Surgical Pathology Specialist

24 hours ago


Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States UPMC Full time
Job Summary

UPMC is seeking a full-time Surgical Pathology Technician to join the Pathology Lab team. This role involves rotating through urban hospital sites, including UPMC Presby, Shadyside, Mercy, and Magee-Womens Hospital.

Key Responsibilities
  • Attend mandatory safety, compliance, and other meetings as required by laboratory and hospital guidelines.
  • Examine and prepare surgical biopsy specimens for microscopic evaluation, providing gross descriptions and maintaining accurate records.
  • Consistently provide accurate gross descriptions of surgical specimens as recorded in case reports for pathologists.
  • Perform special specimen handling, radiography, photography, and other tasks as needed.
  • File and retrieve surgical and autopsy materials, maintaining accurate records.
  • Replenish supplies for physicians' offices and ensure proper operation, repair, and replacement of equipment.
  • Verify patient identification on specimen requisitions and containers, rejecting specimens with conflicting or inadequate identifiers.
  • Correlate patient history with specimen type and consult admitting clinicians as needed.
  • Utilize voice recognition software during documentation of specimen gross appearance.
  • Receive, sort, and verify patient identifiers as cases are accessioned with bar-coded labels.
  • Perform proper handling, storage, and disposition of surgical and autopsy tissue, adhering to regulatory and compliance standards.
  • Document discrepancies and resolutions in APLIS.
  • Perform clerical and computer entry functions, including ordering departmental supplies and maintaining adequate stock.
  • Attend in-services, lectures, and training classes as required.
Requirements
  • Associate's degree in a laboratory science and 2 years of hospital laboratory experience, or
  • Bachelor's degree in biology or related health sciences and 1 year of hospital laboratory experience preferred.
  • Knowledge of medical terminology and laboratory information system experience preferred.
  • Autopsy experience or interest is preferred.
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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran



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