Travel Histo Tech - $1,572 to $1,766 per week in State College, PA

Job Title: PA - Lab Histo Tech

City/State: State College, Pennsylvania

Shift: 8 hour day shift Monday-Friday

Contract Length: 91 weeks

Start Date: 03/23/2026

Job Description:

Must be certified as a histotechnologist with ASCP or have equivalent certification. Under the direction of supervisors, responsible for the prompt, efficient, and accurate performance of a variety of histological procedures on tissue specimens.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the identification and processing of all tissue specimens received in anatomic pathology.
• Assigns an appropriate sequential accession number to each tissue specimen maintaining absolute certainty of patient identification at all times throughout processing and handling procedures. Enters all patient demographic information, specimen source, and physician and/or surgeon for each specimen received accurately.
• Assists pathologist with the gross examination of all tissue specimens by providing accurately labeled tissue cassette for each specimen as it is examined, loading and operating the tissue processor, and by providing any assistance required from the pathologist.
• Meticulously processes, cuts sections from embedded tissue blocks, stains, and delivers prepared slides to pathologist in a timely manner for daily microscopic examination.
• Assists pathologist with frozen section preparation immediately after specimen is received in the histology department.
• Performs special histochemical staining procedures as they are required by the pathologist, ensuring stains are completed within the timeframe requested for timely diagnostic reporting.
• Prepares slides or any anatomical material for sending to other laboratories for consultation or processing as deemed necessary by the pathologist.
• Files properly indexed tissue slides and blocks for storage and efficient retrieval at all times, assures that slides are retained for proper length of time before discarding, and assists with the rotation of all patient specimens located in storage sites as needed.