[Histonet] Uncertified Histotechs

[Emily Sours]

I've noticed that a few jobs at UPMC for histotechs require experience, but
not certification.  You do have to be certified within a year of employment
though.  I'm thinking this is due to the lack of research jobs, so people
like me (lab techs from research) are moving into hospital labs with enough
skill, but not certification.
This is something I'm looking into doing, as I can section like a pro, but
I don't have the time or money to take classes right now.
Beatrice, that one thing I'm worried about--I'm terrible at sectioning
under pressure! Though an hour is a long time to not have one good slide...

Emily

"By bitching and bitching and bitching, they could exhaust the drama of
their own horror stories. Grow bored. Only then could they accept a new
story for their lives. Move forward."

-Chuck Palahniuk, "Haunted"


On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 7:43 PM, Jon Hannasch <jon2038433 <@t> maricopa.edu>wrote:

> Is getting a job as an uncertified histotech a thing of the past? I have a
> friend who has been a very skilled histotech for many years and they have
> been looking for a job for about a year now. Is this due to bad
> interviewing or a lack of certification? I'm curious to see if this has
> happened to other people. They have applied at hospitals and bigger labs
> such as Caris. Im not asking for a job lead for them I'm just more curious
> if certification has become a prerequisite now.
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