Pathologists' Assistant

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Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

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Job Summary:

The Pathologists’ Assistant (PA) acts as a provider of anatomic pathology services and has specialized knowledge which includes describing, dissecting, and submitting samples of human surgical and autopsy specimens for review and diagnosis by a pathologist. The PA-Academic is the main resource for pathology residents’ training in the grossing laboratory as well as the autopsy suite. It is also the role of the PA-Academic to continuously interact, assist, and consult with the faculty and staff pathologists to provide support to their roles as diagnosticians.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Educates pathology residents in the grossing laboratory, autopsy suite, and other areas as required.
• Maintains specimen identification integrity at all times.
• Performs gross examination and dictation of surgical and autopsy specimens.
• Maintains instrumentation as needed in all areas of anatomic pathology.
• Assists in the organization and coordination of operations in surgical pathology and autopsy pathology.
• Maintains accreditation standard requirements in all areas of anatomic pathology.
• Collects and maintains data for the department and reports on quality performance for anatomic pathology as required.
• May perform administrative and clerical duties as needed.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Master's degree in Science

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin Pathologists’ Assistant (PA) within 6 months - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

4915980235 Prfee PA-Pathology Surgical Pathology

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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