Histology Technician - Contract

Years of experience: 2 yr exp required (Grossing experience HARDSTOP. Prepares Frozen Sections and Mounts Sections on Glass Slides.

Position: Histology Technician
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Shift: Night (5x8 Hours) Sunday-Thursday 16:00 0:30
Duration: 13 weeks, 40 hrs/week 



Shift Details: Sunday-Thursday ( 4:00 pm-12:30)

Job Description
Start date: ASAP
First Time Traveler: Yes (only with Strong experience and has more than 10 years experience)
Ratios: 1:1
Years of experience: 2 yr exp required (Grossing experience HARDSTOP. Needs to have hospital experience)
Weekend REQ:CA state license: Preferred
Pending License accepted: Yes
RTO Restrictions: No more than 7 days

Hospital Highlights
Type of Facility: Acute Care Facility
Scrub Color: scrubs or business casual

HIRING PROFILE

• Years of Experience: 2 years

• Patient Ratio Experience: -

• Charting System: Preferred, Epic

• Teaching Hospital Experience: Preferred

• Community Hospital Experience: -

• LTAC Experience: -

• Trauma Level I Experience: -

• Trauma Level II Experience: -

• Travel Experience Required: No

  • Note: Only consider candidates with strong experience and more than 10 years of experience.

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• ASCP-HT

• Associate's Degree in Science

REQUESTED SKILL SET

Grossing and Fixation

• Additive Fixatives

• Cell Component Preservation – Indications and Contraindications for Use

• Coagulant/Non-Coagulant Fixatives

• Core Biopsies

• Curettings

• Decalcification

• Excision Specimens

• Frozen Section/Tissues*

• Immunohistochemistry

• Incisional Biopsies

• Shave Biopsies

• Smears and Squash Preparations

Embedding and Microtomy

• Automated/Manual Microtome

• Cuts Tissue Sections Using Microtome and Cryostat

• Cutting Blocks

• Embedding GI Specimens

• Embedding Large Specimens

• Embedding Molds

• Embedding Skin Techniques

• Embedding Smalls and Bigs

• Gelatin/Adhesive Media

• Histology Cassettes

• Microtomy of Fatty Tissue

• Microtomy of Frozen Sections

• Microtomy of Hard Tissue

• Paraffin Wax Sections

• Precision Microtomy

• Removing Foreign Objects as Allowed by Protocol

Tissue Processing

• Automatic Tissue Processor

• Calcified/Decalcified Tissue

• Clearing/Types of Agents

• Dehydration/Types of Agents

• GI Processing Schedule

• Microwave Processing

Staining

• Basic Dye Stains

• Carbohydrates and Amyloid

• Connective and Muscle

• Cytoplasmic Stains

• Differentiation

• Giemsa and All Formulations

• Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) Stain

• Identifying Artifacts

• IHC Staining

• Nuclear Stains

• Periodic Acid-Schiff (Client) Stain

• Prepares Frozen Sections and Mounts Sections on Glass Slides

• Prepares Slides for Staining

• Special Stains

Mounting Procedures

• Coverslip

Work Settings

• Hospital Clinical Laboratory

Additional Skills

• Thin Prep*

• 24-Hour Urine*

 

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