Mohs & Pathology Lab Assistant — Precision in Patient Care

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

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.