Senior Pathologist Assistant - Day Shift, Lead & Quality

Utmb; Webster (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

UTMB Health in Galveston, TX seeks a Pathologists’ Assistant to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Surgical Pathology Gross Room and Autopsy. You will prepare, describe, and dissect human tissue while supervising workflow and communicating with staff and leadership. Required: Bachelor’s degree in a related field and ASCP PA certification, or MD.

Certification must be obtained within 6 months of hire. You will contribute to quality metrics, ensure regulatory compliance, coordinate staff

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• ASCP Pathologists Assistant (PA) certification or Doctorate of Medicine
• Certification must be obtained within 6 months of hire

Responsibilities

• Communicates professionally with medical and nursing personnel
• Prepares gross descriptions, dissects and prosects human gross specimens; prepares frozen and electron microscopic sections and specimens for the clinical laboratory
• Ensures correct accessioning, dictation, tissue section selection for microscopic examination, cassette preparation for automated processing, photographing gross specimens and photomicrography duties
• Ensures compliance with regulatory accreditation standards; assists with presenting quality metrics at monthly meetings
• Assists in quality metrics to improve value of patient care
• Reviews and updates policies and procedures per regulatory and university standards
• Oversees maintenance of equipment, laboratory supplies, and work areas
• Coordinates, trains, orients and mentors new staff and trainees; assesses competency for Surgical Pathology and Autopsy procedures
• Communicates pertinent information to staff, management, medical directors and other divisions
• Adheres to internal controls established for the department
• Performs related duties as required

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

ASCP Pathologists Assistant PA certification or Doctorate of Medicine

Job description

UTMB Health in Galveston, TX seeks a Pathologists’ Assistant to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Surgical Pathology Gross Room and Autopsy. You will prepare, describe, and dissect human tissue while supervising workflow and communicating with staff and leadership. Required: Bachelor’s degree in a related field and ASCP PA certification, or MD.

Certification must be obtained within 6 months of hire. You will contribute to quality metrics, ensure regulatory compliance, coordinate staff