Pathologist Assistant

Utmb; Webster (TX); Sur place; USD 85 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UTMB Health in Galveston, TX seeks a Pathologists’ Assistant to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Surgical Pathology Gross Room and Autopsy. You will prepare, describe, and dissect human tissue while supervising workflow and communicating with staff and leadership. Required: Bachelor’s degree in a related field and ASCP PA certification, or MD.

Certification must be obtained within 6 months of hire. You will contribute to quality metrics, ensure regulatory compliance, coordinate staff

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• ASCP Pathologists Assistant (PA) certification or Doctorate of Medicine
• Certification must be obtained within 6 months of hire

Responsabilités

• Communicates professionally with medical and nursing personnel
• Prepares gross descriptions, dissects and prosects human gross specimens; prepares frozen and electron microscopic sections and specimens for the clinical laboratory
• Ensures correct accessioning, dictation, tissue section selection for microscopic examination, cassette preparation for automated processing, photographing gross specimens and photomicrography duties
• Ensures compliance with regulatory accreditation standards; assists with presenting quality metrics at monthly meetings
• Assists in quality metrics to improve value of patient care
• Reviews and updates policies and procedures per regulatory and university standards
• Oversees maintenance of equipment, laboratory supplies, and work areas
• Coordinates, trains, orients and mentors new staff and trainees; assesses competency for Surgical Pathology and Autopsy procedures
• Communicates pertinent information to staff, management, medical directors and other divisions
• Adheres to internal controls established for the department
• Performs related duties as required

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in related field

ASCP Pathologists Assistant PA certification or Doctorate of Medicine

Description du poste

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.

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.