Academic Pathologists' Assistant — Complex Surgical Pathology

Albany Med; Town of Grafton (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Health care coverage

Dental and vision insurance

Wellbeing programs

Paid time off and holidays

Retirement plan (403(b)

Job summary

Albany Medical Center's Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine seeks a Pathologists' Assistant to join our academic medical center. You will work with subspecialty pathologists, residents, and histology staff on a busy surgical pathology service, enjoying meaningful professional autonomy.

Responsibilities include gross examination, dissection, sampling, intraoperative consultation support, documentation, teaching residents, and contributing to quality and workflow improvements.

Qualifications

• Perform gross examination, description, dissection, and sampling of a broad spectrum of surgical pathology specimens.
• Evaluate tissue for intraoperative consultation and frozen section with pathologists.
• Photograph and document gross specimens with proper orientation.
• Teach and mentor residents and learners in gross examination and surgical pathology techniques.
• Collaborate with pathologists, residents, histology staff, OR personnel, and leadership to improve quality and workflow.
• Participate in quality improvement and education initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Work with subspecialty pathologists and residents in a busy academic environment.
• Assist in education and laboratory practice.
• Contribute to quality and workflow improvements.
• Support intraoperative consultation and specimen handling.

Skills

Gross examination

Dissection

Collaboration

Teaching/mentoring

Quality improvement

Job description

Albany Medical Center's Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine seeks a Pathologists' Assistant to join our academic medical center. You will work with subspecialty pathologists, residents, and histology staff on a busy surgical pathology service, enjoying meaningful professional autonomy.

Responsibilities include gross examination, dissection, sampling, intraoperative consultation support, documentation, teaching residents, and contributing to quality and workflow improvements.