About the position
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope's growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. Join our team at City of Hope as a Pathologist Assistant, where you will play a critical role in the examination and preparation of surgical specimens! Your responsibilities include receiving, examining, and processing specimens for diagnosis, as well as assisting in autopsy prosection and photography. You'll also prepare specimens for fixation and embedding and perform frozen section procedures. Additionally, you will actively participate in various departmental activities, including patient services, research, teaching, and technical procedure development. Your contributions are vital to advancing our diagnostic capabilities and providing exceptional patient care!
Responsibilities
- Perform processing and grossing of surgical specimens for anatomic pathology.
- Accession of surgical specimens in the laboratory information system (LIS).
- Assist with duties related to surgical pathology and autopsy services.
- Use Epic Beaker LIS (highly preferred).
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Pathologist Assistant studies
- 0-1 year of experience as a certified Pathologist Assistant in an anatomic pathology laboratory
- ASCP / AAPA Pathologist Assistant certification or must be ASCP/AAPA Pathologist Assistant certified within 6 months of hire date.
Nice-to-haves
- Familiarity with frozen section, rapid gross, grossing breast, gynecological, prostate, and margins.
Benefits
- Eligible for a $2,500 sign on bonus
- Hourly Per Diem Rate: $76.38/hr
