TECHNICIAN HISTOLOGY

Montefiore Medical Center's Division of Clinical Pathology is responsible for the laboratory testing of blood, urine, and body fluids for disease diagnosis and health maintenance.

Utilizing the latest advances in computer technology, the Division maintains millions of dollars of state-of-the-art automated equipment at its laboratory sites and services hospitals, nursing homes, the Montefiore Medical Group, faculty practices, and voluntary physicians' offices at more than 40 sites.

Technician Histology will prepare pathological slides for diagnostic procedures.

Responsibilities :

Run tissue processor to produce paraffin blocks. File paraffin blocks and slides

Embed pathology specimen to view all layers

Cut Pathology specimens on rotary microtome

Stain routine Hematoxylin Eosin to view tissue section, stain routine special stains (GMS, AFB, PAS) in order to identify organism or specific tissue elements

Enzyme histochemistry (leder esterase)

Perform order entry and update on LISA to bill special stains

Label and sign out slides to assure accurate distribution of cases

Cover slipper (manual and automated), to ensure there is no water or air bubble under coverslip

Perform on all routine work, quality control to ensure high standard in the laboratory

Record equipment maintenance to ensure proper operation of equipment

Prepare solutions to ensure correct histological processing

Process requests from pathology residents and attendings to ensure that work order is complete

Assist in Immunohistochemistry procedure to identify antigens

File paraffin blocks and slides

Perform other duties in the department as needed

Qualifications :

Associate's Degree Medical Technology or Life Sciences required

New York State Department of Education Certified Histological Laboratory Technician License or a limited permit are required.

Applicants must obtain the limited permit within the probationary period of three month for continued employment. Prior to obtaining the limited permit, associates may not release any patient reports

Experience prioritizing tissue handling, sign out of cases and trouble shoot technical procedures are required

Experience working with the following equipment : Rotary microtome, Laboratory Information System, Scales, Microwave, pH meter, Automated cover slipper, Microscope, Embedding Center, Tissue processor, Water bath, Cryoplate, Incubator oven

Knowledge of the procedures for all histopathology techniques, all immunohistochemistry techniques and equipment used in Histology Laboratory required

This position is located in the Surgical Pathology lab at the Moses campus. The hours are 2 : 00 pm - 10 : 30 pm Monday-Friday

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