Pathologist Assistant - FT - Days - Anatomic Pathology @ MV

Pathologist Assistant

El Camino Health is committed to hiring, retaining and growing the best and brightest professionals who will carry our mission and vision forward. We are proud of our reputation in the community: One built on compassion, innovation, collaboration and delivering high-quality care. Come join the team that makes this happen.

Applicants MUST apply for position(s) by submitting a separate application for each individual job posting number they are interested in being considered for.

FTE: 1

Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 80

Work Shift: Day: 8 hours

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Describes gross anatomic features, dissects surgical specimens and prepares tissue for histological examinations.
• Corrects and finalizes gross description section of surgical pathology report following transcription.
• Assures appropriate specimen accessioning
• Obtains the clinical history and photographs all pertinent specimens and microscopic slides as directed by the pathologists.
• Confers with pathologists (when needed) to identify special stains, techniques and procedures that will be necessary (i.e. pre-processing immunohistochemical or special stains, cultures, flow cytometry, smears) and notifies appropriate personnel.
• Performs full autopsy service and is responsible for prosecting cases.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, specifically understanding of Pathology
• Excellent data entry, word processing, spelling, grammar and editing skills
• Expert level experience using MS Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Excellent organizational skills and able to work independently. Must also have demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible and work under changing conditions requiring reprioritization of work flow.
• Ability to multi-task with demanding timeframes.
• Ability to use a high level of discretion and maintain all confidentiality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree
• Experience working in the Pathology Department of an acute care hospital or Pathology Lab
• Current Member of the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)

License/Certification/Registration Requirements

• A graduate from a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) accredited Pathologists Assistant (PA) training program.
• ASCP (American Society of Clinical Pathology) Certified or certification-eligible as a Pathologist Assistant (PA)
• Certification-eligible candidates must pass the ASCP PA certification examination within 6 months of hire
• Once achieved, ASCP PA Certification must be maintained as long as one works in this position

Salary Range: $70.18 - $105.27 USD Hour

The Physical Requirements and Working Conditions of this job are available. El Camino Health will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability if that will allow them to perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so creates an undue hardship for the hospital, or causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace which cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation.

Sedentary Work - Duties performed mostly while sitting; walking and standing at times. Occasionally lift or carry up to 10 lbs. Uses hands and fingers. - (Physical Requirements-United States of America)

An Equal Opportunity Employer: El Camino Health seeks and values a diverse workforce. The organization is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of qualifications and competencies. El Camino Health prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, ancestry, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, marital status, age, medical condition or any other status protected by law. In addition to state and federal law, El Camino Health also follows all applicable fair and equitable employment policies from the County of Santa Clara.