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**Employment Type:** Full time **Shift:** Day Shift **Description:** Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA We're Hiring a Histotechnician ATTACH RESUME Ready to thrive in a dynamic, high-energy environment? Join our Histology Team and bring your exceptional talents to a team that makes a real impact-every single day. You would be responsible for routine and non-routine activities involved in histologic preparations. Troubleshoots minor equipment failures, prepares reagents, solutions, and control slides. Performs Special Staining procedures. Prepares reports and ensures that quality control criteria are approved by the pathologist. May provide training and modification of SOP's. **What You Will Do:** + Performs routine and non-routine activities involved in the preparation of slides for microscopic evaluation by pathologist(s), according to policies and procedures. + Ensures proper accessioning and labeling of all tissue samples. Processes paperwork associated with accessioning and reporting. + Ensures proper tissue processing. + Embed processed tissue in paraffin. + Performs microtomy of embedded tissue. + Prepares slides for routine Hematoxylin and Eosin staining. + Performs cover slipping of stained slides either manually or automated. + May obtain and prepare control material used in IHC procedures for validation. + Performs filing of finished blocks and slides. + Performs routine maintenance and cleaning of equipment and troubleshoot minor equipment failures. Documents remedial actions such as repairs or repeated tests. + Adheres to laboratory's quality control policies and document all quality control activities. Ensures all corporate safety, quality control and quality assurance standards are met. Ensures compliance with all local, federal, CLIA and CAP regulations. **Minimum Requirements:** + Successful completion of a NAACLS accredited Histotechnician program within the last 5 years OR At least 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) of academic credit from a regionally accredited college/university, with a combination of 12 semester hours (18 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry (must include credit hours in both), or an associate degree from a regionally accredited college/university, with a combination of 12 semester hours (18 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry(must include credit hours in both), AND one year full time acceptable experience in a histopathology (clinical, veterinary, industry or research) laboratory in the U.S., Canada or an accredited laboratory* within the last ten years. + Must have at least one (1) year of experience as a Histotechnician. Must have experience in the following areas: Fixation, Microtomy, and Processing. + HT ASCP required or be eligible to take and successfully pass the exam within one (1) year of employment. **Pay Range:** $27.35 - $43.75 Pay is based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location. **Top Reasons to Work at Trinity Health of New England:** + Become a valued member of an excellent, dedicated health care team + Opportunity to work closely with management in implementing changes and strategic goals + Continuing education opportunities + Competitive Benefits Package + Generous shift differentials **Ministry/Facility Information:** Mercy Medical Center has established itself as one of the leading providers of health care services in Western Massachusetts. Mercy Medical Center is a 182-bed acute care hospital in Springfield. Other facilities include Mercy's Rehabilitation Hospital, a comprehensive hospital-based rehabilitation center on the campus of Mercy Medical Center and Brightside for Families and Children, an outpatient service offering counseling and family support programs. **Our Commitment** Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions. Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity. EOE including disability/veteran