Histotechnician

About Us McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan's largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Histotechnician Michigan, Flint NEW Technical McLaren Health Management Grp 26001567

Position Summary:

Under direct supervision, prepares tissue and other biological samples for examination by pathologists and cytotechnologists. Performs quality assurance functions and maintain procedure manuals. Maintains laboratory equipment and records following established accreditation guidelines and quality control standards.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1.

Gross Pathology:

Prepares specimens for gross description and assists at the grossing bench. Prepares frozen sections. Maintains the integrity of the specimen. 2.

Routine Histology:

Embeds specimens accurately. Cuts slides that are fully representative of the block and stains them with routine H and E stain. Maintains the integrity of the specimen. 3. Labels and distributes slides accurately. Performs maintenance and Q.C. on all equipment in the area. Communicates and documents any problems. 4. Operates, calibrates, prepares and maintains equipment for all types of tissue processing and labeling, recording and verifying the quality of slides for microscopic evaluation. 5.

Maintains Stain Set-Up:

filters stains, changes stains, washes stain dishes and cleans stainer according to QC chart. Documents on QC chart when stains are filtered/changed. Notifies pathologist of any discrepancies with appearance of stainer. Operates stainer according to type of specimen being stained. Performs special stains in a timely manner. Labels and distributes slides accurately. 6. Prepares pap, Gyn and Non-Gyn specimens: Matches patient information to requisition and specimen received.

Required:

Associates degree including coursework in chemistry and biology or completion of an accredited histotechnician (HT) program. Histotechnician certification or certified within 18-months of hire or transfer.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans Additional Information Schedule:

Full-time Requisition ID:

26001567

Daily Work Times:

3:00pm - 11:30pm

Hours Per Pay Period:

80

On Call:

No Weekends:

No McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.