Experience
- Minimum 2 years hospital experience required
- Grossing experience required
- Previous travel experience preferred
License & Certification Required
- California state license preferred
- ASCP-HT certification
- Associate's Degree in Science
Skills Required
- Additive fixatives
- Automated/Manual Microtome
- Automatic tissue processor
- Basic dye stains
- Cell component preservation indications and contra-indications for use
- Clearing/types of agents
- Coagulant/non-coagulant fixatives
- Core biopsies
- Cuts tissue sections using microtome and cryostat
- Decalcification
- Dehydration/types of agents
- Embedding techniques
- Frozen Section/tissues
- IHC staining
- Immunohistochemistry
- Preparing frozen sections and mounts on glass slides
- Thin Prep preparation
Desired Skills
- Charting system experience with Epic preferred
- Experience with cytology techniques including preparing thin prep, cell block, and cytospin for gyn specimens
