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About the Job General Summary of Position This is a technologist position in the clinical laboratory with responsibility for performing multiple complex procedures in the histology section. The incumbent works independently under the general supervision of a pathologist and the laboratory administrative director with responsibility for performing routine and special procedures in histology. Primary Duties and Responsibilities * Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies procedures quality standards and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations. * Accessions surgical specimen. Evaluates and cuts surgical specimen of certain defined types for histology processing. Performs computer operations involving specimen accessioning slide preparation and quality control. * Evaluates and solves histology specimen problems and follows procedures for rejection of specimens. * Participates in the development of new histology procedures and in improving histology techniques. Evaluates new techniques instruments and procedures as required. * Evaluates normal and abnormal tissue types. Embeds and orients tissue specimen for microscopic evaluation. Identifies and resolves problems in the automated tissue processing cycle. * Prepares reagents. Prepares paraffin sections of routine and difficult cases and solves related problems. Assists histotechnicians with difficult sectioning cases. * Performs and documents daily quality control and corrective action initiated when quality control results exceed tolerance limits. * Assists in the collection and preparation of frozen sections and other tissue. * Performs preventative and corrective maintenance of equipment and instruments. Maintains appropriate records. Minimal Qualifications Education * Bachelor's degree in Chemical Physical Biological Clinical Laboratory required or * related science required or * Associate's degree in related science required and * ASCP Registry as HT or HTL. required Experience * 1-2 years Prior supervised technical experience in a licensed clinical laboratory under the supervision of a board-certified pathologist required This position has a hiring range of USD $35.68 - USD $64.71 /Hr.