Pathology Grossing Assistant

Medical University of South Carolina • Charleston, SC

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Pathology Grossing Assistant examines, prepares, and describes surgical specimens of low complexity within their assigned competency level. Responsibilities include prioritizing workflow, examination, and dissection of cases that do not require selective sampling, submission of tissue for histologic analysis, procurement of tissue, dictation of medical histories and gross findings, specimen photography, and frozen sectioning. The pathology grossing assistant adheres to all quality, safety, compliance, regulatory, and accreditation standards. Must be able to work independently and possess excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills. This position works on the MUSC Charleston campus, rotating between two onsite hospital-based grossing laboratories. Day shift, Monday-Friday, with occasional evening and weekend hours.

Requirements

• Must be able to work independently.
• Possess excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, or other biological science or higher.

Nice To Haves

• Certification as a Histology Technologist (HTL), Cytotechnologist (CT), or previous relevant experience as a grossing assistant preferred.

Responsibilities

• Examines, prepares, and describes surgical specimens of low complexity within their assigned competency level.
• Prioritizes workflow.
• Examination and dissection of cases that do not require selective sampling.
• Submission of tissue for histologic analysis.
• Procurement of tissue.
• Dictation of medical histories and gross findings.
• Specimen photography.
• Frozen sectioning.
• Adheres to all quality, safety, compliance, regulatory, and accreditation standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees