understanding of tissue processing.

Responsibilities :

• Orients and embeds tissue in paraffin per standardized methods. Freezes, orients, embeds, and cuts fresh tissue. Uses microtome and / or cryostat to perform microtomy on tissue specimens to exacting measures of acceptability.
• Files cassettes.
• Performs routine and special stains.
• Labels and distributes slides to pathologists. Files slides.
• Performs and documents equipment maintenance and quality control measures.
• Ensures compliance with safety, environmental, and / or infection control standards.

The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be

construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Additional Job Description :

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, frequent exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of

radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and / or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety

considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional activities subject to significant volume

changes of a seasonal / clinical nature, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending,

occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching / stooping, occasional

kneeling, occasional pushing / pulling, occasional reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and occasional walking.

(occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more

Requirements :

Education and Experience : Associate's degree with histology experience or trained on-the-job as a Histotechnician in a histology laboratory OR completion of an

accredited Histotech Program or experience within the last five years in all the following areas of histology :

Fixation

Embedding / Microtomy

Processing

Staining

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required : N / A