Pathologist Assistant - New York - Permanent Hire - CLICK AND APPLY NOW!
Qualifications:
- State of New York License for Pathologist Assistant required
- Cryo-rotary Microtome (Leica, Microm, Tissue-Tek)
- Laboratory Information System: Epic Beaker
- Knowledge of the policies and procedures for all Surgical Cutting Room techniques
- Knowledge of the policies and procedures for all Autopsy techniques
- Knowledge of proper operation of all equipment used in Surgical Cutting Room and autopsy suite
Responsibilities:
• Receiving specimens from the operating room and/or endoscopy suite.
• Clerical duties in the Surgical Pathology cutting room. Perform order entry and update in the LIS (Epic Beaker)
• Organizational skills and being able to prioritize daily activities.
• Handle small fragments of uncomplicated tissue samples
• Gross examination and submitting appropriate tissue sections from large, complicated surgical specimens for proper histologic diagnostic examination
• Preparing and cutting tissue samples for frozen sections at 5 μ (microns) in a cryostat
• Stain routine Hematoxylin/ Eosin
• Perform all routine work, quality control to ensure high standards in the laboratory
• Process requests from pathology residents and Attending to ensure that work order is complete
• Procurement of all fresh tissue samples for research and/or specialized studies( Cytogenetics, flow cytometry, EM,etc)
• Organizing/ storage and retrieval of surgical specimens until discarding
• Using a voice recognition application, dictate the gross examination of all types of specimen
• Knowledge of specimen rotation and retrieval methods in the cutting room and storage facilities
• Participation and assisting in organ evisceration and brain removal in autopsy cases
• Proper disposal of tissue and chemical waste in the cutting room and histology
• Perform any other functions as departmental needs requires it
• When necessary, able to train other staff on cutting room procedures
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