Lab Assistant 3 (Frozens) at OLOL

Pathology Group of Louisiana•Baton Rouge, LA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

At Pathology Group of Louisiana, our mission is to provide the finest quality pathology services to patients, referring physicians, outpatient surgery centers and hospitals with the greatest accuracy in the most cost-effective manner as rapidly as possible. Can we depend on you to work hard for our clients and shareholders? Do you foster a positive work culture for your co-workers? If so, apply today! JOB SUMMARY: Performs all duties in preparing fresh surgical tissue specimens for rapid examination by a pathologist in a timely manner, with good lab practice. Also assists with preparation of direct smears from fine needle aspirates with good technique and proper labeling. Answers phone calls, accurately files completed slides and assists pathologists with other duties as needed. Position requires good judgment and decision-making skills, ability to be a team player, and ability to work independently. Employee must maintain a cooperative attitude and be supportive of on-going changes in the lab, in a professional manner at all times. Upholds all policies and procedures of the contract institution as required.

Requirements

One year medical experience (Required).
Must be able to adapt to changes in work schedule.
Possess good analytical and problem solving skills, adjusting priorities as work requirements demand.
Must be able to perform multiple tasks correctly and simultaneously.
Must be able to work independently.
Must possess good verbal communication skills.
Must be able to work well with all others.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science degree with one year of lab experience preferred.
Knowledge in medical field is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assists pathologists with frozen sectioning and staining in a prompt and efficient manner, with good quality sections
Properly labels and stains all frozen section slides and prepares for transport to PGL
Assists with cleanup of frozen section cryostat and area , re-stocking reagents/supplies as needed
Properly documents all quality control as required
Set up specimen for the pathologist to gross and section for lab distribution
Coordinates with endoscopy on the procedure.
Receives slides following the procedure
Performs H&E staining as required before turning out to pathologist
Logs slides into logbook for transport to PGL
Assists with retrieving routine and pediatric renal specimens that have been collected and properly alerting the pathologists if needed
Assists with putting pathologist completed slides in order and filing and returning empty slide folders to histology
Assists with slide rotation for long term storage
Accurately pulls and organizes slides for pathologists' Tumor, ENT, etc. conferences and weekly QA review
Properly answers phone calls and assists callers as needed with a cooperative, pleasant attitude
Daily checks of the histo morgue for limb specimens and notifies PA's if necessary
Daily checks for rejected specimens
Daily printing of OR schedule for (S) path
Weekly Inventories and requests, all supplies as needed
Handles sendouts of all Bone Marrow and Lymphoma specimens
Maintains QC records for assigned station, keeping cryostat in good, clean condition
Retrieve requested slides and/or blocks whenever needed
Pulls slides for slide loan requests when received from PGL sendouts
Works with pathologists and other OLOL team members to expedite requests and resolve issues in an efficient manner
Assists with maintaining all grossing stations and frozen section rooms at OLOL Main and OLOL Children's facilities daily and bi weekly, keeping them clean, stocked and organized
Other duties as assigned by the histology managers/team leads, pathologist assistants and pathologists