MUSCP - Pathology Assistant - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
About The Position
The Pathology Assistant works under the Section Director of Surgical Pathology and processes and grosses biopsy and excision specimens under the oversight of a pathologist and/or certified Pathologist’s Assistant. The role also performs quality control and quality assurance testing. This is not a Pathologists’ Assistant (PA) position requiring formal PA certification. The position prepares surgical pathology specimens for examination, including logging specimens, assigning accession numbers, checking forms and specimens for completeness and accuracy, labeling cassettes, describing and dissecting specimens according to established guidelines, and submitting appropriate portions for histologic preparation. It also supports quality assurance activities, documentation, discrepancy review, specimen imaging, and compliance with laboratory procedures and regulatory requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- 6–8 years of work experience.
- State licensure and/or professional certification requirements depend on the position.
Responsibilities
- Perform required quality control and quality assurance tests, maintain documentation and current logs, and report test-quality or safety concerns to a supervisor or Safety Officer.
- Preserve and process gross specimens, establish documentation for surgical specimens, organize slides and data, generate tables, and assist with related requests.
- Describe gross anatomic features of processing specimens, section specimens according to specific protocols, and submit the correct portions for histologic preparation.
- Prepare cases for grossing by logging surgical pathology specimens, assigning accession numbers, checking examination forms and specimens for completeness and accuracy, and labeling specimen cassettes according to specimen requirements.
- Accurately describe and dissect surgical specimens according to guidelines established by the Anatomic Pathology Medical Director for a Gross Technician.
- Prioritize and triage specimens; handle and dispose of specimens and chemical waste according to the laboratory procedural manual; and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Assist with discrepancy resolution and research discrepancy cases to identify the origin of variances.
- Photomicrograph areas of interest for final reports and perform quality control during image capture.
- Help pathologists, adjunct pathologists, and remote pathologists respond to quality assurance audits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
