Henry Ford Health · 1 day ago
Sr Histotechnologist - Digital Scanning Quality Assurance -
Detroit, Michigan
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expHenry Ford Health is a prominent healthcare organization, and they are seeking a Sr Histotechnologist to oversee laboratory operations with minimal supervision. The role involves performing complex histological procedures, ensuring quality standards, and developing standard operating procedures while collaborating with leadership to improve processes.
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Responsibilities
Oversees and performs routine and complex histological procedures on human tissue, body fluids, and cultured cells, using manual or automated techniques and information systems. The Sr. Histotechnologist is qualified to perform all duties of the Sr. Histotechnologist job, and in a given job situation may or may not perform all of the duties; actual duties will pertain to the specific Sr. Histotechnologist position
Applies knowledge, training, and independent clinical judgment to take action and/or develop solutions. Collaborates with leadership staff to improve processes and resolve problems
Responsible for establishing and ensuring standard work with consistent quality and corrective and preventive action as needed. Evaluating instrument performance and quality control results to ensure accuracy and reliability prior to release; Correlating results with other lab data and/or disease states; Identification of technical, instrument, pharmacologic and/or physiologic causes of unexpected test results
Develops and establishes standard operating procedures for routine and advanced histology applications, such as special stain techniques, muscle histochemistry, direct immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, and electron microscopy
Performs calibration, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting of technical equipment in multiple workstations. Following successful completion of competency testing, may perform processing, testing, and reporting without direct supervision
Assists in the correction of technical problems and serves as a technical resource redirecting the workflow or assignments as necessary to ensure proper coverage and service standards. May prepare staffing schedules
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university with a combination of at least 30 semester hours of biology and chemistry
Three (3) years of experience with progressive responsibility in a CAP accredited histology laboratory setting
Demonstrated technical proficiency and theoretical knowledge sufficient to perform, teach, and lead laboratory functions
Certification by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) as a Histology Technologist (HTL) required
Preferred
Familiarity with Lean principles and methods preferred
For Sr. Histotechnologist in Immunohistochemistry, Qualification in Immunohistochemistry (QIHC) by ASCP preferred
Company
Henry Ford Health
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$40.27MKey Investors
Mort Harris
2020-06-04Grant· $0.27M
2018-04-09Grant· $20M
2016-12-05Grant· $20M
Leadership Team
Robert Riney
President and CEO
Brenda Craig
Vice President, Integrated Communications
Recent News
2025-11-07
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