Pathology Assistant - Certified - Full Time

Cambridge Health Alliance; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time off

Tuition reimbursement

Medical / Dental / Vision plans

403B options

Job summary

CHA Cambridge Hospital is seeking a certified Pathology Assistant to join the Pathology Department. Under supervision of Lab Director and Associate Pathologist, you will assist in preparing human surgical specimens and ensure accurate gross descriptions.

Responsibilities include gross description, dictation with Dragon Voice, tissue dissection, cassette labeling, printing cassettes, and documenting IHC and special stains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in biomedical/health sciences or equivalent.
• Completion of NAACLS accredited Pathologist’s Assistant program is required.
• Current Pathologist’s Assistant certification with good status is required; 3+ years in clinical pathology is preferred.
• Experience with dictation and pathology computer systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide gross descriptions of surgical specimens accurately and efficiently.
• Use Dragon Voice recognition for dictation and templates; troubleshoot issues.
• Dissect tissue and place into labeled cassettes for processing; print cassettes as needed.
• Complete worksheets; ensure correct transcription of specimen comments, IHC, and special stains.
• Perform frozen sections with staining and deliver slides within time limits.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

English language fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree

NAACLS accredited Pathologist’s Assistant program

Master's degree (Health Science) preferred

Tools

Dragon Voice recognition

pathology computer systems

Job description

Pathology Assistant - Certified - Full Time

Pay Range: $51.09 - $77.02 per hour

Location: CHA Cambridge Hospital

Work Days: M-F 10:00 am - 18:30 pm

Category: Allied Health

Department: Pathology

Job Type: Full time

Work Shift: Day

Hours/Week: 40.00

Union Name: Non Union

The CHA laboratory provides everything from routine blood and urine tests to special tissue evaluation.

Summary

Under the direct supervision of the Lab Director and Associate Pathologist will assist in the preparation of human surgical specimens and perform other assigned duties in order to ensure optimal patient care and the safety and efficiency of the Pathology Department.

Responsibilities

Specimen Processing and Gross Description of Surgical Specimens:

• Accurately and efficiently provides gross descriptions of all surgical specimens
• Is competent and adept in the use of Dragon Voice recognition
• Independently troubleshoots issues with Dragon Voice.
• Creates new templates for dictation for Dragon Voice.
• Accurately and efficiently dissects tissue and puts the tissue into a properly labeled cassette for processing
• Accurately and efficiently prints cassettes as needed
• Accurately and efficiently completes worksheets for each specimen.
• Ensures specimen comments, which include IHC, special stains, and levels are transcribed correctly onto the specimen worksheets.
• Accurately and efficiently performs frozen sections with staining and delivery of frozen section slides within the acceptable time limits

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Minimum of a Baccalaureate degree. Degree in biomedical or health sciences preferred. Completion of NAACLS accredited Pathologist’s Assistant program required; Masters degree in Health Science preferred.

Certification: Current Pathologist’s Assistant certification through the American Society for Clinical Pathology is required and must be maintained in good status throughout employment.. Experience: New certified graduates acceptable but 3 or more years experience in a clinical pathology setting preferred. Must have dictation experience; experience with Voice recognition preferred Must have some experience with pathology computer systems

Additional Qualifications: Knowledge of human anatomy and medical terminology. Knowledge of Universal precautions, chemical safety guidelines, and basic laboratory safety Knowledge of gross pathology Must be fluent in the English language Effective interpersonal and communication skills

Benefit package includes: generous time off, tuition reimbursement, Medical / Dental / Vision plans, 403B options.

In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.

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