Pathology Support Floater

PathGroup; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

PathGroup in Overland Park, KS seeks a floater laboratory support role to accession tissue specimens, prepare cassettes, and assist in cutting room tasks across multiple regional locations.

Responsibilities include processing specimens, performing routine quality control, handling hazardous waste, operating equipment like cryostats and Faxitron, and maintaining logs while following privacy and safety policies.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of previous health care environment job-related experience preferred.
• Must have access to reliable transportation and communication.
• Proof of auto insurance may be required.
• Valid driver’s license with at least 1 year driving experience.

Responsibilities

• Accession all tissue specimens and make cassettes.
• Assist pathologist and pathologist assistants in cutting room.
• Perform frozen sections (location dependent).
• Hang tissue on processors and determine specimens for grossing.
• Photograph specimens and prepare tissue for out-testing (e.g. Lymphoma Phenotyping).
• Operate the Faxitron for specimen radiographs.
• Maintain logs and quality control charts for equipment in accession and cutting room.
• Maintain clean work area and proper disposal of hazardous waste.
• Perform routine maintenance on cryostats and run QC reports.
• Handle calls about reports and follow procedures updated in manuals.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

JOB SUMMARY:

This position is responsible for various duties supporting lab procedures including accessioning tissue specimen. This position is considered a floater. The person in this position must be trained on the protocols of all locations in the region that is serviced. This position fills-in for Pathology Support I staff.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Accession all tissue specimens and make cassettes.
• Assist pathologist and pathologist assistants in cutting room.
• Perform frozen sections (location dependent).
• Properly hang tissue on the processors.
• Responsible for determining/selecting specimens for grossing.
• Photograph specimens (Polaroid, digital, and 35 mm).
• Prepare tissue to be sent out for further testing such as Lymphoma Phenotyping, Quantitative Iron studies, etc.
• Operate the Faxitron machine for specimen radiographs.
• Check campus surgery schedules for probable frozen sections, collect specimens from all campus surgery locations ensuring they are properly listed, and check the surgery board for add cases, cancels, and late specimens (location dependent).
• Records the number of cases daily, maintains the log of decal specimens, and keeps quality control charts on equipment in the accession and cutting room.
• Prepare routine solutions, maintain an inventory of supplies and store in proper location and keep a clean work area.
• Responsible for proper disposal and handling of hazardous waste to include xylene recycling (i.e. xylene, reagent alcohol, formaldehyde, B5) and dispose of specimens according to procedures.
• Perform routine maintenance on cryostats, both in house and in outlying hospitals (location dependent).
• Run Quality Control reports, extracting data into monthly reports to Anatomic Pathology. (location dependent)
• Receive incoming calls and answer questions about reports/handling tissue. (location dependent)
• Review procedure manuals and stay current with procedural changes that have occurred.
• Exercise all laboratory safety precautions and adhere to lab procedures as stated in procedure manuals.
• Perform all job responsibilities in alignment with the industry's best security practices and regulatory guidelines to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected health information and other sensitive company data.
• Must be familiar with and abide by the Corporate Compliance Program and all Corporate policies, including the Privacy and Security policies.

EDUCATION & LICENSURE:

• High school diploma or GED is required.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum two years of previous health care environment job-related experience is preferred.
• Must have access to reliable transportation and communication.
• Proof of auto insurance required.
• Valid Drivers' license with a minimum of 1 year driving experience.
• Less than 3 minor moving violation convictions within the previous 3 years