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Job Description:
Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 6:00 PM-4:00 AM (3rd Shift) 40 hours a week - Histology Department
About the Elliot Hospital Laboratory:
The Elliot Hospital Laboratory is a full service 24/7 operation. We are both CAP and AABB accredited. In addition to traditional inpatient and outpatient work, the laboratory supports a Level II trauma center, Level III NICU, High Risk Maternity unit, three urgent cares, two cancer centers, a community health center and approximately 60 nursing and assisted living facilities. Our yearly billable volume is approximately 1.6 million tests.
In addition, our Blood bank is an American Red Cross Blood depot for the State of New Hampshire, supporting other hospital with urgent blood product needs.
About The Job
Performs diversified technical, chemical, and other associated duties related to processing surgical, autopsy and bone marrow specimens from fixation to the final microscopic slide.
What You’ll Do
1. Preserves, processes, and embeds surgical, autopsy, bone marrow and dermatology tissue sections into paraffin blocks and cuts blocks to produce microscopic slides for diagnosis by pathologists.
2. Operates all histology equipment and machinery including but not limited to the microtome, H&E auto-stainers, cover slipper, Immuno-stainers, cassette and label printers, embedding stations and tissue processors.
3. Performs frozen sections, including the freezing, cutting, and staining of fresh tissue.
4. Adheres to established quality control policies and procedures to ensure the proper functioning of equipment, reagents and procedures.
5. Maintains slide and block control files for both special and immunohistochemical stains
Education
1. Education: High school diploma or equivalent and two years formal training in an accredited histology lab - Or - Associates degree in any science or healthcare field and one year formal training in an accredited histology lab
2. One year histology technician experience preferred.
3. ASCP HT certification preferred or eligible
What Elliot Health System Has to Offer
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Work Shift:
Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 6:00 PM-4:00 AMSolutionHealth is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.