Pathology Lab Assistant - Diagnostic Specimen Prep

CommonSpirit Health; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, California, is seeking a Lab Assistant to assist in collecting, preparing, and processing specimens for diagnostic tests, contributing to accurate pathology results and patient care.

The role requires basic laboratory procedures knowledge, keen attention to detail, and a commitment to ongoing professional development within a clinical lab setting.

Qualifications

• High School GED General Studies.
• One (1) year experience as a Laboratory/Pathology Assistant.

Responsibilities

• Picks up and transports tissue and cytology specimens from the operating rooms and nursing units, ensuring that the requisition slip matches the label.
• Logs the receipt of all tissue and cytology specimens indicating all consultations, frozens, grosses, cytologies, and sendouts on the log 94-97% of the time.
• Prepares tissue specimens for examination by Pathologist or P.A. by 1000, 1400, and 1630 90-95% of the time, assisting by numbering, weighing, wrapping and filing specimens, with no more than 3-5 cases misaccessioned per year.
• Disposes of old tissue specimens according to established schedule and following all safety regulations, with no more than one safety violation per year.
• Prepares fluids and other specimens as needed for outside testing, following up with uncompleted clinical data to ensure that the Pathology report has complete information 94-97% of the time.
• Starts decalcification process and fixes specimens as needed, neutralizing used decal solutions in the fume hood using proper safety techniques, with no more than one safety violation per year.

Education

High School GED General Studies.

Job description

Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, California, is seeking a Lab Assistant to assist in collecting, preparing, and processing specimens for diagnostic tests, contributing to accurate pathology results and patient care.

The role requires basic laboratory procedures knowledge, keen attention to detail, and a commitment to ongoing professional development within a clinical lab setting.