Pathologist Assistant

C100 UMass Memorial Medical Center, Inc.; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus available

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health seeks a Pathologist Assistant to perform gross surgical pathology, assist in training residents, and manage specimen workflows across campuses. The role involves dissection, tissue submission, and supporting QA activities in a busy academic health system.

Required: bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field and PA certification; master’s degree preferred. A signing bonus may be available for eligible candidates during the interview process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field is required.
• Master’s degree as a Pathologist Assistant is preferred.
• Certification as a Pathologist Assistant from an AAPA-approved program is required.
• PA rotates campuses with weekly shifts.

Responsibilities

• Performs gross surgical pathology functions including dissection, examination and gross dictation of specimens.
• Selects and submits tissue sections for microscopic examination and maintains tumor bank specimens.
• Assists in training residents and fellows in surgical pathology tasks, including dictation and photography.
• Performs human post-mortem examinations and triages specimens for diagnostic and research purposes.
• Assists in Quality Assurance with data collection and reviews.
• Attends liver biopsies and delivers specimens to final destinations in designated labs.
• Oversees accessioning and logging in of surgical specimens and assists pathologists.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in appropriate field of study

Master’s degree as a Pathologist Assistant

Certification as a Pathologist Assistant from an AAPA-approved program

Job description

Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health?

Exemption Status: Exempt Hiring Range: $79,164.80 - $142,480.00 Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details: Monday through Friday Scheduled Hours: PA will rotate campuses, usually weekly. Shifts range from 8a-4:30pm to 10a-6:30pm. Shift: 1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America) Hours: 40 Cost Center: 10010 - 3150 ANPA Path Assistants

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities.

Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve.

We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other.

And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Major Responsibilities

Performs gross surgical pathology functions including dissection, examination and gross dictation of large and small surgical specimens, performance of frozen sections photomicrography of cytological and histological preparations, and gross photography.

Selects and submits tissue sections for microscopic examination, i.e. frozen and pertinent sections for light, electron and immunofluorescence microscopy, tumor bank and special studies. Maintain tumor bank specimens.

Assists in the training and teaching of residents and post-sophomore fellows in the performance of surgical and decedent pathology functions, including dictation, dictation, performance of frozen sections, and photography.

Performs human post-mortem examinations including review of the patients’ chart with the resident, diening external examination, in situ organ inspection, dissection, demonstration of findings to supervising pathologist, selection and submission of tissue sections for microscopic and cytological studies.

Assists in Quality Assurance. Responsible for procurement and graphing of data for prospective, retrospective and slide conference reviews, random reviews, and frozen section discrepancies.

Attends liver biopsies and other selected biopsies as indicated for the purpose of triaging the specimen for diagnostic and research purposes. Will deliver all specimens to their final destination in the STAT and various research labs.

Oversees and assists in the general accessioning and logging in of surgical specimens. Assists pathologist in a variety of tasks.

Position Qualifications

License/Certification/Education: Required: Bachelor’s degree in appropriate field of study. Preferred: Master’s degree as a Pathologist Assistant. Certification as a Pathologist Assistant from a program approved by the American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants.

PA will rotate campuses, usually weekly. Shifts range from 8a-4:30pm to 10a-6:30pm.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other.

Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind.

If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver.

No matter their responsibilities or title, every employee or “caregiver” fills an important role for our patients and their families every day.

Who is a caregiver? It’s not just the person who delivers the care. It’s all the people who make it work … and make it better.

Caregivers give everything that helps patients heal, from expertise to extra attention. They give clean, comfortable rooms. Fast, accurate answers. And an easier, less stressful experience. They give warm, reassuring smiles, and helping hands.

We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, our community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.