Pathologist Assistant - Pathology - Baytown

Qualifications

• Graduate of education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential(s) indicated below in the Certifications, Licenses and Registrations section.

Experience

• One year clinical experience if program-trained
• Three years clinical experience if on-the-job trained
• Experience with computer systems

Licenses and Certifications

• PA(ASCP) - Pathologists’ Assistant (ASCP) - American Society for Clinical Pathology_PSV within 6 months

Knowledge and Abilities

Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations.
Demonstrates the ability to work independently with little or no direct supervision.
Adapts to multiple ongoing priorities including organizing heavy work flow with minimal supervision.
Strong attention to detail and ability to achieve and maintain accuracy.
Demonstrates independent judgment and discretion to recognize problems, identify causes and take corrective action.
Possesses basic computer knowledge; operates multiple computer systems.

Essential Functions

People Essential Functions

• Provides instruction to pathology residents, fellows and pathology assistant students in surgical and autopsy pathology, acting as a resource and mentor.
• Collaborates with interprofessional team members to provide clinical expertise, providing appropriate clinical judgment and support interprofessional health care team.

Service Essential Functions

• Performs gross dissection of large and small surgical specimens, using standard dissection protocols, identifying and submitting pathologic tissues for histological processing and evaluation. Dictates accurate and precise gross descriptions for each specimen.
• Affords assistance with dissection and tissue sampling of specimens sent for intra-operative consultation.
• Photographs specimens for documentation and for use in presentations and publications. Maintains digital photography database.
• Completes overflow cases from other peripheral hospitals as needed. Available to provide coverage at other Houston Methodist laboratory entities as needed.

Quality/Safety Essential Functions

• Reviews all frozen section reports on a monthly basis for quality assurance, with final review and assessment by pathologists.
• Collects cases for quality assurance retrospective review.
• Ensures compliance with OSHA regulations and adherence to safety procedures.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement providing recommendations impacting quality and safety targets, collaborating with the interprofessional team. Contributes to meeting department and hospital targets for quality and safety.

Finance Essential Functions

• Utilizes all available work time by assisting others and performing additional tasks as appropriate.
• Works in conjunction with department to reduce any waste of resources and materials and perpetuate financial stewardship and growth.

Growth/Innovation Essential Functions

• Maintains personal professional development through professional organization membership. Completes and updates the individual development plan (IDP) on an on-going basis. Seeks opportunities to expand learning to further their education for growth with a focus on continual development.
• Participates in specified division clinical education programs, division meetings. Offers innovative solutions through participation in performance improvement hospital projects and department activities.

Supplemental Requirements

• WORK ATTIRE
  Uniform: No
  Scrubs: Yes
  Business professional: No
  Other (department approved): No
• On Call*: No
• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area: Yes
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area: Yes

Education

• High School diploma or equivalent education (examples include: GED, verification of homeschool equivalency, partial or full completion of post-secondary education, etc.)
• Successful completion of an accredited Surgical Technology program or military training equivalency

Experience

• Criminal justice, security or related experience preferred

License and Certifications

• Security Officer state license: Security Officer Non-Commissioned, submission of application within 14 days
• BLS

Company Profile

Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group is an integral part of Houston Methodist’s overall strategy to become one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers. Established as a nonprofit corporation certified by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, the Specialty Physician Group enables physicians to maintain autonomy with respect to clinical practice while growing their practice within an academic environment.

Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.