Status: Full Time

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 6am - 2:30pm or Monday - Friday, 7am - 3:30pm

Essential Job functions:

• Assures appropriate specimen accessioning and labeling

• Accurately describes gross anatomic features of routine, complicated surgical specimens, ensuring that all lesions, markings and sutures are mentioned; Sections specimens per departmental protocol; submits entire specimen(s)/representative section(s) for histologic preparation.

• Performs quality control and quality assurance tests as required.

• Demonstrated the ability to prioritize and triage specimens.

• Recognizes testing errors/discrepancies or problems and notifies the appropriate personnel; assists with problem resolution.

• Operates all instruments/equipment per accepted written procedures

• Recognizes and identifies equipment problems and contacts appropriate technical service

General Job functions:

• Maintains all necessary documentation and current logs.

• Handles and disposes of specimens and chemical waste based on the laboratory’s procedure manual and ensure compliance with regulatory policies.

• Ensures that records are accurate, complete, legible  and appropriately filed and stored electronically.

• Meets acceptable turn-around time and productivity standards for the department.

• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive patient information.

• Maintains a clean, neat and orderly workplace including instruments and general laboratory equipment.

Physical Job Requirements

• Endurance (e.g. continuous typing, prolonged standing/bending, walking lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling)

• Work requires sitting, standing, and / or walking for periods of up to eight hours.

• Dexterity of hands and fingers

• Physical strength to lift heavy objects, carts, or items, taking frequency and weight into consideration.

• The normal performance of duties may require lifting and carrying objects: Objects 1 to 10 pounds.

• Physical mobility, which includes movement from place to place on the job, taking distance and speed into account.

• Balance is maintained during climbing, bending and/or reaching.

• Physical agility, which includes the ability to maneuver the body while in place.

Environmental Risks:

• Chemicals, Sharps, Latex, and Fumes

• Loud noises

• Vibration

• Allergens: dust, mold and/or pollen

• Magnetic fields

Blood-borne Pathogen:

• Exposure to infectious hazards, blood, body fluids, non-intact skin or tissue specimens.

• Contact with patient specimens is possible.

Education, Certification, Computer and Training Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Pathology Assistant (PA) or Medical Degree distinction, preferred. Bachelor’s Degree or a higher degree in a NAACLA accredited Pathologists' assistant program.

• Valid New York State Licensure as a Pathology Assistant (PA), and PA (ASCP) certificate, required.

• Minimum of 2-4 years’ experience, 5-8 years preferred.

• Must have experience with a Laboratory Information System.

Travel:

• None Required