Digital Pathology Technician

City of Hope; Duarte (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope, located in Duarte, CA, seeks a Digital Pathology Assistant to support digitization of surgical slides and image management within the Anatomic Pathology team. The role focuses on archiving, scanning, and data validation to assist pathologists.

Reporting to the Supervisor of Digital Pathology, you will coordinate scanning workflows, ensure LIS data integrity, and uphold CAP/CALOSHA/CMS/TJC standards while contributing to quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Up to one-year experience in a hospital laboratory setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Retrieve, archive, scan, and create high-quality digital pathology images from glass slides for pathologist review.
• Verify slide identifiers, labeling, barcoding, and patient information accuracy, ensuring consistency with the Laboratory Information System (LIS).
• Coordinate and manage slide scanning workflows from multiple sources, assessing slide quality and meeting internal and external turnaround deadlines.
• Upload scanned images to digital pathology databases and troubleshoot scanner or software issues in collaboration with IT, vendors, and laboratory staff.
• Process, package, ship, and track specimens accurately, ensuring compliance with laboratory, referral laboratory, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain quality, safety, and regulatory compliance standards (CAP, CALOSHA, CMS, TJC), while supporting inventory control, documentation, and continuous quality improvement activities.

Skills

Digital pathology

LIS software

Slide scanning

Barcode labeling

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Slide Scanner

Laboratory Information System (LIS)

Barcode system

Job description

City of Hope, located in Duarte, CA, seeks a Digital Pathology Assistant to support digitization of surgical slides and image management within the Anatomic Pathology team. The role focuses on archiving, scanning, and data validation to assist pathologists.

Reporting to the Supervisor of Digital Pathology, you will coordinate scanning workflows, ensure LIS data integrity, and uphold CAP/CALOSHA/CMS/TJC standards while contributing to quality improvement initiatives.