Henry Ford Hospital Detroit , MI 48222
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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:
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.
sections on glass slides.
and preservation of the tissue specimen.
medical record number, diagnosis, and the location of patient's slide in the file.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
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.
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
Henry Ford Hospital