Histology Tech

Job Opportunity

Open to hire either a Histotechnologist OR Histotechnician for this position! This position is 40 hours a week, Day Shift 6:30a-3:00p M-F

About the Elliot Hospital Laboratory:

The Elliot Hospital Laboratory is a full service 24/7 operation. We are both CAP and AABB accredited. In addition to traditional inpatient and outpatient work, the laboratory supports a Level II trauma center, Level III NICU, High Risk Maternity unit, three urgent cares, two cancer centers, a community health center and approximately 60 nursing and assisted living facilities. Our yearly billable volume is approximately 1.6 million tests.

In addition, our Blood bank is an American Red Cross Blood depot for the State of New Hampshire, supporting other hospital with urgent blood product needs.

About the Job

Performs diversified technical, chemical and other associated duties related to processing surgical, autopsy and bone marrow specimens from fixation to the final microscopic slide.

What You’ll Do

• Preserves, processes and embeds surgical, autopsy, bone marrow and dermatology tissue sections into paraffin blocks and cuts blocks to produce microscopic slides for diagnosis by pathologists.
• Operates all histology equipment and machinery including but not limited to the microtome, H&E auto-stainers, coverslipper, Immuno-stainers, cassette and label printers, embedding stations and tissue processors.
• Performs frozen sections, including the freezing, cutting, and staining of fresh tissue.
• Maintains slide and block control files for both special and immunohistochemical stains
• Handles and disposes of hazardous materials in the proper manner.
• Corrects instrumentation problems using advanced trouble shooting skills. Notifies supervisor of actions taken and initiates service repair when appropriate.
• Assists the Histology Manager in overseeing the quality assurance programs, the preventive maintenance program and the safety program for the department.

Requirements for Histotechnologist

1. Bachelor’s Degree in science, biology, chemistry or other allied health field required.

2. Three (3) years of histology technician experience preferred.

3. ASCP HT or ASCP HLT (preferred) certification or eligible.

Requirements for Histotechnician

1. Education: High school diploma or equivalent and two years formal training in an accredited histology lab - Or - Associates degree in any science or healthcare field and one year formal training in an accredited histology lab

2. One year histology technician experience preferred.

3. ASCP HT certification preferred or eligible

What Elliot Health System Has to Offer

• Health, dental, prescription, and vision coverage for full-time & part-time employees
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage
• Competitive pay
• Continuing Education Reimbursement Programs
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• Multiple onsite gym locations with FREE access for employees (plus yoga, personal training and more)