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Posted 20 July, 2026

Histotechnician / Histotechnologist / Histotech in San Diego, CA

KA Recruiting Inc.
San Diego, CA, US Full Time

Job Description

My name is Megan and I am a Client Relationship Manager & Senior Healthcare Recruiter for KA Recruiting Inc. Let's find you a job!

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Histology job opportunity in San Diego, CA!

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  • The schedule for this opportunity is Tuesday - Saturday 12:00 pm - 8:30 pm.
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  • Working under general direction to precisely and accurately conduct a variety of routine and specialized histology procedures.
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  • Researching, troubleshooting, and resolving histology related inquiries and problems within the laboratory.
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  • This position requires you to produce the highest quality of microtomy, tissue grossing, tissue processing, and H&E staining, and equipment maintenance
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  • Preparing microscopic slides on human tissue for research/diagnostic purposes, including processing, embedding, microtomy, and mounting to include paraffin processed tissue
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  • Quality control and quality assurance procedures
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  • Slide organization, prepares and maintains all necessary reagents, including stains, alcohols, and paraffins according to proper specifications
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  • Processing specimen accessioning to include all manual and computerized data entry
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  • Performing routine and non-routine activities involved in the preparation of slides for microscopic evaluation by a pathologist(s) according to established SOP’s
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  • Performing routine maintenance on laboratory equipment in designated area. This includes cleaning equipment, minor troubleshooting and reporting any irregularities in operation to supervisor/manager
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EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

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  • Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in science highly preferred
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  • Certification: HT (ASCP) or HTL (ASCP) required
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  • At least 2 years of experience in high complexity clinical laboratory testing, preferably in molecular diagnostics
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  • Ability to confidently and rapidly cut and mount high quality tissue sections from a variety of tissue types including needle biopsies
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  • Maintains continuing education units required by California Department of Health Services
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  • Must be meticulous and detail oriented
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  • Experience managing people a plus
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  • Experience with all major brands of histology equipment a plus.
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Pay range
\n $32—$36 USD

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Why You Should Work With Me:

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-First hand consideration with hiring managers and TOP healthcare facilities.

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-My services to you are completely free, I am here to make the interviewing-hire process easy and stress free.

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-100% confidentiality.

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-Plus more!!

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APPLY NOW! Or reach out to me directly at 617-746-2768 (accepts texts) / [email protected]. OR schedule a quick call using this link: calendly.com/megankarecruiting