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Kelly Services Histology Technician-Part-Time in Austin, Texas
Histology Technician
Kelly Science & Clinical is currently recruiting for a Histology Technician with a diagnostic testing laboratory in Austin, TX.
Job Responsibilities:
Maintain patient identity throughout the process of embedding, cutting, staining, and cover slipping.
Set up paperwork and specimens for processing.
Routinely embed, cut, and stain tissue specimens.
Maintain the tissue processor, embedding centers, microtomes, stainer, and cover slipper.
Check queue lists and processing lists to ensure accurate orientation during embedding.
Report any problematic cases to the supervisor before proceeding.
Maintain an orderly and hygienic work area.
Microtomy:
Operate the microtome using safe and effective settings, alignments, knife angles, and block orientation.
Maintain the microtome on a daily basis.
Follow laboratory standards for slide production, including section thickness, number and type of sections, slide type, and section orientation on the slide.
Produce sections deep enough to provide a representative view without cutting through with specimen loss.
Place sections in the water bath with no carry-over contamination from previous cases.
Tissue embedding:
Maintain accurate specimen identification throughout the embedding process.
Validate the actual cassettes embedded with the processing log.
Note any discrepancies and follow up on them.
Select the appropriate mold size for each submitted cassette.
Special staining:
Follow laboratory standards for each special stain procedure.
Correctly select and sequence chemical solutions and perform appropriate preparation and maintenance techniques to ensure consistent staining results.
Select appropriate controls and include a control section with each patient case.
Recognize acceptable and unacceptable staining results.
Bring staining problems to the attention of lead personnel.
Ensure that all special stains are reviewed by the supervisor before submission to the pathologist.
Job Requirements:
Bachelor's degree with 1+ years related experience OR
Associate degree with 2+ years of related experience
Technologist level certification from the ASCP American Society of Clinical Pathologist is required or eligible
Strong understanding of histology principles and techniques, as well as laboratory safety and quality control procedures.
Work independently and as part of a team, and be able to communicate effectively with other laboratory staff and pathologist
Receiving 100 blocks per day and needs to maintain an embedding and cutting workflow rate of approximately 30 blocks per 2 1/2 hour time period.
Technician needs to be able to embed and cut an average of 12 blocks per hour.
Job Details:
Part-Time
Flexible Work Schedule
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Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.