Pathologists Assistant

Pathologists Assistant

Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Inova Fairfax Hospital to join the team. This is a fulltime Day Shift: Monday to Friday (8:00am-4:30pm).

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

• Committed to
• Team
• Member
• Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and
• Student
• Loan
• Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental
• Health
• Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life
• Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and more!

Pathologists Assistant Job Responsibilities

• Processes pathology specimens while maintaining positive specimen identification, obtaining pertinent patient clinical history and describing gross anatomic features.
• Dissects and prepares surgical specimens for processing and maintain grossing stations to ensure quality preparation of all specimens.
• Assists with and performs frozen sections, evaluate/submit fresh renal biopsy tissue and submit specimens in proper media for esoteric testing.
• Assists in the preparation and performance of postmortem examinations.
• Obtains clinical history (e.g. scans, X-rays, laboratory data, etc.) as indicated after consulting with the Pathologist.
• Participates in professional growth opportunities to maintain competency and certification requirements, while performing administrative and teaching duties when needed.
• Education: Must meet College of
• American
• Pathologists (CAP) requirements which are as follows: Education/training equivalent includes at least 60 semester hours or equivalent from an accredited institution.