Histology Technician

Department: Histology

Experience: 2 Years

Responsibilities: Preparing thin slices of human, animal, or plant tissue on slides for analysis by: Recognizing factors that affect procedures and quality results, and taking appropriate action when corrections are necessary. Performing preventative and corrective maintenance of equipment and instruments. As needed, management of supplies and laboratory quality-control procedures. Examining, fixing, and processing the tissue for proper sample preservation. Surrounding the tissue with paraffin wax in a process called embedding. Cutting a tissue sample with a microtome or cryostat. Mounting the tissue sample on a slide. Staining or dying the sample to emphasize abnormalities.