Histopathology Technician

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About the Position: This position is located at Womack Army Medical Center, Director of Clinical Support, Department of Pathology, Fort Bragg, NC Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting pathologists with: 1.

processing human specimen, such as intraoperative frozen section specimen, for microscopic examination; 2. assisting clinical staff with examining tissues and body parts for abnormalities; AND 3.

utilizing automated data equipment to create a test log, input test results, or review patient medical records in a laboratory setting.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Histotechnology, Human Anatomy, or Biomedical Science.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18.

Add the two percentages. Major Duties:

• Prepare tissue specimens of all sizes and conditions from any part of the body for diagnostic examination by the pathologist.
• Perform complex histopathological tasks, exercising individual responsibility for work.
• Reject or accept the slides by examining them microscopically to determine what adjustments to the staining procedures are needed.
• Operate the highly complex immunohistochemical stainer to produce targeted immunostains.
• Freeze, cut (cryotomy) and stain tissue for intraoperative rapid diagnosis of cancer in surgical specimens.