Histology Bench Technician/Technologist — Night Shift

Job overview

The Histology Bench Technician/Technologist role is onsite in Nashville, TN, on the night shift. The stated salary range is $50,000–$90,000 per year. The position supports a busy, high-volume level-one trauma hospital within a large academic medical center. The role prepares patient tissue specimens for microscopic examination by pathologists. Through careful processing, sectioning, staining, and slide preparation, the technician supports diagnostic analysis while maintaining equipment and following laboratory safety and infection-prevention practices.

What you'll do

• Calibrate, operate, troubleshoot, and maintain laboratory equipment. Prepare tissue by removing preservative and water and replacing it with paraffin wax
• embed samples in wax blocks, section them, stain them with special dyes, and mount them on slides. Follow laboratory safety and infection-prevention practices and use dexterity and hand-eye coordination in specimen preparation.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

histology bench technician/technologist

nashville tn

healthcare connections

night shift

full-time

histology

specimen preparation

tissue processing

microtome

slide preparation

ht/l(ascp)

laboratory safety

$50k–$90k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• paid time off
• employer-paid life insurance
• retirement plan
• disability coverage
• on-campus child care
• tuition assistance
• and pet insurance.

Why this role

The posting lists an associate or bachelor’s degree, or 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) with specified biology and chemistry coursework, and HT/L(ASCP) certification; it also allows on-the-job-trained, non-certified candidates subject to lab approval. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

About the employer

HealthCare Connections, Inc. is hiring for this role. Industry: Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals. Sector: 62.