As a Histotech Assistant working in the Histology Laboratory, you will be responsible for contributing to diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients by performing a volume and variety of Histopathology technical procedures as trained under direct supervision including embedding of tissue blocks and performing microtomy.
Additional responsibilities include:
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*This is a limited tenure position for a maximum of 3 years. You will be eligible to reduce to 0.5 full-time equivalency (FTE) if accepted into the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences (MCSHS) Histology Technician Program. You must work towards completion of MCSHS Histology Technician program prerequisites: Prerequisites - Application Process - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science. To be eligible to apply for the Histology Technician Program, you must have verification of at least a cumulative 2.8 GPA on a 4.0 scale with a strong track record in biology and chemistry.
This is a limited-tenure position with a term of three years from the date of hire. During that three-year period, employees are expected to meet the position requirements and to transfer into the a Histotechnologist or Histology Technician position. If this requirement is not met or Mayo Clinic reasonably believes the requirement will not be met, Mayo Clinic may, at its discretion, end the limited-tenure position at or prior to the conclusion of the three-year term.
*This position does not typically meet ASCP Board of Certification Route 2 eligibility requirements for Histology Technician Examination.
*Individuals hired to this position are required to complete 2 years in this position before becoming eligible to apply to other positions within Mayo Clinic.
**This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship; Also, Mayo Clinic DOES NOT participate in the F-1 STEM OPT extension program.
To be considered for this position, you must have an associate's degree. In lieu of an associate degree, you may be considered if you have a high school diploma or GED and 2 years of relevant/demonstrated experience.
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Application Requirements
*All must be included for your application to be considered:
**DLMP employees that have been in current lab/position for less than 2 years must attach early release approval from supervisor.
***Non-DLMP internal applicants that have been in their current department/position for less than 1 year must attach early release approval from supervisor.
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