University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
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Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Categories: Staff/Administrative
Internal Number: 276775
The Mohs Ambulatory Care Unit is a high-volume outpatient skin cancer surgical unit seeking a skilled and dedicated Histotechnician to join our in-house laboratory team. In this role, the Histotechnician will work closely with Mohs surgeons and laboratory staff to process surgical tissue specimens using a cryostat machine.
This position is essential to the delivery of timely, high-quality patient care. The Histotechnician prepares pathology slides that allow surgeons to evaluate tissue margins in real time and determine whether the patient requires additional treatment during the same visit. The role also supports day-of-surgery readiness by helping ensure outside pathology results and relevant clinical information are available for provider review. This role is great for a mid-career technician who wants to advance specific skills and observe real-time results for the patients that they process, all while supporting a continually recognized “high-performing” clinical unit.
RELATED DUTIES
Other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
General supervision is received from the ACU Administrative Manager, Technical Lab Supervisor, and lab lead technician. Staff members in this classification are expected to exercise judgment in identifying problems, seeking, and implementing solutions.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
This position requires moderate standing/walking, as well as lifting, positioning, pushing of office materials.
This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.
- Prepare routine and highly specialized histological preparations of human tissue
- Prepare microslides from surgical or autopsy material which is to be examined microscopically by a pathologist for diagnosis
- Process tissue by washing, dehydrating, cleaning, and solidifying
- Process tissue to prevent decomposition
- Embed tissue in paraffin/block or cassette
- Cut sections of tissue to the thickness of 3-4 microns of an inch
- Assist pathologist in the selection of appropriate special staining mechanisms to demonstrate certain tissue constituents, perform special staining, histochemical reactions, immunofluorescence, or immunoperoxidase reactions
- Prepare special biopsy specimens such as kidney biopsies which require multiple sections and variety of special stains
- Process frozen sections and decalcifications
- Maintain required records
- Maintain quality/quantity standards of quality control
- Maintain condition of assigned equipment, instrument and work area
- Process patient care orders using the electronic health record
- Performs other related duties as assigned
An associate's degree in relevant science and HT (ASCP) preferred, or an equivalent combination of clinical histology experience.
- Mohs tissue processing experience using a cryostat machine
- Previous histology experience including frozen sectioning, embedding, and/or microslide creation
- Knowledge of University policies and procedures
- Familiarity with Michigan Medicine electronic medical record systems
This role follows an alternating weekly schedule:
Week 1: Monday-Thursday, four 10-hour shifts
Week 2: Monday-Thursday, regular shifts, plus a Friday morning half-day
Paid holiday leave and no required weekends. Mandatory overtime required, if necessary for completion of patient care.
This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP), which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
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Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.