- Modesto, California, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Mid
- $48K–$62K per year
- 2–4 years
The Histology Technician is responsible for preparing slides from tissue samples for the pathologist to review. They are also responsible for prioritizing testing procedures and completing those procedures in an accurate and timely manner while maintaining proper accurate records of all tests done in accordance with established policies, procedures, and regulations.
Compensation
$47,840 – $62,400 annually paid semi-monthly
Responsibilities
- Daily cleaning and set up of work area to include instruments, waterbath, microtome, and workbench
- Paraffin embedding of routine anatomical (non-Dermatology) Pathology tissue specimens
- Ability to produce quality sections of all paraffin embedded routine (no Alopecia's) anatomical Pathology tissue specimens cutting of all 'levels', 'recuts', 're-embeds' and stains
- Basic understanding of the H&E stain
- Ability to check 'H&E' control for stain quality
Requirements
- Associate's degree in biology or related field (Preferred)
- Nice to have: ASCP HT Certification