Clinical Histology Technician- Night Shift

Join MD Anderson's Histology department as a Clinical Histology Technician and play an important role in the laboratory processes that support accurate cancer diagnoses. Your technical skills and attention to detail will help ensure patient specimens are properly processed, identified, and tracked, contributing to reliable laboratory operations at one of the world's leading cancer centers.

What's in it for you? This opportunity allows you to build and strengthen your technical expertise in a specialized histology environment. You'll prepare histology materials using established procedures, assist with specimen sorting, identification, accessioning, and labeling of tissue blocks and slides, and use laboratory information systems to document workflows and track specimens. Your work will help maintain specimen integrity and support the teams responsible for delivering timely, high-quality diagnostic services.

You'll also contribute to the quality and efficiency of daily laboratory operations. From preparing reagents and solutions and managing supply inventory to cleaning and maintaining laboratory equipment, you'll help keep the laboratory organized and running smoothly. You'll participate in quality assurance and quality control activities, review patient materials as part of established quality processes, and have opportunities to assist with evaluating and implementing new equipment, procedures, and techniques.

As you gain experience, you'll also help train new laboratory personnel and contribute to a collaborative learning environment.

At MD Anderson, you'll have the opportunity to grow your laboratory skills while contributing to work that supports exceptional cancer care. You'll also enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive pay, an annual merit increase program, annual incentive opportunities, an employer-funded pension contribution, medical, dental and vision coverage, generous paid time off, and opportunities for professional growth and development.

Bring your technical skills, commitment to quality, and attention to detail to a Histology team where your work behind the scenes helps support the accurate results that guide patient care.

• Salary: $57,500 /Midpoint $72,000/ Maximum $86,500
• Shift/Schedule: Monday- Friday 8:30pm-5:00am
• Work Location: Onsite

KEY FUNCTIONS

• Prepares histology materials using established departmental procedures and demonstrates high-quality technical skills.
• Performs all laboratory duties following established safety guidelines.
• Assists with all aspects of specimen processing including sorting, identifying, accessioning and labeling specimens blocks and slides.
• Uses laboratory informatics system to document workflow, track and identify specimens.
• Manage inventories laboratory supplies and prepare reagents and solutions.
• Maintains and cleans laboratory equipment.
• Review patient material as part of the quality assurance section and participate in laboratory quality control processes.
• Evaluates new equipment, procedures and techniques and participates in implementation.
• Assist in training new laboratory personnel.
• Other duties as required

Education

• Required: • High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Preferred: • Successful completion of a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) accredited Histotechnician program OR • Associate's Degree
• Work Experience

Required: • 3 years of Histology Technician experience with required education OR • 1 year of Histopathology within the last ten years under the supervision of a pathologist (certified by the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic Pathology, or eligible) or an appropriately certified medical scientist, with Associate's degree OR • With successful completion of a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) accredited Histotechnician program, no experience is required.

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