Anatomical Assistant Morgue, Per Diem

UMass Memorial Health Care • Worcester, MA

150d

About The Position

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Requirements

• High school graduate.
• 3 years' experience working in a clinical laboratory or hospital registration area.

Responsibilities

• Receives specimens from couriers, read manifests to verify appropriate count.
• Logs and assigns accession numbers to specimens and requisitions that are received.
• Print tissue cassettes for each specimen received.
• Fill out a log for which specimens are received and how many cassettes are made.
• Triages specimens to 'large side' and 'small side' accordingly.
• Answer telephone and troubleshoot registration, specimen and labeling problems.
• Disposes biohazardous waste materials, maintains chemical waste storage areas.
• Puts specimens away each morning in a clean organized fashion.
• Assists Pathologists'/Residents in finding stored specimens.
• Maintain temperature charts for cold room, refrigerators and freezers.
• Stocks, cleans and maintains grossing stations, and frozen section areas.
• Changes stains regularly. Cleans and weekly defrosts cryostats.
• Monitors inventory levels, orders, purchases and stores equipment and supplies in a neat and orderly manner.
• Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
• Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
• Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
• Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
• Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect.
• Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

Benefits

• Signing bonus may be available.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees