Pathology Lab Assistant - Surgical Specimen Prep

Cynet Health; Concord, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cynet Health is seeking a Laboratory Pathology Assistant for a 9-month, day-shift assignment in Concord, CA. You will perform histology specimen preparation, manage specimen intake, and assist pathologists with testing and documentation.

Responsibilities include handling requisitions, labeling, inventory control, and billing reconciliation, while maintaining quality standards and training new personnel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Performs work accurately and completely when preparing specimens for histology.
• Obtains the daily surgery schedule.
• Picks up specimens according to the schedule from various surgical locations.
• Opens all surgical and Cytology specimens, checking that requisitions and specimens match and are properly labeled with two patient identifiers.
• Completes duties of workstation ordering tests, printing labels and cassettes, processing specimens, and cassetting specimens.
• Generates incomplete worklists and reports, finds specimens for testing, caps and stores specimens appropriately.
• Packages specimens and unpacks specimens that are couriered.
• Turns out slides to pathologists for results as appropriate.
• Assists pathologists as requested.
• Completes preventive maintenance tasks as assigned.
• Monitors inventory, orders and puts away supplies, disposes of biohazard waste, and washes glassware as needed.
• Answers phone calls within three rings and routes calls appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Works successfully with staff to problem-solve and expedite testing.
• Participates in training new personnel.
• Complies with required competency standards for the department.
• Maintains records for quality assurance, forms for internal routing, and log sheets.
• Documents quality control where applicable.
• Attends procedures and prepares smears for fine needle aspirations performed as appropriate.
• Reconciles billing for miscellaneous charges on patient accounts, as appropriate.

Job description

Cynet Health is seeking a Laboratory Pathology Assistant for a 9-month, day-shift assignment in Concord, CA. You will perform histology specimen preparation, manage specimen intake, and assist pathologists with testing and documentation.

Responsibilities include handling requisitions, labeling, inventory control, and billing reconciliation, while maintaining quality standards and training new personnel as needed.