Pathologist Assistant

UTMB Health; Texas; Sur place; USD 80 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UTMB Health in Galveston, TX, seeks a Pathologists Assistant to manage the Surgical Pathology Gross Room and Autopsy operations. You will prepare and describe tissues, perform dissections, and coordinate specimen handling for analysis.

The role includes supervising staff, improving workflow, and communicating with leadership to ensure regulatory compliance and high-quality patient care. 1 day-shift, Galveston campus with occasional rotations as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (or MD) and PA certification or eligibility.
• ASCP Pathologists’ Assistant certification or MD credentials.
• Strong communication with medical staff and leadership required.

Responsabilités

• Communicates professionally with medical and nursing personnel.
• Prepares, describes, and dissects human gross specimens; prepares sections for analysis.
• Ensures correct accessioning, dictation, tissue submission, and photomicroscopy duties.
• Maintains compliance with regulatory accreditation standards and presents quality metrics.
• Contributes to quality measures to improve patient care value.
• Reviews and updates department policies and procedures to meet standards.
• Oversees equipment, supplies, and work areas in the lab.
• Trains and mentors new staff and assesses competency.
• Communicates important information to staff, management, and divisions.
• Adheres to internal controls and performs related duties as required.

Connaissances

Communication

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Detail-oriented

Formation

Bachelor's degree in related field

ASCP Pathologists' Assistant certification

MD (Doctorate of Medicine)

Description du poste

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Surgical Pathology Gross Room and Autopsy. Prepares, describes, and dissects human tissue. Supervises, organizes, and improves workflow, as well as communicate with staff, management, and senior leadership.

REQUIRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree in related field. Certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathology as a Pathologists Assistant, PA (ASCP) or obtain certification within 6 months of hire, or Doctorate of Medicine.

MAJOR DUTIES / CRITICAL TASKS

• Communicates in a professional and courteous manner with medical and nursing personnel.
• Responsible for preparation of gross description, dissection and prosecting of human gross specimens, prepares frozen sections, electron microscopic sections, and specimens for clinical laboratory.
• Assure correct accessioning of all specimens, dictation, selection and submission of tissue sections for microscopic examination, preparation of tissue cassettes for automated processing, photographing gross specimens and completion of photomicroscopy duties.
• Responsible for compliance with regulatory accreditation standards. Will assist with presenting quality metrics at monthly meetings.
• Assists in quality metrics to improve the value of patient care.
• Reviews, revises, and updates policies and procedures in accordance with required regulatory, departmental, and university standards.
• Oversee maintenance of equipment, laboratory supplies and work areas.
• Coordinates, trains, orientates, and mentors new employees and trainees in new and established laboratory procedures and assesses staff for laboratory competency for their role in the Surgical Pathology and Autopsy.
• Communicates pertinent information to staff members, management, medical directors, and other divisions.
• Adhere to internal controls established for department.
• Perform related duties as required.

WORK SCHEDULE

This day-shift position is primarily based at the Galveston campus, with occasional rotations to LCC and CLC. No on-call coverage, holidays, weekends, or autopsy duties are required.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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