Histology Lab Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Histology Lab Assistant

Location: Horsham PA 19044

Duration: 6+ months Contract
Pay: $22/hr. on w2 all inclusive (No benefits)

Work Schedule:  8-5M-F.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform basic histology procedures independently (trimming, processing, embedding, microtomy, staining, coverslipping).
• Assist with and perform advanced histology procedures (slide QC, special stains, thin/thick sections, IHC, serial/step sectioning).
• Review laboratory documents for accuracy, completeness and compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs), and study specific
• requirements.
• Assist in training of staff junior to this position.
• Assist in the preparation of responses, deviations and other documentation resulting from internal and external reviews and/or audits.
• May assist with basic necropsy procedures (basic dissection, tissue collection/preservation, fresh tissue trimming).
• May cross-train in other areas of pathology and/or other laboratory departments (flow cytometry, clinical pathology, special pathology, bioanalytical, reproductive toxicology, etc.).
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.) required. Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent in a biological science preferred.
• Experience: 2 years of pathology laboratory experience.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
• Certification/Licensure: HT (ASCP) or HLT (ASCP) preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Employees must be able to lift, move, manipulate, and/or hold heavy objects up to and including 50 pounds; this includes work materials, equipment, and/or animals.