Histology Technician

at  RWJBarnabas Health

Req #: 0000174733
Category: Laboratory and Medical Technologist
Status: Per Diem
Shift: Day
Facility: RWJBarnabas Health Corporate Services
Department: Lab RWJNB

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Must be able to prepare tissue specimens of a quality that can be diagnosed by a pathologist.

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:

• Per Diem

• Can produce quality tissue sections of kidney cut at 2 microns.
• Demonstrates the ability to snap-freeze kidney and muscle tissue.
• Produce quality frozen section suitable for immunofluorescent staining.
• Has the ability to dissect both kidney and muscle biopsies for EM studies.
• Perform immuno fluorescent staining of frozen kidney tissue.
• Able to perform immunohistochemical staining techniques.
• Understands the concept of quality control both for positive and negative staining.
• Able to manage the antibody inventory.
• Decalcification of all bone specimens, bone marrows and aspiration biopsies is performed so that the specimen can be cut without difficulty to produce a slide adequate for patient diagnosis.