Position & Client Overview:

Our client is a 120-bed facility located in the beautiful and scenic region of Juneau, AK. They seek several histology technologists to test in their busy hospital lab on the day shift.

Salary: $81,000-105,000

This full-service community hospital in Juneau, Alaska offers a range of appealing employment benefits, including relocation assistance and 30 days of housing for qualified positions. Employees appreciate the hospital's commitment to fair pay, a supportive work-life balance, and energizing work tasks. The hospital fosters a clear sense of purpose and provides opportunities for professional growth, making it a rewarding workplace for those dedicated to healthcare.

Located in the southeastern part of the state, Juneau is a mountain town and a coastal community. It’s a natural wonder, a wildlife hotspot and cultural jewel. Juneau is rich in history, art, music and Native heritage. It’s an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise, and a landscape photographer’s dream.

Just a short drive from downtown, one of the city’s most iconic sites awaits: Mendenhall Glacier, and it is magnificent. The glacier sits within the Tongass National Forest — the largest national forest in the United States. The river of ice flows 12 miles from its source, the Juneau Icefield, and has a 1.5-mile-wide face.

With summer coming soon, it’s the perfect time to head to Alaska to take in the breathtaking beauty that awaits.

Job Summary:

Perform routine specimen preparation which involves cutting various tissue types and mounting them on glass slides for examination under the microscope by the pathologist.

Nationally certified histotechnician experienced in receiving, processing, and preparing patient tissue specimens for microscopic examination and analysis by the pathologist. Able to perform complex histologic procedures, recognize deviations from expected results, and analyze and correct problems using scientific principles learned from NAACLS training and [number] years of experience.

Skill Requirements:

• Calibrate, operate, troubleshoot and maintain the equipment
• Dexterity and good hand-eye coordination are required to collect and prepare specimens
• Lab safety and infection prevention is of paramount importance

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Remove tissue from a preservative solution, remove water from the sample, and replace it with paraffin wax
• Embed sample in a larger block of wax to prepare it for slicing before mounting it on a microtome
• Slice or section the sample then stain with special dyes and mount on a slide for viewing with a microscope

Education, Certification, & Experience:

• Associate or Bachelor's Degree or 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 12 semester hours (18 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry
• HT/L(ASCP) certification
• Or on the job trained/non certified per the lab approval

Must be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.

HealthCare Connections, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or other protected status pursuant to law. #IND