This position requires advanced technical and limited supervisory work in the preparation of tissue specimens for pathological examination.  Work involves responsibility for accuracy in preparing, cutting, staining, and mounting tissue sections to assist pathologists in making correct diagnosis of a patient's disease. Assistance in training of laboratory aides and ensuring that work progresses in the absence of a supervisor. Work will be performed in accordance with standard laboratory practices and procedures. Work is performed under the supervision of the histology laboratory technical superior who reviews procedures and results.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Receive tissue specimens from surgical and diagnostic cases
• Accession of patient samples and maintain sample ordering in accordance with laboratory policies
• Trim specimens into blocks and fix tissue in formalin or other fixing solutions, as appropriate
• Tissue processing duties including fixation, dehydration, clearing, and paraffin infiltration of tissue samples
• Tissue embedding
• Operate and maintain all laboratory instrumentation in accordance with laboratory guidelines
• Section tissue blocks for routine and special staining
• Stain tissue samples using routine H&E and special staining procedures
• Assist laboratory aides in selecting proper stains in order to bring out certain tissue elements as required for diagnosis
• Inventory supplies and equipment and prepare requisition forms to replenish depleted supplies, as needed
• Perform related work as required