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Histology Assistant 1

Inova·Fairfax, Virginia

$18 - $28/hr·Full Time·On Site·0-2 yrs·Posted 5 hours ago
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The Histology Assistant is responsible for obtaining and processing pathology specimens while maintaining strict identification and quality standards. They also perform clerical tasks, frozen section staining, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

Histology Assistant 1

Inova Central Lab is looking for a dedicated Histology Assistant to join their team!

This position has Fulltime and Part-time and several shifts available

  • FT/Mon-Fri, 5am-1:30pm,
  • Mon-Fri, 6am-2:30pm,
  • Mon-Fri, 2:00pm-10:30pm,
  • Wed-Sat, 4pm-12:30am (32 hours).
  • Part-time
  • Mon,
  • Wed,
  • Fri, 7am-3:30pm924 hours).

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

  • Committed to
  • Team
  • Member
  • Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
  • Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
  • Tuition and
  • Student
  • Loan
  • Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
  • Mental
  • Health
  • Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
  • Work/Life
  • Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and more.

Histology Assistant Job Responsibilities

  • Obtains and processes pathology specimens maintaining positive specimen identification, assisting histology technicians, and maintain laboratory equipment to ensure the quality preparation of all specimens
  • Performs all clerical and computer tasks necessary to support the quality operation of the department.
  • Performs frozen section staining, coverslip and appropriately label slides to aid in diagnostic evaluation.
  • Communicates to maintain team knowledge, demonstrates knowledge of regulatory standards in order to satisfy compliance requirements, and participates in professional growth opportunities to enhance personal, team, and department development.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Education: High School diploma or GED equivalent.
  • Years of Experience: No experience required
  • We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider.
  • Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve.
  • Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience.
  • And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step.
  • At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Requirements

A high school diploma or GED equivalent is required for this position. No prior professional experience is necessary to apply.

  • high school
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Specimen Identification
  • Specimen Processing
  • Clerical Tasks
  • Pathology
  • Laboratory Equipment Maintenance
  • Slide Labeling
  • Frozen Section Staining

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Salary
$18 - $28/hr
Location
Fairfax, Virginia
Posted
Jul 27, 2026
Application
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Hiring organization

Inova

We are Inova, Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. With expertise and compassion, we partner with our patients to help them stay healthy. We treat illness, heal injury and look at a patient’s whole health to help...

Salary listed on 145 jobs
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size10,001+ employees
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