Surgical Pathology Assistant — Hands-on Specimens

UMass Memorial Health; Southbridge (MA); On-site; USD 79,165 - 142,480; Full time

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health in Massachusetts is seeking a Pathologist Assistant to perform gross surgical pathology duties, assist in specimen processing, and support teaching of residents. The role is exempt, full-time, with a Monday–Friday schedule and 40 hours per week across campuses.

A Bachelor's degree is required; a Master's degree and AAAPA certification are preferred. A signing bonus may be available and recruitment will confirm eligibility during interview.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Master's degree preferred for Pathologist Assistant.
• Certification as Pathologist Assistant from AAAPA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs gross surgical pathology functions including dissection, examination and gross dictation of large and small surgical specimens, performance of frozen sections photomicrography of cytological and histological preparations, and gross photography.
• Selects and submits tissue sections for microscopic examination, i.e. frozen and pertinent sections for light, electron and immunofluorescence microscopy, tumor bank and special studies.
• Maintain tumor bank specimens.
• Assists in the training and teaching of residents and post-sophomore fellows in the performance of surgical and decedent pathology functions, including dictation, dictation, performance of frozen sections, and photography.
• Performs human post-mortem examinations including review of the patients' chart with the resident, diening external examination, in situ organ inspection, dissection, demonstration of findings to supervising pathologist, selection and submission of tissue sections for microscopic and cytological studies.
• Assists in Quality Assurance. Responsible for procurement and graphing of data for prospective, retrospective and slide conference reviews, random reviews, and frozen section discrepancies.
• Attends liver biopsies and other selected biopsies as indicated for the purpose of triaging the specimen for diagnostic and research purposes. Will deliver all specimens to their final destination in the STAT and various research labs.
• Oversees and assists in the general accessioning and logging in of surgical specimens.
• Assists pathologist in a variety of tasks.

Education

Bachelor's degree in appropriate field

Master's degree as a Pathologist Assistant

Certification as Pathologist Assistant from AAAPA

Job description

UMass Memorial Health in Massachusetts is seeking a Pathologist Assistant to perform gross surgical pathology duties, assist in specimen processing, and support teaching of residents. The role is exempt, full-time, with a Monday–Friday schedule and 40 hours per week across campuses.

A Bachelor's degree is required; a Master's degree and AAAPA certification are preferred. A signing bonus may be available and recruitment will confirm eligibility during interview.