Pathology Support I

PathGroup; Greenwood (SC); On-site; USD 38,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

PathGroup in Greenwood, SC is seeking a laboratory assistant to support pathology lab procedures, including accessioning tissue specimens and preparing cassettes. You will assist pathologists in cutting room activities, perform cryostat maintenance and routine monitoring, and ensure proper handling of hazardous waste while maintaining logs and quality control records.

This role emphasizes safety, regulatory compliance, and accurate documentation to support diagnostic testing across campus

Qualifications

• Experience with accessioning tissue specimens and preparing cassettes.
• Knowledge of safety and hazardous waste handling in a pathology lab.
• Familiarity with quality control procedures in anatomic pathology.
• Ability to follow Corporate Compliance Program and policies.
• Good communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Accession all tissue specimens and make cassettes.
• Assist pathologist and cutting room staff in processing.
• Perform frozen sections where location permits.
• Hang tissue on processors and prepare tissue for testing.
• Photograph specimens.
• Maintain logs and quality control charts on equipment.

Skills

Laboratory procedures

Specimen accessioning

Quality control

Safety compliance

Communication

Tools

Faxitron

Cryostats

Job description

Job Summary

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.
• 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.