Pathologists' Assistant Surgical Grossing Room

Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

 

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We're offering a generous sign on bonus of $10,000 come you to our team. Recognizing and valuing exceptional talent, we're eager to discuss the exciting details of this bonus during our interview process.*

Starting salary $110,000

 

Job Summary

Acting Independently under Supervision of the Technical Supervisor, Surgical Pathology. Performs a wide variety of tasks related to processing human surgical pathology specimens, including:

- Gross Description and Dissection: Submitting appropriate diagnostic sections and, when necessary, reviewing cases at sign-out with a pathologist.

- Instruction and Training: Providing instruction to resident trainees and Pathologists' Assistant student interns on gross anatomy, appropriate specimen orientation, tissue selection, cryotomy, and staining for intraoperative diagnosis.

- Autopsy Suite Tasks: Handling prospecting and reporting responsibilities.
- Technical and Administrative Support: Assisting with laboratory tasks as required.

 

Essential Functions (Key Roles & Responsibilities)

• Dictates gross description and complete dissection of surgical specimens (i.e. type, size, weight, color and anatomical characteristics).

• Selects and submits tissue sections for microscopic examination.

• Instructs both formally and informally pathology residents, PA students and medical students in the gross description, dissection, and sampling of surgical pathology specimens as well as frozen section specimens.

• Assists in collecting and submitting tissue for a variety of needs, including controls, teaching, research and tissue/tumor banking.

• Evaluates tissue to sample for frozen section, cuts and stains frozen sections adequately for telepathology review.

• Oversees specimen storage in the surgical pathology area, keeps records and discards specimens as necessary.

• Ensures that proper and legal authorization has been obtained to perform a postmortem examination.

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Complies with all policies and standards

Education
Bachelor's Degree Clinical Pathology required or Master's Degree Pathologists' Assistant preferred

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No

Licenses and Credentials

Experience
Related experience 1-2 years required


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Extensive knowledge of human anatomy, tumor staging guidelines and medical terminology.
- Extensive knowledge of how to approach wide variety of surgical specimens.
- Demonstrates the highest level of technical expertise.
- Must be able to make independent, effective decisions in appropriate situations.
- Must be able to lift approximately 20 pounds.

 

 

Onsite

 

75 Francis Street

 

40

 

Regular

 

Day (United States of America)

 

Pay Range

$70,990.40 - $101,202.40/Annual

 

Grade

7

 

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