Registered Histotechnician

The role

The Registered Histotechnician will process tissue sections with accuracy and efficiency. Duties include quality control, grossing, staining, and microtomy.

What you will do

• Project quality control monitoring, slide printing, and cassette printing
• Grossing tasks
• Loading, changing, cleaning, and troubleshooting tissue processors
• Spawning, trimming, and embedding tissue
• Perform routine H&E staining and glass/film coverslipping
• TMA creation, both manually and automated
• Microtomy at various thicknesses
• IHC experience on various platforms
• Pipetting
• Digital slide scanning and quality control of images

Required qualifications

• BA/BS degree
• 0-2+ years of related experience
• Histologist (HT) or Histotechnologist (HTL) certified by ASCP or HT certification eligible with certification obtained within 6 months of hire
• Visual acuity and above average dexterity
• May come in contact with viral and bacterial infections, exposure to blood borne pathogens and occasional exposure to toxic substances
• Capable of a moderate amount of walking, standing, and/or sitting
• Ability to stand, sit, walk, minimum lifting (no more than 20 lbs.), bending, stooping, normal or corrected visual, hearing and good manual dexterity
• Ability to lift or carry no more than 20 pounds or pull or push no more than 50 pounds
• Ability to read, write, speak fluently and comprehend the English language

Nice to have

• Associate degree or graduate of a certified Histology program or equivalent

Before you apply

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without employer sponsorship

About the company

Precision Medicine Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.