Pathologist Assistant

Surgical Pathology Assistant

Position Summary: Responsible for the organization and efficient and effective operation of the surgical pathology suite and the anatomic pathology service. This may comprise personnel management including supervising accessioners, lab aides, grossing technicians, and transcriptionists in the surgical pathology suite and autopsy technicians/morgue assistants in the autopsy room; writing and reviewing surgical pathology and autopsy procedures; inventory control; laboratory operations such as quality assurance, quality control, accreditation inspection preparation, and budgeting; and in the academic setting, supervision of learners.

Opening Summer 2026 at 4000 Lakeland Highlands Road, Lakeland, FL. The Orlando Health System of Care includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida's east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve. Join us! Combining the collective strengths of two powerhouse organizations, Orlando Health and the high-quality physicians at Watson Clinic are expanding access to award-winning specialty care for patients in Polk County and beyond. Opening in summer 2026, Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital a state-of-the-art, seven-story, multi-specialty hospital will serve as a vital 550,000 square-foot healthcare hub offering: 300+ inpatient beds and 69 emergency and observation beds 11 operating rooms and four cardiac interventional suites Dedicated labor and delivery services including a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) that will debut shortly after the hospital opens Comprehensive cardiovascular, neurology, and oncology services Advanced surgical procedures.

Join us in shaping the future of healthcare in Polk County as part of the Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital opening team and share in the privilege of saying you were there from the very beginning.

Responsibilities Essential Functions Surgical Pathology Preanalytical Tasks: Assure proper specimen collection and submission prior to accessioning. Assist clinicians with specimen collection questions, triage of limited samples, and esoteric testing. Assure appropriate specimen accessioning and/or verification of unique patient identifiers. Assure proper specimen handling and fixation prior to processing. Obtain and review pertinent clinical information and history, including imaging studies, laboratory results, and operative records. Discuss cases and history with surgeons, clinicians, and pathologists.

Macroscopic Description and Dissection: Perform the macroscopic description and dissection of all surgical specimens ranging from simple to complex cases including pertinent macroscopic information for the staging of complex cancer cases. Tissue Sampling: Prepare and submit tissue sections for light microscopy. Obtain samples for ancillary studies including, but not limited to: Tumor triage Lymphoma protocol Flow cytometric analysis Immunofluorescence Immunohistochemistry Microbial cultivation Molecular microbiology Cytogenetic analysis Electron microscopy Tissue banking and clinical trials Microarray Institutional tumor registries.

Other Related Functions: Perform Surgical Pathology Special Procedures including, but not limited to: Decalcification Frozen section (tissue selection, dissection, embedding, cutting/staining, coverslipping) Intraoperative consultation for evaluation of macroscopic specimen adequacy and margins Muscle biopsy preparation Assessment of renal biopsy specimens for adequacy by evaluation of the presence of glomeruli Nerve biopsy orientation and preparation Heart and other transplant biopsy preparation Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy preparation Touch preparations/imprints/squash preparations Tumor mapping Bone saw operation Imaging Specimen photomacrography Photomicrography Specimen radiography Slide scanning Postanalytical Tasks: Review of macroscopic description transcription. Microscopic triage of surgical pathology cases for quality control and quality assurance purposes. Coding Verify the accuracy and editing of CPT codes. Assign, review, and edit SNOMED codes. Store and properly dispose of specimens. Assist in the organization and coordination of surgical pathology conferences. Assure proper maintenance of equipment and provision of adequate supplies.

Qualifications Education/Training: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery MBBS NAACLS accredited Pathologists' Assistant Certification as a Pathologists' Assistant from the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC) 3-year supervised internship Licensure/Certification: ASCP BOC Pathologists' Assistant Certified Experience: 5 years' experience in anatomic pathology under the direction and supervision of a licensed, Board Certified or Board Eligible Anatomic Pathologist.