Histotechnologist Lead
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Job Location:
Fairfax, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
10-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Inova Central Laboratory is looking for a dedicated Histotechnologist Lead to join their team! This role will be Full-Time Evening Shift: Monday-Friday M-F 4pm-12:30am
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
- Committed to Team Member Health:offering medical dental and vision coverage and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance:offering up to $5250 per year in education assistance and up to $10000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support:offering all Inova team members their spouses/partners and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions per person per year at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance:offering paid time off paid parental leave flexible work schedules and remote and hybrid career opportunities.
Histotechnologist Lead Job Responsibilities:
- Evaluates assesses and adapts procedures to handle problems in frozen section technique to ensure timely and consistent preparations suitable for rapid diagnosis or immunofluorescence procedures.
- Assists with FNA bone marrow specimen collection and slide preparation.
- Evaluates correlates and ensures accuracy/validity of laboratory information.
- Tests and validates tissue to be used as positive control for special procedures.
- Determines the correct mold size for the specimen being embedded while accurately identifying/orienting the specimen.
- Develops user friendly instructional material/guidelines to train existing and new personnel. Implements budgetary measures and cost effectiveness in laboratory operations.
- Participates in the introduction investigation and implementation of new procedures and the evaluation of new instruments to improve laboratory efficiency.
- Processes specimens in appropriate fixatives or decalcification agents such as molecular biology procedures according to established procedures.
- May perform additional duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: AS or BS degree from a regionally accredited college/university with 24 science credits that include a combination of 12 semester hours of biology and chemistry (in any combination).
Experience: 4 years with combined bench and/or 1 year of histology lead/management experience.
Certification: Histotechnologist (HTL ASCP) or Histotechnician (HT) upon start
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