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UPMC —Pittsburgh, PA
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- Full-time
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- Hospital
- 5 years
- Opportunities for advancement

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Pathologist Assistant

UPMC -
Pittsburgh, PA

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Job Details

Full-time

Qualifications

Laboratory sample storage
Laboratory tissue sectioning
Photography
Biological safety protocols
Laboratory safety
Medical image documentation
Management
Dissection
Team leadership
Medical laboratory supervision
Regulatory compliance
Filing
Pathology
Mid-level
Pathology specimen documentation
Master's degree
Laboratory reports
Research safety & compliance
Team training
Specimen storage protocols
X-ray
Implementing research protocols
Technical training
Laboratory information systems (LIS)
Oncology
Gross anatomy for autopsies
Pathologists' Assistant Certification

Full Job Description

UPMC Presbyterians Shadyside in Pittsburgh, PA seeks multiple Pathologist Assistants to Assist manager or Supervisor with administrative functions as they relate to the Pathologists’ Assistant portion of the department. Oversee the proper handling, storage and disposition of all surgical and autopsy tissue while adhering to the regulatory and compliance standards regarding biohazard and safety. Ensure that tests are prepared properly at all stages from specimen collection through results reporting and performs additional special handling of the specimens if necessary or requested (i.e. radiography, photography, special fixation, cultures and tissue procurement). Operate the Laboratory Information System and Medical Archival Retrieval System. Perform special projects such as research protocols when required. Provide independent technical leadership, consulting with the Manager or Supervisor on unusual and complex cases, such as oncology cases where the tumor has spread into other organs, cancers that extend into surrounding structures, autopsies on complicated cases, and initial intraoperative examination and tissue banking for uncommon specimens of interest to research such as wide section melanomas and thoracic biopsies. Provide training and orientation to the pathology assistant team members as needed. Examine and prepare surgical pathology cases for microscopic evaluation by providing gross description, dissection and sections of each case as defined by the Surgical Pathology Manual while maintaining accurate records of all activities. Participate in and performs frozen sections, intraoperative consultations, autopsies and prenatal procedures. File and retrieve surgical and autopsy materials and maintains accurate records of all such activities.

Job Responsibilities:

Assist manager or Supervisor with administrative functions as they relate to the Pathologists’ Assistant portion of the department.
Oversee the proper handling, storage and disposition of all surgical and autopsy tissue while adhering to the regulatory and compliance standards regarding biohazard and safety.
Ensure that tests are prepared properly at all stages from specimen collection through results reporting and performs additional special handling of the specimens if necessary or requested (i.e. radiography, photography, special fixation, cultures and tissue procurement).
Operate the Laboratory Information System and Medical Archival Retrieval System.
Perform special projects such as research protocols when required.
Provide independent technical leadership, consulting with the Manager or Supervisor on unusual and complex cases, such as oncology cases where the tumor has spread into other organs, cancers that extend into surrounding structures, autopsies on complicated cases, and initial intraoperative examination and tissue banking for uncommon specimens of interest to research such as wide section melanomas and thoracic biopsies.
Provide training and orientation to the pathology assistant team members as needed.
Examine and prepare surgical pathology cases for microscopic evaluation by providing gross description, dissection and sections of each case as defined by the Surgical Pathology Manual while maintaining accurate records of all activities.
Participate in and performs frozen sections, intraoperative consultations, autopsies and prenatal procedures.
File and retrieve surgical and autopsy materials and maintains accurate records of all such activities.

Master’s degree, or equivalent, from NAACLS accredited Pathologist Assistant program;
ASCP PA certification or eligibility

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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