NYS License/registration or limited permit to practice as a certified Histological Technician or Clinical Laboratory Technologist
Two years of histology or clinical laboratory experience required
Ability to distinguish colors required
Must successfully pass pre-employment health clearance
Responsibilities:
Possess and utilize technical skills in the histology and special procedures laboratory and assist in insuring histology clinical and research laboratory testing is performed in a timely and accurate fashion
Possess and utilize sectioning and staining skills in the histology laboratory
Perform special stains, immunohistochemical stains and enzyme histochemistry
Perform more sophisticated histology procedures such as special stains, immunostains, eye pathology, neuropathology, enzyme preparation, nerve biopsies, renal biopsies and muscle biopsies
Assist in ensuring Histology laboratory testing is performed in a timely and accurate fashion
Perform appropriate computer data entry of Surgical Pathology and research specimens; responsible for maintaining current specimen computer records
Perform appropriate computer entry of billing information
Observe and contribute to laboratory safety at all times