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    Histotechnologist - Surgical Pathology - 40 hrs - Days - - Detroit, United States - Henry Ford Health System

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    GENERAL SUMMARY:
    Under general supervision and following established procedures, prepares specimens

    of tissue for microscopic evaluation by a physician in order to provide information on the

    functioning of tissues and organs and other information relative to the cause and

    progress of the disease. Prepares dyes and chemical solutions, processes frozen

    sections, and performs other related duties as required.


    PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
    1. Following successful completion of competency testing may perform processing,

    testing, and reporting without direct supervision. Obtains surgical specimens and

    orientates them on a supporting medium according to a special diagram obtained

    from the physician.

    2. Places the specimen in a cryostat and cuts extremely thin sections and mounts

    sections on glass slides.

    3. Stains the microscopic slide and covers with a resin and cover glass for protection

    and preservation of the tissue specimen.

    4. Maintains files on slides by the patient's chemosurgery or biopsy number, name,

    medical record number, diagnosis, and the location of patient's slide in the file.

    5. Decalcifies bone specimens and processes bone marrow specimens.

    EDUCATION/


    EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

    • Completion of accredited bachelor's degree program in chemical, physical, biological
    science, medical technology or clinical laboratory science, and successful

    completion of a NAACLS accredited Histotechnician or Histotechnologist program


    OR
    o Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college/university, AND 1 year

    of full time acceptable clinical experience in a histopathology laboratory or

    1 year research experience in a histopathology laboratory in the U.S. or

    Canada


    OR
    o Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college/university, AND

    HT(ASCP) certification, with 6 months full time acceptable clinical

    experience in a histopathology laboratory or 6 months full time research

    experience in a histopathology laboratory in the U.S. or Canada


    OR
    o Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college/university AND

    successful completion of a 50-week U.S. military histotechnician training

    course.


    • At least one (1) year of supervised training in a clinical laboratory in histologic
    techniques to perform tissue staining procedures and the processing of bone

    marrow specimens preferred.

    CERTIFICATIONS/


    LICENSURES REQUIRED:
    Certification by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists as a histotechnologist,

    preferred.

    Additional Information


    • Organization:
    Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit Main Campus


    • Department:
    Pathology Surgical


    • Shift:
    Day Job


    • Union Code:
    Not Applicable

    Additional Details

    This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions.

    It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

    Overview


    Partnering with nearly 2 million people on their health journey, Henry Ford Health provides a full continuum of services at 250 care locations throughout southeast and south central Michigan.

    With 33,000 valued team members, Henry Ford is also among Michigan's largest and most diverse employers. Our superior care and discoveries are powered by nearly 6,000 physicians, researchers and advanced practice providers. Learn more

    Benefits

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    making the employee enrollment selection experience easier, it's all about choice. Henry

    Ford Health has a new approach for its employee benefits program - My Choice

    Rewards. My Choice Rewards is a program as diverse as the people it serves. There are

    dozens of options for all of our employees including compensation, benefits, work/life balance

    and learning - options that enhance your career and add value to your personal life. As an

    employee you are provided access to Retirement Programs, an Employee Assistance Program

    (Henry Ford Enhanced), Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Employee Health and Wellness, and a whole host of other benefits and services. Employee's classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

    Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

    Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is

    committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to

    race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,

    weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,

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