Pathologist's Assistant - MCU, MCNL, and MCD

Specialized Care Coordinator (Pathologists' Assistant)

The Department of Pathology is seeking a Specialized Care Coordinator (working title: Pathologists' Assistant) to act as a primary provider of laboratory services in the designated service areas requiring specialized knowledge, practice, expertise and high visibility and interaction. To serve as a practitioner, educator/role model for fellows, residents, externs, and staff members. It is the role of the Pathologists' Assistant to continuously interact and consult with the Laboratory Medical Director, Surgical Pathology Lab Supervisor, Assistant Lab Manager and designee. The area of specialized knowledge includes describing, dissecting, and submitting samples of human surgical specimens and, as directed, to assume other responsibilities including administrating, supervising and teaching. Tasks are performed at multiple UI Health Care Surgical Pathology locations (MCU, MCNL, and MCD). This position is 100% time, Monday Friday, first shift.

Duties to include:

• Maintains specimen identification integrity.
• Performs gross examination and dictation of surgical specimens.
• Performs intraoperative consultations including frozen section microtomy and staining, touch preparation, and open and return consultation.
• Assists in the organization and coordination of the operations in Surgical Pathology at the direction of the pathologist(s), Surgical Pathology Lab Supervisor, Assistant Lab Manager or designee.
• Collects tissue for tumor bank or research labs.

Required Qualifications:

• Requires a Master's degree from a NAACLS accredited Pathologists' Assistant program, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be ASCP certified or eligible for certification within one year of employment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective strategies for working with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Desire demonstrated proficiency in teaching, communication and working well with others.
• Desire experience working in an academic health center.

Position and Application details:

• In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a "Relevant File" to the submission:
• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
• Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

For additional questions, please contact Brenda Carey at View email address on click.appcast.io.

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Hours:

• Monday 8:00am 10:00am
• Tuesday 8:00am 10:00am
• Wednesday 8:00am 1:00pm
• Thursday 8:00am 10:00am
• Friday 12:30pm 5:00pm
• And by Appointment:
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