Daily Responsibilities:

• Specimen handling, storage, preservation and identification
• Embeds, Sections, stains and coverslips tissue for examination by pathologist.
• Prepares stains, buffers and other solutions to be used in test procedures for immunohistochemistry and histochemical staining.
• Perform quality control tests on positive and negative control slides. Monitor and replace control slides when appropriate.
• Properly accession, manage shipping of samples to pathologist and prepare presentations
• Communication with pathologist regarding histological processing problems.
• Performs tissue processing protocols, quality assessment/control documents on appropriate logs.
• Performs duties in a proper and timely manner.
• H&E and Giemsa staining using by hand.
• Daily maintenance of all buffers, reagents and slides
• Minimum of one year working lab experience in GLP/GCLP compliance
• Ensuring a safe environment in the lab according to OSHA standards (i.e. changing fume hood filters, safety glasses, gloves, etc.)
• Have a strong knowledge in IHC validation

Qualifications

Ideal candidate will be meet the following requirements:

• Be a certified histotechnician, or
• Be a graduate of a histology technician program and possess a bachelor's degree

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $55,000.00 to $60,000.00 /hour

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)