What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pathology Assistant - BS req'd position at Maimonides Medical Center?
Pathologist Assistant
Full Time – Salary $115-$125k
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MAIMONIDES: TOP TEN IN THE U.S. FOR CLINICAL OUTCOMES
We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.Tdrives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and provide patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children’s Hospital, Brooklyn’s only children’s hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides’ clinical programs rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neurosciences Institute, Bone and Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.
We currently have an excellent opportunity for a Pathologist Assistant (PA), to work under the direct supervision of an attending pathologist, to
- Dissect and process resected tissue and biopsy specimens (simple or complex).
- Dictate gross descriptions
- Select representative diagnostic tissue for histologic processing
- Assist attending pathologists with intra-operative consultations, including gross dissection and frozen section preparation
- Take tissue samples as appropriate for special clinical studies, including flowcytometry, cytogenetics, electron microscopy etc.
- For autopsies, will assist in the preparation and performance of human postmortem exam and dissection and submission of samples
We require:
- Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences or graduate of an ASCP accredited Training Program for a Pathologists Assistant.
- NYS licensed as a Pathology Assistant.
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of all tissue pathology and grossing procedures.
Pathology Assistant, please send CV’s to Contoya Wainwright, MHS, PA (ASCP)cm
EMAIL: CWainwright@maimonidesmed.org
Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard for race, creed (religion), color, sex, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, marital status or domestic violence victim status, citizenship status, or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. MMC is committed to following the requirements of the New York State Human Rights Law with regard to non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $115,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Pathology
Work Location: In person
Salary : $115,000 - $125,000