Pathology Assistant

Summit Health CityMD•White Plains, NY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time position for a Pathology Assistant. The role involves ensuring appropriate specimen accessioning and labeling, accurately describing gross anatomic features of surgical specimens, and sectioning specimens per departmental protocol. The assistant will also perform quality control and assurance tests, prioritize and triage specimens, and recognize and resolve testing errors or discrepancies. Responsibilities include operating instruments and equipment according to procedures and identifying and reporting equipment problems. General duties encompass maintaining documentation and logs, handling and disposing of specimens and chemical waste in compliance with regulations, ensuring record accuracy and completeness, meeting turnaround time and productivity standards, maintaining patient information confidentiality, and keeping the workplace and equipment clean and orderly.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or a higher degree in a NAACLA accredited Pathologists' assistant program.
Valid New York State Licensure as a Pathology Assistant (PA), and PA (ASCP) certificate, required.
Minimum of 2-4 years’ experience
Must have experience with a Laboratory Information System.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Pathology Assistant (PA) or Medical Degree distinction, preferred.
5-8 years preferred experience.

Responsibilities

Assures appropriate specimen accessioning and labeling
Accurately describes gross anatomic features of routine, complicated surgical specimens, ensuring that all lesions, markings and sutures are mentioned; Sections specimens per departmental protocol; submits entire specimen(s)/representative section(s) for histologic preparation.
Performs quality control and quality assurance tests as required.
Demonstrated the ability to prioritize and triage specimens.
Recognizes testing errors/discrepancies or problems and notifies the appropriate personnel; assists with problem resolution.
Operates all instruments/equipment per accepted written procedures
Recognizes and identifies equipment problems and contacts appropriate technical service
Maintains all necessary documentation and current logs.
Handles and disposes of specimens and chemical waste based on the laboratory’s procedure manual and ensure compliance with regulatory policies.
Ensures that records are accurate, complete, legible and appropriately filed and stored electronically.
Meets acceptable turn-around time and productivity standards for the department.
Maintains confidentiality of sensitive patient information.
Maintains a clean, neat and orderly workplace including instruments and general laboratory equipment.