Entry Level Histotechnologist

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

48d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Pathology is excited to recruit a full-time (1.0 FTE) entry-level Histotechnologist at the rank of Healthcare Entry Professional. The entry-level histotechnologist will process whole mount prostate, prostate mapping biopsies, and other types of specimens received in the Histology Subspeciality Laboratory. Specific duties will include, but are not limited to: Key Responsibilities:

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in biological science, nutrition, nursing, health, human services, psychology, counseling, social work, or a directly related field from an accredited institution.
Histotechnician or Histotechnologist Certification (HT, HTL, ASCP), or eligible for certification. If eligible, but uncertified, certification must be obtained within 2 year of hire date.
A combination of education and related technical/military/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree on a year for year basis.
Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.
Please be advised that this position is not eligible now or in the future for visa sponsorship.
Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels throughout the institution.
Outstanding customer service skills.
Enroll in and maintain Histology Certification through ASCP’s Certification Maintenance Program.

Nice To Haves

Immunohistochemistry Certification (QIHC, ASCP).
Experience using laboratory equipment such as complex machinery and staining systems.
Experience calculating lab results and data using math and analytical skills.
Experience with developing reports, spreadsheets and databases using Microsoft Office software.
Experience entering data into an electronic information system.
Experience purchasing and maintaining lab supplies.
Experience cleaning and maintaining laboratories and lab equipment.
Experience working within an educational medical lab environment.

Responsibilities

Gross description and dissection of whole prostate specimens, prostate mapping biopsy specimens.
CMOCO only biopsy tissue samples.
Reprocessing of FFPI tissue samples for Electron Microscopy.
Paraffin Embedding of large format and biopsy tissue samples.
Microtomy sectioning of tissue samples.
Staining and cover slipping of tissue samples
Manual tracking of patient tissue samples.
Maintenance of supply inventory.
Cleaning and organization of workstations
Disposal of biological waste.
Changing solutions in tissue processors.
Adherence to all operational maintenance requirements.