Histology Technician
| Estimated Pay info | Based on similar jobs in your market$22 per hour |
|---|---|
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
| Location | Des Moines, IA 50314 Des Moines, Iowa open_in_new |
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Job Description
Job Description
Job Summary:
- Department: Histology
- Shift timings: 04:00-12:30 Monday to friday (5 Days/8 Hours)
- Per Week: 40 Hours
- 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.
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Full-time Jobs Part-time Jobs Gig Jobs Posting ID: 1309835051 Posted: 2026-10-28 Job Title: Histology Technician