Pathologist Assistant

UTMB Health•Webster, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Surgical Pathology Gross Room and Autopsy. Prepares, describes, and dissects human tissue. Supervises, organizes, and improves workflow, and communicates with staff, management, and senior leadership. This day-shift position is primarily based at the Galveston campus, with occasional rotations to LCC and CLC. No on-call coverage, holidays, weekends, or autopsy duties are required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Certification by the American Society of Clinical Pathology as a Pathologists Assistant (PA (ASCP)), or obtain certification within six months of hire; alternatively, a Doctorate of Medicine.

Responsibilities

Communicate professionally and courteously with medical and nursing personnel.
Prepare gross descriptions; dissect and prosect human gross specimens; prepare frozen sections, electron microscopic sections, and specimens for the clinical laboratory.
Ensure correct accessioning of specimens, dictation, selection and submission of tissue sections for microscopic examination, preparation of tissue cassettes for automated processing, photographing gross specimens, and completion of photomicroscopy duties.
Ensure compliance with regulatory accreditation standards and assist with presenting quality metrics at monthly meetings.
Assist with quality metrics to improve the value of patient care.
Review, revise, and update policies and procedures in accordance with regulatory, departmental, and university standards.
Oversee maintenance of equipment, laboratory supplies, and work areas.
Coordinate, train, orient, and mentor new employees and trainees in laboratory procedures, and assess staff competency for their roles in Surgical Pathology and Autopsy.
Communicate pertinent information to staff members, management, medical directors, and other divisions.
Adhere to internal controls established for the department.
Perform related duties as required.