Pathologist Assistant - Sutter Joint Venture Cancer Center- Evenings

About the role

The Staff Pathologists Assistant (PA) is involved in dissecting tissue specimens, providing dictated placement in plastic cassettes, and assisting with specimen photography. They also handle patient samples, assist pathologists, and provide weekend and off-site location coverage.

Responsibilities

• Receives samples via couriers or other hospital personnel.
• Distributes samples to the appropriate area of the laboratory or routes to other hospital departments as necessary according to procedure.
• Accessions patient samples into the Laboratory information system(s).
• Checks all requests for proper and accurate patient information and notifies relevant parties if a sample is inappropriate or compromised.
• Completes a gross examination, dissection, and selection of representative tissue for microscopic examination for designated specimens.
• Performs intraoperative consultations and fine needle aspiration (FNA) adequacies.
• Performs specimen radiographs for selective specimens.
• Preserves tissues for research, ancillary studies, and tissue bank.
• Communicates with physicians, nurses, visitors, and other laboratory/hospital staff in a cooperative and courteous manner.
• Responds to their needs appropriately with minimal waiting time.
• Follows all departmental policies regarding attendance, punctuality, and health and safety.
• Independently resolves problems encountered in routine work and recognizes when assistance is needed.
• Keeps current with all laboratory procedures, techniques, and changes in all areas of the laboratory through which they rotate.
• Autopsy specific tasks: autopsy dissections and measurements, assists in collection of specimens for laboratory and microscopic analysis, instructs residents, fellows, medical students, and faculty in autopsy protocols and processes as well as specimen photography and radiology, prepares specimens for the teaching collection and various research tissue protocols, assists in maintaining and supplying the autopsy room.
• Participates in administrative roles such as health and safety certification for the autopsy service.

Requirements

This position requires a Bachelor's degree in a work-related discipline/field from an accredited college or university, and a Master’s degree from an accredited Pathologists’ Assistant program. One (1) year of progressively responsible and directly related work experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a work-related discipline/field from an accredited college or university.
• Master’s degree from an accredited Pathologists’ Assistant program.
• One (1) year of progressively responsible and directly related work experience preferred.
• Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities:
  • Ability to operate and maintain medical equipment and apparatuses.
  • Ability to analyze data, draw conclusions, and interpret results.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
  • Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
  • Ability to learn new procedures and adapt to technological changes in the laboratory.
  • Ability to organize, prioritize, multi-task, and adapt to changing priorities.
  • Ability to perform tasks according to prescribed procedures.
  • Knowledge and technical proficiency in specialty areas assigned within the laboratory.
  • Knowledge of infection prevention policies and procedures.
  • Knowledge of local, state and federal regulatory requirements related to areas of functional responsibility.
  • Knowledge of mathematics, general science, and laboratory techniques.

Skills

Ability to operate and maintain medical equipment and apparatuses, analyze data, draw conclusions, and interpret results, communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, follow written and oral instructions, learn new procedures and adapt to technological changes in the laboratory, organize, prioritize, multi-task, and adapt to changing priorities, perform tasks according to prescribed procedures, knowledge and technical proficiency in specialty areas assigned within the laboratory, knowledge of infection prevention policies and procedures, knowledge of local, state and federal regulatory requirements related to areas of functional responsibility, knowledge of mathematics, general science, and laboratory techniques.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$62.75 - $83.16 per hour

Schedule

Evening - 08 Hour