Michigan Staffing
Histology Technician
Location: Detroit, MI (onsite) Contract Duration: 13 weeks Work Hours: 3pm-11:30pm Afternoon shift Total Weekly Hours: 40 Required Experience: 4-5 years Education: Associates Degree or Bachelor's Certifications: HT or HTL and BLS Job Summary
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. Principle Duties And 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. Mixes and maintains all solutions including stains and special fixatives. Maintains and records all QC, CAP, QA instrument function and maintenance records. Maintains a current inventory of all reagents and supplies. Adheres to Standard Work for all job duties and reports deviations for correction. Participates in data collection and quality improvement efforts. Performs other related duties as assigned or requested. Skills: Required Skills & Experience:
Vision Near Acuity: Ability to see clearly at 20 inches or less. Depth Perception: Ability to judge distance and space relationships. Accommodation: Ability to adjust vision to bring objects into focus. Color Vision: Ability to distinguish and identify different colors necessary to perform job functions. Preferred Skills & Experience:
N/A Education: Required Education:
Completion of an Associate's Degree with coursework in Anatomy, Biology, and/or Chemistry, OR Completion of a Bachelor's Degree program in medical technology, medical laboratory sciences, clinical laboratory sciences, Chemistry, Microbiology, or Biology, OR A High School Diploma or G.E.D. 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. Preferred Education:
N/A Required Certification & Licensure:
N/A Preferred Certification & Licensure:
HT(ASCP) certification preferred ASCP Certification (American Society for Clinical Pathology)
Location: Detroit, MI (onsite) Contract Duration: 13 weeks Work Hours: 3pm-11:30pm Afternoon shift Total Weekly Hours: 40 Required Experience: 4-5 years Education: Associates Degree or Bachelor's Certifications: HT or HTL and BLS Job Summary
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. Principle Duties And 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. Mixes and maintains all solutions including stains and special fixatives. Maintains and records all QC, CAP, QA instrument function and maintenance records. Maintains a current inventory of all reagents and supplies. Adheres to Standard Work for all job duties and reports deviations for correction. Participates in data collection and quality improvement efforts. Performs other related duties as assigned or requested. Skills: Required Skills & Experience:
Vision Near Acuity: Ability to see clearly at 20 inches or less. Depth Perception: Ability to judge distance and space relationships. Accommodation: Ability to adjust vision to bring objects into focus. Color Vision: Ability to distinguish and identify different colors necessary to perform job functions. Preferred Skills & Experience:
N/A Education: Required Education:
Completion of an Associate's Degree with coursework in Anatomy, Biology, and/or Chemistry, OR Completion of a Bachelor's Degree program in medical technology, medical laboratory sciences, clinical laboratory sciences, Chemistry, Microbiology, or Biology, OR A High School Diploma or G.E.D. 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. Preferred Education:
N/A Required Certification & Licensure:
N/A Preferred Certification & Licensure:
HT(ASCP) certification preferred ASCP Certification (American Society for Clinical Pathology)