Pathology Assistant - PA-98400
Evergreen Technologies, LLC.
Location
Jersey City, NJ | United States
Job description
Title: Pathology Assistant
Location: Manhattan, NY
Job Description: The Pathologist Assistant assists the pathologist in the receipt, preparation and examination of surgical tissue specimens and autopsies. Assures that all specimens are appropriately logged, processed and disposed of in a timely and safe manner.
Skills: 1. Assists in the preparation and performance of human surgical specimen dissection and gross description. Assures appropriate specimen accessioning, obtains clinical history, lab data, x-rays and scans when needed.
- Coordinates and/or performs small and large gross descriptions, dissections of surgical, and autopsy specimens. Instructs and monitors performance of clinical staff who grossly describes and dissects surgical biopsies and small grosses.
- Coordinates frozen section activities with late dissections; assists in the Frozen Section Laboratory. Freezes, cuts, stains and prepares slides as needed. Prepares tissues for microscopic examination.
- Assists in the preparation and performance of human postmortem examination with subsequent dissection, submission of samples and dictation of gross findings.
- Assures that all specimens are appropriately logged, processed and disposed of in a timely and safe manner.
- Gathers data and prepares statistical reports such as turnaround time and data analysis.
- Provides instructions to residents and surgical fellows on appropriate processing of large specimen’s dissections.
- Performs other related duties.
Education:
- Undergraduate degree and completion of accredited Master’s Program in Pathology Assistant or equivalent. NYS Pathology Assistant License required.
- 1-year surgical grossing and autopsy experience American Society for Clinical Pathology Certification (ASCP) as a Pathologist’s Assistant required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Pathology Assistant program or Master’s degree in Pathology Assistant Program, PA (ASCP) certification is must for both.
- More than 3-5 years of surgical grossing and autopsy experience needed.
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