Histology Technician

Mass General Brigham•Newton, MA

5d•$34•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for preparing tissue specimens by treating with chemicals, slicing, and mounting on glass slides for microscopic examination and analysis. Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent required
Clinical or Histology experience 0-1 year preferred
Must possess fundamental knowledge of basic histotechnique to include fixation, decalcifications, processing, embedding, routine and special stains and frozen sections.
Must be able to perform certain special stains (i.e. Oil Red O).
Maintains and updates clinical knowledge and skills.
Participates in relevant continuing education programs.

Nice To Haves

Graduate Certificate Histology preferred

Responsibilities

Performs specimen collection, accessioning and logging routines.
Processes, embeds, and sections tissues for slides.
Performs preventive maintenance and quality-control procedures such as oiling and cleaning microtomes according to schedule, recording temperatures on various instruments, changing the processor according to procedure, and changing staining solutions.
Ensures aseptic techniques and observes health safety protocols during the cleanup procedure to minimize risks to self and co-workers.
Observes hospital and laboratory policies and safety practices and maintains a safe, clean, and prepared work area.