{"id":5264,"date":"2024-03-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/?page_id=5264"},"modified":"2026-06-27T19:03:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T02:03:02","slug":"histologic-technician-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/histologic-technician-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Histologic Technician 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>18380 (NE S SEIU 925 RT)<br \/>\n22586 (NE H NI SEIU 925 RT)<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLASS SERIES CONCEPT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prepare tissue specimens for and\/or conduct histological examinations and analyses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BASIC FUNCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prepare tissue specimens for microscopic examination and analysis; maintain laboratory equipment and records.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under direct supervision, prepare tissue for microscopic analysis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Receive and accession specimens; fix, process and embed tissues; record complete patient information either manually or by computer;<\/p>\n<p>Prepare specimens by frozen section methods;<\/p>\n<p>Cut thin sections of specimens, using various types of microtomes; mount, stain, and label slides;<\/p>\n<p>Perform special stain techniques; assess completed work prior to distribution;<\/p>\n<p>Prepare reagents, dyes and solutions in accordance with standard procedures;<\/p>\n<p>Maintain laboratory equipment, records and files;<\/p>\n<p>Enter to the computer patient and specimen information from pathology requisition slips; verify completed work via the computer;<\/p>\n<p>Perform related duties as required.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Completion of a Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) approved school<\/p>\n<p>OR<br \/>\ntwo years of experience in histologic technique.<\/p>\n<p>Equivalent education and\/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and\/or registration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLASSIFICATION HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>01\/03\/1973: New Class<br \/>\n12\/14\/1973: Revise Title and Class<br \/>\n03\/03\/1989: Revise Class<br \/>\n07\/02\/1990: Revise MQ<br \/>\n10\/15\/2003: New to SEIU<br \/>\n06\/01\/2005: CSR Class Conversion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP 18380 (NE S SEIU 925 RT) 22586 (NE H NI SEIU 925 RT) CLASS SERIES CONCEPT Prepare tissue specimens for and\/or conduct histological examinations and analyses. BASIC FUNCTION Prepare tissue specimens for microscopic examination and analysis; maintain laboratory equipment and records. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS Under direct supervision, prepare tissue for microscopic analysis. TYPICAL WORK Receive and accession specimens; fix, process and embed tissues; record complete patient information either manually or by computer; Prepare specimens by frozen&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5264","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5264"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11699,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5264\/revisions\/11699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}