Posted: 14-Mar-26
Location: Shelton, Connecticut
Type: Full-time
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Internal Number: 267870
LabCorp is seeking a Technologist Trainee to join our Histology team in Shelton, CT.
Work Schedule: Tuesday - Saturday 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Job Responsibilities
- Perform all technical grossing procedures required to process and submit specimens for microscopic review as per standard operating procedures under the indirect and direct supervision of pathologists
- Operate and maintain automated tissue processors, perform tissue embedding, Cryostat sectioning, operate and maintain tissue embedding units
- Operate and maintain H&E stainers, IHC stainers, special stains stainers and cover slipping units, perform manual cover slipping
- Provide recut preparation for microtomy and slide organization to perform case compilation for pathology
- Quality control completed cases
- Scan cases out of the lab to pathology, maintain logbooks, and be familiar with location of stored specimens
- Locate specimens and pulls from various departments as requested, paraffin block filing, lab document archiving, prepare and discard chemical reagents such as reagent alcohols
- Perform safety checks in lab
- Work with chemicals such as Xylene, Alcohols, Formaldehyde, etc.
- Handle minute patient tissue samples
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor?s degree in a Chemical or Biological science, Clinical Laboratory Science or Medical Technology
Preferred Qualifications
- 3 months or more of clinical laboratory testing experience
- ASCP or AMT certification
Additional Job Standards
- Ability to work independently and within a team environment
- Proficient with computers; Familiarity with laboratory information systems is a plus
- High level of attention to detail along with strong communication and organizational skills
- Must be able to pass a standardized color vision screen
- Flexibility to work overtime or other shifts depending on business needs
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