Histotech Registry

Tell me about your histology experience. How many years, and what kinds of specimens did you handle?

What they are checking: Whether they meet the two-year requirement with hands-on skill across specimen types.

Tell me about a time the workload was heavy and you had to keep quality high.

What they are checking: Whether they can multitask in a fast lab without cutting corners.

This role starts at 5am with Saturday rotations and varying start times. How does that fit your schedule?

What they are checking: Whether they can reliably handle the flexibility the posting requires.

You notice a specimen label does not match the requisition. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they stop and resolve the mismatch, since a mislabeled specimen can lead to the wrong diagnosis.

Walk me through how you prepare a frozen section when the surgeon is waiting in the OR.

What they are checking: Whether they can work quickly and accurately when a patient is under anesthesia.

What experience do you have with Ventana Ultra stainers, and how do you troubleshoot a bad run?

What they are checking: Whether they can keep the stainer working and spot problems before slides reach the pathologist.

How do you do special stains manually, and how do you know the stain worked?

What they are checking: Whether they use controls and check quality instead of trusting the result blindly.

How do you prevent carryover or contamination between specimens during embedding and cutting?

What they are checking: Whether they keep their workstation clean so tissue from one patient never shows up on another's slide.

How do you assist the pathologist with special procedures?

What they are checking: Whether they anticipate what the pathologist needs and communicate clearly.

What safety steps do you take when working with formalin and other chemicals?

What they are checking: Whether they protect themselves and others from chemical exposure in the lab.