Histology Technician - 40 hrs - Days

Henry Ford Hospital•Detroit, MI

32d•Onsite

About The Position

Under limited supervision performs routine techniques on surgical, autopsy, and research tissue according to standardized procedures. Operates and maintains laboratory instruments and equipment required to perform analysis.

Requirements

(a.) Completion of an Associate's Degree with coursework in Anatomy, Biology, and/or Chemistry, OR
(b.) Completion of a Bachelor's Degree program in medical technology, medical laboratory sciences, clinical laboratory sciences, Chemistry, Microbiology, or Biology, OR
(c.) A high school diploma or GED with two years of relevant laboratory experience in a work, academic, or volunteer capacity.
Coursework completed outside of the US must be verified as by a NACES approved credential evaluation service.

Nice To Haves

HT(ASCP) certification preferred

Responsibilities

Cuts surgical, autopsy, research and neuropathology tissue using a rotary microtome.
Embeds surgical, autopsy, research, and neuropathology tissue.
Stains, coverslips and labels surgical, autopsy, research and neuropathology tissue.
Under supervision, performs special stains according to standardized procedures.
Maintains all equipment and instruments. May demonstrate work to help onboard others.

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