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Penn Medicine is dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care, conducting innovative research, and educating future healthcare professionals. As a leading academic medical center, we collaborate with top professionals across all disciplines to provide the highest level of care to our patients.
Our employees play a vital role in shaping our future every day. We are seeking a highly skilled Pathologist Assistant II to join our team in the Department of Anatomic Pathology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Key Responsibilities- Maintain accurate accession records to ensure specimen/result identity.
- Assist pathologists and residents in processing, dissection, and description of gross anatomic findings of submitted specimens.
- Perform computer data entry and verification procedures.
- Report to Supervisor and perform duties as assigned.
- Maintain accession records according to established procedures.
- Correctly accession, label, fix, and direct specimens received in the gross room.
- Determine when and what action is required to ensure accuracy in the processing of surgical pathology specimens.
- Perform grossing with description and dissection that is clear, concise, and complete.
- Enhance efficiency, production, and output with appropriate task prioritization.
- Ensure specimen receipt with identification verification procedures.
- Evaluate specimen condition while maintaining specimen integrity.
- Coordinate accession activities with the clerical staff along with other professional staff.
- Perform quality audits as required.
- Ensure that proper supplies are available and maintain a clean, sterile working area.
- Keep supplies at acceptable levels.
- Maintain instruments at top performance.
- Perform PM according to manufacturer's recommendation and department policy.
- Perform duties in an independent manner.
- Recognize and perform duties which need to be performed.
- Regularly help others.
- Willingly accept and perform new or added tasks as assigned by the supervisor.
- Consistently report to supervisor any suggestions or positive changes/recommendations to departmental policies/procedures.
- Strive to always put time to good use.
- Work well with supervisors and those in authority.
- Work at establishing a good rapport and cooperative working relationship with all members of the laboratory.
- Maintain a positive rapport with medical staff and hospital personnel.
- Communicate in a highly professional manner at all times.
- Comply with Hospital and Laboratory Safety Requirements.
- Report hazards to the Safety Office or Supervisor when found.
- Complete mandatory in-services on or before the due date.
- Responsible for maintaining adequate staffing on all three shifts, weekends, and holidays.
- Pathologist Assistant
- PA Certification by a minimum standards exam, such as the Board of Certification (ASCP) or equivalent, or 5 years of experience as a Pathology Assistant (Required)
- Bachelor of Arts or Science in biological, chemical sciences or health science related field (Required)
- Master of Arts or Science (Preferred)
- Pathology Assistant Equivalent Experience (Required)
- 1+ years Experience as a Pathology Assistant in an appropriate setting (Preferred)
- Extensive knowledge of gross and surgical anatomy, dissection technique, histologic processing methods and nomenclature (Preferred)
- Prior experience with Laboratory Information Systems (Preferred)
