Histology Grossing Assistant

About the Role

This position is for high complexity testing personnel under CLIA-88 regulations, responsible for accessioning and some tissue grossing (lower complexity specimens) under the direction of Pathologists and Pathologist Assistants.

Responsibilities

• Accession all tissue specimens and make cassettes.
• Gross and submit tissues under the direction of the pathologists and pathologist assistants.
• Perform frozen sections (location dependent).
• Properly hang tissue on the processors.
• Determine/select specimens for grossing.
• Photograph specimens (Polaroid, digital, and 35 mm).
• Prepare tissue to be sent out for further testing such as Lymphoma Phenotyping, Quantitative Iron studies, etc.
• Prepare routine solutions, maintain an inventory of supplies, and store them in the proper location.
• Keep a clean work area.
• Responsible for proper disposal and handling of hazardous waste, including xylene recycling (e.g., xylene, reagent alcohol, formaldehyde, B5) and disposal of specimens according to procedures.
• Review procedure manuals and stay current with procedural changes.
• Exercise all laboratory safety precautions and adhere to lab procedures as stated in procedure manuals.
• Perform all job responsibilities in alignment with industry best security practices and regulatory guidelines to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected health information and other sensitive company data.
• Must be familiar with and abide by the Corporate Compliance Program and all Corporate policies, including Privacy and Security policies.