Pathologists Assistant - Neuro Expansion

**This role is eligible forsign-on bonusup to$5,000**

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Neurological Institute and become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. This center is known for being a leader in treating and researching the most complex neurological disorders and advancing innovations in neurology. Now, the Neurological Institute is expanding with a new state-of-the-art facility which will include additional operating rooms and ambulatory, infusion, imaging, EMG and sleep and brain study services. Come take an active role in the next wave of transformative care, here at Cleveland Clinic. 

Clevland Clinicis dedicated to providingworld-class care, including the causes,originsand natureof various diseases.As a PathologyAssistant, you help us fulfill this mission bydelivering exceptional, reliableAnatomicPathology services.In this role, you will gain extensive knowledge and hands-on experience from some of the best caregivers in the field, opening the door to a world of opportunities and career paths. All the while, your dedication will continue pushing the needle forward in innovative and transformative healthcare treatment and research.

A caregiver in this position works 8:00am—6:00pm| call rotation forweekendsand holidays.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Perform gross description and dissection of human tissue surgical specimens for examination,holdingand transport/shipment.

• Assistwith the preparation of freshly removed surgical specimens for cytologic studies.

• Enteraccession cases into the laboratory information systems.

• Perform high complexity laboratory testing in a compliant manneraccording to direction.

• Assume responsibility for andtake actionregardingany quality control or quality assurance issues.

• Maintain instruments and equipmentin accordance withspecifications.

• Performproficiencytesting in compliance with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations (e.g., analyzeproficiencysurvey sample in the same manner as a patient specimen, no communication with other CLIA laboratories, complete record retention andaccuratedocumentation and result reporting).

• Followthe laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.

• Identifyproblems that may adversely affect test performanceor reporting of test results and correct the problems orimmediatelynotify the General Supervisor, Technical Supervisor, Clinical Consultant or Laboratory Director.

• Recommend solutions and improvements.

• Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from established performance specifications.

• Maintain the Surgical Pathology and related work areas.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Bachelor's Degree in a chemical, biological,clinicalor medical laboratory science or medical technology from an accredited institution

• Graduate of an accredited (NAACLS) Pathologists' Assistant Training Program and American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Certification eligible ORthree years of experience as a CC Pathologists Assistant Trainee

• Three years of Surgical Pathology experience, such as full-time experience performing non-waived testing for the required number of years or part-time experienceperforming non-waived testing, with2080 hoursequivalent to one year

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Master’s Degree

• Pathologists Assistant (PA) Certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)