Pathologist Asst

Accountabilities

• Gross examination of pathology specimens submitted by the Operating Room, inpatient and outpatient facilities.
  • Describes specimen physical appearance and characteristics (i.e., size, number, color, weight etc.), in accordance with standard procedures provided by the Medical Director.
  • Performs dissection where appropriate.
  • Consults with pathologists on any unusual or unexpected specimen findings.
  • Sets up tissue for microscopic sectioning in a manner appropriate for processing and embedding.
  • Utilizes decal when necessary.
  • Utilizes Cerebro barcoding system and orders additional items through this system.
  • Loads tissue processor at scheduled times and is aware of different processing cycles.
• Performs frozen sections:
  • Utilizes the cryostat to provide slides for physicians requesting immediate results.
  • Covers staining of afterhours immediate cytology cases.
  • Maintains frozen section staining line.
  • Maintains frozen section logbook for completeness.
• Maintains a clean workstation and inventory of gross room:
  • Keeps grossing station and all instruments clean and in proper working order.
  • Reports any issues to laboratory management.
  • Maintains inventory of all supplies needed in the gross room.
  • Performs routine cleaning and decontamination of cryostats.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree accredited program by NAACLS and 5 years minimum of experience required.

Other duties as assigned

• To support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization.