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*

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Histology Tech - Contract/Travel - Winston Salem, NC