Client Overview:

Our client, a top ranked US hospital in sunny South Florida, is looking for a second shift histotechnologist to perform routine specimen preparation. Duties include cutting various tissue types and mounting them on glass slides for examination under the microscope by the pathologist, as well as performing cutting, embedding, special stains, IHC, and frozens.

 

Fort Lauderdale is famous for its beaches, arts, culture and events. From shopping on Las Olas Boulevard, to gondola rides on the canals, to a historic riverfront.

 

Just two miles north of Port Everglades, you can experience Fort Lauderdale's landscaped beachfront promenade, with its signature white wave wall and brick paved path. Across the street, visit luxury hotels, and enjoy Fort Lauderdale shopping or dining or a narrated 90-minute amphibious tour of quaint Las Olas Boulevard, historical districts, and the mansions and yachts dotting Millionaires Row.

 

Overview:

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

 

Summary:

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 one (1) year 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 and removes water from the sample and replaces 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 and Certification:

• 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
• Florida HTL license required

 

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.