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K.A. Recruiting lists this Pathologist Assistant - Day Shift opportunity in new york, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Description
Pathologist Assistant - New York - Permanent Hire - CLICK AND APPLY NOW!
Qualifications: State of New York License for Pathologist Assistant required
Cryo-rotary Microtome (Leica, Microm, Tissue-Tek)
Laboratory Information System: Epic Beaker
Knowledge of the policies and procedures for all Surgical Cutting Room techniques
Knowledge of the policies and procedures for all Autopsy techniques
Knowledge of proper operation of all equipment used in Surgical Cutting Room and autopsy suite
Responsibilities:
• Receiving specimens from the operating room and/or endoscopy suite.
• Clerical duties in the Surgical Pathology cutting room. Perform order entry and update in the LIS (Epic Beaker)
• Organizational skills and being able to prioritize daily activities.
• Handle small fragments of uncomplicated tissue samples
• Gross examination and submitting appropriate tissue sections from large, complicated surgical specimens for proper histologic diagnostic examination
• Preparing and cutting tissue samples for frozen sections at 5 μ (microns) in a cryostat
• Stain routine Hematoxylin/ Eosin
• Perform all routine work, quality control to ensure high standards in the laboratory
• Process requests from pathology residents and Attending to ensure that work order is complete
• Procurement of all fresh tissue samples for research and/or specialized studies( Cytogenetics, flow cytometry, EM,etc)
• Organizing/ storage and retrieval of surgical specimens until discarding
• Using a voice recognition application, dictate the gross examination of all types of specimen
• Knowledge of specimen rotation and retrieval methods in the cutting room and storage facilities
• Participation and assisting in organ evisceration and brain removal in autopsy cases
• Proper disposal of tissue and chemical waste in the cutting room and histology
• Perform any other functions as departmental needs requires it
• When necessary, able to train other staff on cutting room procedures
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new york, NY, 10261, US
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