Histotechnician / Histotechnologist

We're partnering with a distinguished independent reference laboratory, renowned for its commitment to excellence and innovation. We're looking for a night shift histotechnologist in Houston, TX. As a key member of their team, you'll play a crucial role in advancing diagnostics and enhancing patient care.

Shift: M-F either 9:00p-5:30a OR 11p-7:30a

Primary Responsibilities:

• Produce high quality diagnostic materials as requested by the pathologist to progress each specimen. These materials may be generated in any of the following processes:
• Grossing, processing, embedding and routine H&E slides
• Special stains, recuts, deepers, and other additional slide presentations
• IHC, either in house or through affiliated reference labs
• Supporting send-out, reference or other related work requested by, or of, our laboratory.
• Performs Quality Control and documentation of all recorded processes using the laboratory information system, spreadsheets, and manual methods, as applicable. Understands the use of a ‘hard stop’ – holding the progress of a case to facilitate resolution of an issue to facilitate optimal patient care.
• Cleans and/or maintains instrumentation, work benches and spaces, archived materials, and other relevant products.
• Use of blood borne pathogen safety methods and personal protective equipment (PPE) as required.
• Has a strong working knowledge of basic computing programs (PC) as well as the lab information system (LIS) to manage workflow, document issues, look up cases and other routine inquiries. Able to follow a procedure to accession and perform other less frequent tasks on a PC and LIS.
• With appropriate credentials, may be trained and scheduled to perform gross dissection for pathology specimens. Separate credentialing and training will be added at the commencement of this additional task.
• Other duties and tasks as assigned in keeping with the overall scope of the position.

Preferred Profile:

• Associates Degree in Science
• HT(ASCP) certified
• 6 months+ of high complexity histology experience

Salary and Benefits:

• $28-32/hour
• Health, Vision, Dental
• PTO and Holidays

About us:

At Lighthouse Lab Services, we offer solutions to help start, grow, and run clinical laboratories. Our recruiting team has over 20 years of proven success placing job seekers in positions ranging from entry-level Medical Technologists to seasoned Laboratory Directors. We recruit nationwide, for permanent and travel positions with clients ranging from small hospitals to large reference laboratories.

It is the policy of Lighthouse Lab Services to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Lighthouse Lab Services is committed to working and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals of all abilities, including persons with disabilities.

If at any time during the application process, you need an accommodation, please contact recruiting@lighthouselabservices.com for assistance.

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