Histology Technician

GENERAL SUMMARY: Under limited supervision performs routine techniques on surgical, autopsy, and research tissue according to standardized procedures. Operates and maintains laboratory instruments and equipment required to perform analysis. PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Cuts surgical, autopsy, research and neuropathology tissue using a rotary microtome. Embeds surgical, autopsy, research, and neuropathology tissue. Stains, coverslips and labels surgical, autopsy, research and neuropathology tissue. Under supervision, performs special stains according to standardized procedures. Maintains all equipment and instruments. May demonstrate work to help onboard others. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: (a.) Completion of an Associate’s Degree with coursework in Anatomy, Biology, and/or Chemistry, OR (b.) Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree program in medical technology, medical laboratory sciences, clinical laboratory sciences, Chemistry, Microbiology, or Biology, OR (c.) A high school diploma or GED with two years of relevant laboratory experience in a work, academic, or volunteer capacity. Coursework completed outside of the US must be verified as by a NACES approved credential evaluation service. CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED: HT(ASCP) certification preferred Additional Information Organization: Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit Main Campus Department: Pathology Surgical Shift: Day Job Union Code: Not Applicable Additional Details This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above. Overview Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers . Benefits The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits. Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.