Histology Technician (Temporary)

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is looking for a Histology Technician for a temporary assignment from May 2026 to October 2026 at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - West Bank. The University of Minnesota Medical Center represents an integrated academic health care system and is comprised of two hospitals and dozens of adult specialty clinics on both the East and West banks of the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis. It is the flagship facility of Fairview providing breakthrough medicine and redefining the health of our community. This opportunity is: Fulltime (1.0FTE or 80hours/2weeks) Day shift position with 8-hour shifts. At Fairview our Histology Technicians work as part of a diverse team to produce high quality slides for microscopic evaluation. Our team members rotate through a variety of responsibilities including embedding, microtomy, routine hematoxylin and eosin staining, special stains, immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry, and whole slide imaging. We serve a diverse patient population including pediatric and transplant patients and work with a variety of tissue types including kidney, liver, prostate, and G.I. biopsies, bone marrows, cell blocks, dermatology specimens, and routine surgical cases. We encourage our team members' continued growth and development by offering opportunities for involvement in ongoing assignments and process improvement work. If you’re interested in being a part of our Anatomic Pathology team and providing quality care to help improve the lives of our patients, we’d love to talk with you!

Requirements

Associate degree from an accredited college/university in a related laboratory field including the related lab practicum or equivalent routes as specified in CLIA’88.
Associate degree including completion of a histotechnician program from an accredited college/university. • Diploma or transcript must be provided.
Completion of 60 semester hours of academic credit from an accredited college/university with a combination of 12 semester hours in biology and chemistry and completion of a histotechnology training program. • Transcript must be provided.
Completion of a 50-week U.S. military histotechnician training course and an associate degree or 60 semester hours of academic credit from an accredited college/university with a combination of 12 semester hours in biology and chemistry. • Transcript must be provided.
2 years clinical experience in a histopathology laboratory is required if applicant has not completed a NAACLS accredited histotechnician or histotechnologist program or U.S. military histotechnician training course.
Applicant should possess or be eligible to receive appropriate Health and Human Services (HHS) approved laboratory certification. • ASCP - HT (Histotechnician) within 1 Year