Lab Assistant

U.S. Dermatology Partners; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Dermatology Partners is seeking a detail-oriented Mohs/Pathology Lab Assistant to support tissue processing, slide preparation, labeling, and filing for Mohs surgery and pathology workflows.

Responsibilities include preparing maps and templates, loading and coverslipping slides, maintaining stain controls, documenting logs, handling requisitions, and ensuring safety procedures are followed to deliver accurate results and quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Mohs / Excision templates for patient charts
• Assign Mohs numbers for sites to be processed in the Mohs Lab
• Prepare patient maps for first stage tissue
• Load slides on stainer
• Coverslip slides
• Assist with stage slides during heavy workflow
• Assist with copying patient information for stage maps
• Type / print / apply labels for Mohs slides
• Log stage / slide count information into Mohs log book
• Maintain daily stain (H&E and T-Blue) control documentation
• Maintain copies of blank Mohs maps for future use
• Maintain pre-numbered slides for Mohs / DAF / additional stages
• File slides weekly
• Prepare embedding slides for next surgery date
• Instrument sterilization (as needed)
• Adhere to safety policies and provide high quality customer service
• Perform other duties as necessary or in the best interest of the organization
• Maintain quality control logs
• Wash and clean laboratory dishes
• Rotate solutions on H&E stainer

Job description

SECTION 1: Job Summary (Summary of the basic functions of the position)

Provides assistance in the Mohs / Pathology Laboratory.

Section 2

Mohs Lab Duties and Responsibilities (Responsibilities necessary to accomplish job functions)

• Prepares Mohs / Excision templates for pt. charts
• Assigns a Mohs number / DAF number for each site to be processed in the Mohs Lab with frozen sections
• Prepares individual patient maps for all first Stage tissue to be processed in the Mohs Lab
• Load slides on stainer
• Coverslip slides
• Assist with making stage slides during heavy workflow
• Assist with copying patient information for stage maps
• Type / print / apply labels for Mohs slides
• Log stage / slide count information into Mohs log book
• Maintain daily stain (H&E and T-Blue) control documentation
• Maintain copies of blank Mohs maps for future use
• Maintain pre-numbered slides for Mohs / DAF / additional stages
• File slides weekly
• Prepares embedding slides for next surgery date
• Instrument sterilization (as needed)
• Adheres to all safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities while supporting a culture of high quality and great customer service.
• Performs other duties that may be necessary or in the best interest of the organization.

Pathology Lab Duties and Responsibilities(Responsibilities necessary to accomplish job functions)

• Enter pathology results
• Sort reports
• Enter patient demographics and insurance for outside specimens
• Create NGP for outside specimens (if applicable)
• Verify patient insurance prior to sending out
• Send out slides and reports
• Request slides and reports from outside institutions/laboratories
• Charge immunofluorescence specimens
• Fax reports and paperwork for pathologists (as applicable)
• File requisitions and prepare for scanning
• Answer telephones
• File slides
• Enter QA slides in Intellipath
• Removes cassettes from embedding center and molds
• Remove excess paraffin from cassettes
• Load and unload H&E stainer/coverslipper
• Deliver slides with corresponding pathology requisitions to pathologist
• Collect and line up specimens
• Accession specimens in Intellipath
• Label specimen containers and requisitions
• Adheres to all safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities while supporting a culture of high quality and great customer service.
• Performs other duties that may be necessary or in the best interest of the organization.
• Maintain quality control logs.
• Wash and chemically clean laboratory dishes
• Rotate solutions on H&E stainer