Lab Assistant (104532)

U.S. Dermatology Partners; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Dermatology Partners seeks a full-time Mohs/Pathology Lab assistant to support Mohs and pathology workflows in Bethesda-Derm Lab, Silver Spring, MD.

You will prepare templates, label slides, log data, and assist with staining and map creation, while maintaining safety and quality control. The role requires at least one year of office experience, strong attention to detail, and proficiency in Excel, Word, and Outlook, with HIPAA awareness and good English communication.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of work experience in an office.
• Detail oriented and reliable.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Understanding of HIPAA guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Mohs/Excision templates for patient charts.
• Assign Mohs number for each site to be processed in the Mohs Lab with frozen sections.
• Prepare individual patient maps for first stage tissue in 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 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.
• Follow safety policies and procedures; support high quality and 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
• 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 laboratories
• Charge immunofluorescence specimens
• Fax reports and paperwork for pathologists
• File requisitions and prepare for scanning
• Answer telephones
• File slides
• Enter QA slides in Intellipath
• Remove cassettes from embedding center and molds
• Remove excess paraffin from cassettes
• Load and unload H&E stainer/coverslipper
• Deliver slides with requisitions to pathologist
• Collect and line up specimens
• Accession specimens in Intellipath
• Label specimen containers and requisitions
• Adhere to safety policies and procedures; support high quality and customer service.
• Perform other duties as 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

Skills

Detail oriented

Interpersonal skills

English communication

Excel

Time management

Office support

Tools

Intellipath

H&E stainer

Coverslip prep

Embedding prep

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Bethesda-Derm Lab - Silver Spring, MD 20903, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: $18.00 - $22.00 Hourly, Job Category: Health Care

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

Qualifications: SECTION 3: Experience Requirements

• Minimum one year of work experience in an office, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements

• Detail oriented, professional attitude, reliable
• Management and organizational skills to support the leadership of this function
• Ability to follow or provide verbal & written instructions with sufficient grammar and spelling skills to avoid mistakes or misinterpretations
• Interpersonal skills to support customer service, functional, and team mate support needs
• Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
• Mathematical and/or analytical ability for basic to intermediate problem solving
• Basic to intermediate computer operation
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Specialty knowledge of systems relating to job function
• Knowledge of state and federal regulations for this position; general understanding of HIPAA guidelines

SECTION 5: Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.