Pathologist Assistant - Surgical Pathology Division (Casual <= 19.99 hours)

Job summary

Major duties / Critical tasks

• Communicates in a professional and courteous manner with medical and nursing personnel.
• Responsible for preparation of gross description, dissection and prosecting of human gross specimens, prepares frozen sections, electron microscopic sections, and specimens for clinical laboratory.
• Assure correct accessioning of all specimens, dictation, selection and submission of tissue sections for microscopic examination, preparation of tissue cassettes for automated processing, photographing gross specimens and completion of photomicroscopy duties.
• Responsible for compliance with regulatory accreditation standards. Will assist with presenting quality metrics at monthly meetings.
• Assists in quality metrics to improve the value of patient care.
• Reviews, revises, and updates policies and procedures in accordance with required regulatory, departmental, and university standards.
• Oversee maintenance of equipment, laboratory supplies and work areas.
• Coordinates, trains, orientates, and mentors new employees and trainees in new and established laboratory procedures and assesses staff for laboratory competency for their role in the Surgical Pathology and Autopsy.
• Communicates pertinent information to staff members, management, medical directors, and other divisions.
• Adhere to internal controls established for department.
• Perform related duties as required.
• WORKING
• ENVIRONMENT: Work performed indoors, standing, walking or sitting at a bench or desk.
• Hazards include: mechanical, electrical, explosive radiation fume/odor, chemical blood and/or body fluids sharps, toxic waste skin irritants, respiratory irritants.

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