What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Pathology Assistant position at Planet Healthcare?
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Pathology Assistant
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Assists the Pathologist in the preparation and performance of human surgical-specimen dissections for microscopic examination, special procedures and biospecimen banking. Performs human postmortem examinations, and assists the Pathologists in the implementation and monitoring of the Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement Program in Anatomic Pathology.
Job Duties:
- Assists the Pathologist in the preparation and performance of human surgical specimen dissection and performs human postmortem examinations.
- Obtains pertinent clinical information and history, laboratory data, x-rays, and scans, and assess legal authorizations for autopsies.
- Describes gross anatomic features and dissection of surgical specimens and the postmortem prosection including the external examination, in situ organ inspection, evisceration and dissection.
- Prepares and submits appropriate tissue sections for routine histologic processing and intraoperative procedures such as frozen section, touch and squash preparation Triages biological samples such as tissue, blood and toxicological material tissues for special procedures including, control assays, electron microscopy and immunofluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry, genetic studies, bacterial and viral cultures, image analysis, immunohistochemistry and other special techniques as directed by the Pathologist.
- Obtains and processes tissues for BioSpecimen Banking as required.
- Photographs all pertinent specimens as directed by the Pathologist.
- Assures proper maintenance of equipment, provision of adequate supplies and cleanliness of the surgical pathology suite.
- Assists the Pathologist Assistant Team Lead in overseeing the Surgical Pathology Techs and the Pathology Resident Training.
- Assists in orientation of all new employees and identifies training needs to ensure that employees are performing their assigned job responsibilities.
- Assists in the organization and coordination of Anatomic Pathology Conferences.
