Pathology Support I

PathGroup; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

PathGroup in Nashville, TN seeks a laboratory technician to support lab procedures including accessioning tissue specimens, assisting in the cutting room, and routine processing.

The role involves handling hazardous waste, maintaining logs, performing QC, and operating cryostat equipment. You will contribute to monthly reports and ensure compliance with Privacy and Security policies.

Qualifications

• Accession tissue specimens and prepare cassettes.
• Assist pathology staff in cutting room activities.
• Perform routine maintenance on cryostats and related equipment.

Responsibilities

• Accession all tissue specimens and prepare cassettes.
• Assist pathologist and assistants in the cutting room.
• Perform frozen sections as location permits.
• Hang tissue on processors and manage specimen lists.
• Photograph specimens using Polaroid/digital/35mm.
• Prepare tissue for external testing and send-out workflows.
• Operate equipment like Faxitron for radiographs.
• Maintain logs, records, and quality control charts.
• Adhere to safety and biohazard disposal procedures.
• Ensure confidentiality and comply with privacy/security policies.

Skills

Tissue accessioning

Lab safety

Quality control

Specimen imaging

Tools

Cryostat

Faxitron

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.