Student Assistant, UWMC Montlake Pathology Slide Room

University of Washington Medical Center•Seattle, WA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Washington’s Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology is seeking a Student Assistant to support the Pathology Slide Room at UW Medical Center – Montlake. Under general supervision, this role performs tasks involving pathology materials, including storing and archiving materials, fulfilling internal and external requests, processing clinical cars requests, returning consult cases, and communicating material retention, storage, and release protocols. The position is open only to University of Washington students. It is temporary and scheduled for 19.5 hours per week, Monday through Friday. The shift is to be discussed with the hiring manager; the posting identifies it as first shift. Telework is not available. UW Medicine is an academic health system whose mission includes advancing medical knowledge, providing patient care, and preparing health professionals. The Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology provides clinical and anatomic pathology services and supports patient care, research, and education.

Requirements

Open to University of Washington students only.
High school graduation or equivalent and one year of applicable experience in the program specialty, or equivalent education/experience.

Responsibilities

Deliver materials to residents, faculty, and other department areas as scheduled or needed.
Prepare pathology materials for transport through established courier runs.
Process, track, and return consult materials to originating institutions.
Archive pathology materials according to retention policies and retrieve or return archived materials as needed.
Process clinical cars when requested by the team.
Prepare laboratory reagents accurately as needed.
Maintain and clean laboratory equipment and report equipment issues to the laboratory supervisor.
Wash laboratory glassware and containers according to laboratory standards.
Receive and inventory laboratory supplies; stock and put away supplies as needed.
Assist technologists and technicians with daily duties, including trimming paraffin blocks, delivering and picking up formalin-fixed specimens, metric preparations, and cleaning and unloading paraffin molds.
Demonstrate knowledge of procedures related to Formalin and Xylene spills.
Perform other duties as assigned.