Pathology Support I

RadNet, Inc.; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

RadNet, Inc. in the United States is seeking a lab support professional responsible for accessioning tissue specimens, assisting pathologists, and handling processing tasks.

You will operate cryostats and imaging equipment, photograph specimens, and help prepare samples for testing, while maintaining logs and safety standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum two years in health care environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accession tissue specimens and prepare cassettes.
• Assist pathologists in the cutting room.
• Perform frozen sections where location allows.
• Hang tissue on processors and maintain logs.
• Photograph specimens and document handling.
• Prepare tissue for testing and dispatch.
• Operate Faxitron imaging equipment.
• Maintain safety and handle hazardous waste per procedures.
• Maintain quality control charts and monthly reports.

Skills

Accession tissue

Cutting room support

Quality control

Laboratory safety

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Cryostat

Faxitron

Specimen photography

Job description

This position is responsible for various duties supporting lab procedures including accessioning tissue specimen.

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.
• 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.

Requirements

EDUCATION & LICENSURE:

• High school diploma or GED is required.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum two years of previous health care environment job-related experience is preferred.

Work Location Type

On-Site

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