Pathologist Assistant - Pride Health

Job Description:

• Pathologists’ Assistants are academically and practically trained to provide accurate and timely processing of various laboratory specimens, including comprehensive macroscopic examination and evaluation of all surgical pathological specimens.
• The PA is responsible for case accessioning (when needed), gross description and sampling of tissue specimens at all levels of complexity, evisceration, and prosection of autopsies, compilation and dictation of preliminary autopsy diagnosis, preparation and collection of tissue for special studies, evaluation of and sampling of tissues at the time of frozen section, cutting, staining and coverslipping of frozen section tissue, photographing of surgical autopsy cases, opening/selection of tissue for The Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN), maintaining supplies of gross room/morgue, disposal of old specimens (when necessary), identification of and resolution of labeling/identification discrepancies, assisting other gross room staff (when appropriate), assistance with procedural writing and updates (when appropriate).
• All of the above is done with a degree of supervision needed for each activity.
• The supervision level is determined by the Pathologist' Assistant Supervisor or the Pathologist in charge of the gross room.
• EPIC EMR. Red scrubs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate of the Accredited Anatomic Pathologist Assistant program
• ASCP certification
• Prefer 1-2yrs of grossing experience

Travel pay: $3050/- weekly gross