Histology Tech on Call at John Muir Health. Must be able to work both the
Concord Campus and Walnut Creek Campus. Must be available to work between
4:00 am. and 1:30 p.m. Mostly cutting and embedded. Ability to Gross
preferred.
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Great opportunity for a Histotechnician in a brand new laboratory!
Avamar Gastroenterology in Warren Ohio is looking for a certified HT or
HTL to run their newly constructed laboratory. Candidate must be ASCP
certified and CLIA certified to perform gross dissection, prior
supervisory experience
Hi Histonet Members,
I am a healthcare recruiter, specifically focused on the laboratory/pathology
space. I have openings all across the country and would be interested in
speaking with anyone interested in searching for a new job. Below is a great
new opportunity that I am working on:
We have excellent sucess in decalcifying the bone prior to processing. We make
sure the core has been in fixative for 2 hrs prior to the 20 mins in the decal
solution (DeCal STAT). It is then rinced in water and placed in line for
standard processing.
Matt Lunetta HT (ASCP)
Longmont United Hosp
Hi Dorothy,
I concur with what Rene has mentioned. Main cost would be microtome-related,
if you don't have microtomes that can handle mega cassettes. Other
process-related costs i.e. fixation, tech time, supplies wouldn't be much
different once process was optimized. In fact, tech time is l
Dorothy:
First of all you have to be sure that the micrtotome you are going to use has
enough cutting path to cover the embedded specimen.
You will also need the so called "mega cassettes" and "mega molds", unless you
want to make them yourself out of plastic containers (for the cassettes) and of
I am totally unfamiliar regarding whole mount histology as it pertains to
prostate histology. Can anyone in histoland assist me in finding information
out regarding more specifics, especially in lieu of what costs would be
incurred to implement this in a routine hospital histology department.
