Histology Technicians for All Shifts

Job Description

Job Description

Position & Client Overview:

A 622-bed teaching hospital in the Charlottesville area is currently looking for multiple histology technicians to test in their busy anatomic pathology laboratory on all shifts.

Salary: $50,000

Along the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Charlottesville and Albemarle County offer a unique experience in a picturesque setting! Delight in the finest restaurants, attend our events, stroll the brick-lined Downtown Mall or taste fruits and vino at our 30+ local orchards and vineyards. Charlottesville also serves as the economic, cultural, and educational center of a multi-county region in Central Virginia. 

Job Summary:

Perform routine specimen preparation which involves cutting various tissue types and mounting them on glass slides for examination under the microscope by the pathologist.

Nationally certified histotechnician experienced in receiving, processing, and preparing patient tissue specimens for microscopic examination and analysis by the pathologist. Able to perform complex histologic procedures, recognize deviations from expected results, and analyze and correct problems using scientific principles learned from NAACLS training and years of experience.

Skill Requirements:

• Calibrate, operate, troubleshoot and maintain the equipment
• Dexterity and good eye-hand coordination are required to collect and prepare specimens
• Lab safety and infection prevention is of paramount importance

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Remove tissue from a preservative solution, remove water from the sample, and replace it with paraffin wax
• Embed sample in a larger block of wax to prepare it for slicing before mounting it on a microtome
• Slice or section the sample then stain with special dyes and mount on a slide for viewing with a microscope

Education, Certification & Experience:

• Associate or Bachelor's degree or 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) from a regionally accredited college/university with combination of 12 semester hours (18 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry.
• HT/L(ASCP) certification
• One (1) year of experience at minimum

Must be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.

HealthCare Connections, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or other protected status pursuant to law.