Profession: Histology Tech
Location: Winston Salem, NC
Facility: Short Term Acute Care – 921 beds
Job Type: Contract/Travel
Hourly Rate: $44-$48 (depending on years of experience)
Shift: Night 5x8-Hour (02:00 - 11:00)
Duration: 13 weeks
Experience: 2 years
License: ASCP HT
Certifications: None
Weekend Req: No
On Call Req: No
Float Req: No
Charting Req: Epic (Preferred)
Travel Experience: No
Equipment Required: None
Skills Required:
Grossing and fixation
Additive fixatives*
Cell component preservation indications and contra-indications for use*
Coagulant/ non-coagulant fixatives*
Core biopsies
Curettings
Decalcification
Enzyme Histochemistry*
Excision specimens
Frozen Section/tissues*
Immunohistochemistry
In-situ hybridization*
Incisional biopsies
Methods of freezing*
Non-additive fixatives*
Reagents types/components*
Shave biopsies
Smears and squash preparations
Mounting procedures
Aqueous*
Coverslip*
Refractive index*
Resinous*
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 (PAS) stain*
Prepares frozen section and mounts sections on glass slides*
Prepares slides for staining
Special Stains*
Types of Microscopy
Brightfield microscopy*
Dark Field*
Nomarski*
Phase Contrast*
Scanning Electron Microscopy*
Transmission Electron Microscopy*
Work Settings
Commercial or Reference Laboratories*
Hospital clinical laboratory
Additional Skills
24 Hour Urine*
