PRIDE Health is seeking a travel Histology Technologist for a travel job in Houston, Texas.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Histology Technologist
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Start Date: 01/12/2026
- Duration: 52 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Pride Health is seeking a Histology Technician to support our client’s laboratory in Houston, TX 77030. This is a full-time contract opportunity, ideal for a certified Histotechnician or Histotechnologist skilled in embedding, microtomy, staining, and high-volume histology workflows.
Job Summary:
The Histology Technician will perform a full range of routine and specialized histology procedures to support diagnostic pathology services. This role requires proficiency in specimen processing, embedding, sectioning, staining, and slide preparation while adhering to strict quality and turnaround time standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Validate specimen identification, sample type, and adequacy according to laboratory protocols.
- Prioritize and manage workflow to meet established turnaround times.
- Operate tissue processors following correct solution sequences and programs per specimen type.
- Embed tissue specimens and section ≥30 blocks per hour at appropriate thickness and slide counts.
- Perform routine and special stains including AFB, MSN, Gram, and Oro per section procedures.
- Multitask staining procedures to ensure productive and timely processing.
- Coverslip slides at a minimum of 3 slides per minute and distribute completed slides to pathologists.
- Assist with liver biopsies, FNAs, and retrieval of fresh specimens across designated hospital areas.
- Perform inquiry and troubleshooting functions related to specimen numbers, results, and instrumentation.
Qualifications:
Required:
- HT(ASCP) or HTL(ASCP) Certification.
- Associate’s degree in Science or Histology.
- Experience in embedding, microtomy, routine staining, and special stains.
- Ability to operate tissue processors, stainers, embedding centers, cryostats, microscopes, and centrifuges.
- Strong communication skills, sound judgment, and basic computer proficiency.
Skills:
- Knowledge of hospital laboratory operations.
- Ability to perform paraffin sectioning and special stains.
- Strong attention to detail and quality standards.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high-volume laboratory environment.
Additional Information: Location: Houston, TX 77030 Schedule: Monday–Friday | 3:00 AM – 11:30 AM Hours: 40 hours/week Job Type: Contract 12 Months Pay Rate: $35 - $43/Hour
About PRIDE Health
PRIDE Health is the minority-owned healthcare recruitment division of Pride Global—an integrated human capital solutions and advisory firm. With our robust and abundant travel nursing and allied health employment options across the U.S., PRIDE Health will allow you to help change the way the world lives and heals as it connects you with the industry’s leading healthcare organizations.
Pride Global offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Holiday Pay
- Guaranteed Hours
- 401k retirement plan
- Cancelation protection
- Referral bonus
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
