Histology Technician
Detroit, MI
HonorVet Technologies
5x8 hrs, Evenings
Referral Bonus

Job Title:Histology Technician

• Shift: Afternoon shift, Monday–Friday, 3:00 PM–11:30 PM
• Interview: 30-minute MS Teams interview
• Required Experience: 4–5 years
• Education: Associate's or Bachelor's degree required
• Certifications: HT or HTL certification and BLS required
• Contract Length: 13 weeks

Duties:Job Summary :
Under limited supervision performs routine techniques on surgical, autopsy, and research tissue according to standardized procedures. Operates and maintains laboratory instruments and equipment required to perform analysis.
Principle Duties And Responsibilities:
-Cuts surgical, autopsy, research and neuropathology tissue using a rotary microtome.
-Embeds surgical, autopsy, research, and neuropathology tissue.
-Stains, coverslips and labels surgical, autopsy, research and neuropathology tissue.
-Under supervision, performs special stains according to standardized procedures.
-Maintains all equipment and instruments. May demonstrate work to help onboard others.
-Mixes and maintains all solutions including stains and special fixatives.
-Maintains and records all QC, CAP, QA instrument function and maintenance records.
Required Education :
-Completion of an Associate's Degree with coursework in Anatomy, Biology, and/or Chemistry,
OR
-Completion of a Bachelor's Degree program in medical technology, medical laboratory sciences, clinical laboratory sciences, Chemistry, Microbiology, or Biology,
OR
-A High School Diploma or G.E.D. with two years of relevant laboratory experience in a work, academic, or volunteer capacity.
-Coursework completed outside of the US must be verified as by a NACES approved credential evaluation service.