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Job Summary:
Under the Supervision and Control of a Physician Pathologists, assists in the performance of anatomic pathology practice by: Â Preparation and examination of surgical pathology specimens. Â Performance of postmortem dissection with written description and preparation of tissue sections. Performance of other procedures related to Pathologists duties. Performance of other technical, supervisory and/or functional direction duties within the scope of practice as directed by the pathologists of Chief Pathologist.Essential Responsibilities:
- Perform postmortem examinations and descriptions.
- Process surgical Pathology specimens including dissection, description and embedding for Pathologists diagnosis.
- Preparation of fine needle aspiration specimens.
- Preparation of frozen sections for pathologists interpretation.
- Quality control and management of equipment and supplies in the surgical Pathology laboratory and autopsy suite.
- Quality improvement activities and projects for the Pathology Department.
- Uphold standards of practice, policies and procedures as contained in the Departments Policy and Procedure Manuals in the surgical pathology and Autopsy service.
- Continued education and skills assessment concurrent with established and new practices and techniques as applicable in surgical and autopsy pathology.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- N/A
Education
- Bachelors degree Graduate from a National Accrediting agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) accredited pathologists assistant training program and/or a current Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
License, Certification, Registration
- Pathologist's Assistant Certificate from American Society for Clinical Pathology
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Additional Requirements:
- Fellowship and/or National Certification of Pathologists Assistants must be maintained as long as one works at this position.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience in Pathology Department preferred.
- Masters Degree
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Notes:
• Position is 50%25 travel, to work variable shifts at both Ontario and Fontana Medical Center.
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