Laboratory - Pathologists Assistant/Pathology Technician

Pathologists' Assistant Location: 10833 Le Conte Ave, Room A7-215A, Los Angeles, CA 90025 Duration: 1 year contract (will consider candidates interested in a shorter assignment) Shift: The hours could be between 9am - 8:30pm, but can be flexible. Required: - 1+ year experience as Pathologists' Assistant - PA(ASCP) certified or eligible for and pass PA(ASCP) within 12 months after hire. IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PA(ASCP): 1. Education: You must have a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university. 2. Completion of a NAACLS-Accredited PA Program: You must successfully complete a Pathologists' Assistant program accredited by the NAACLS (National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences). *The list of colleges are at the bottom* If your candidate has the above, have them complete the following - CANDIDATES MUST HAVE THE BELOW QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON THEIR RESUME: 1. Do you have a bachelor's degree in a biological or health sciences field (e.g., biology, biomedical science, etc.)? 2. Have you completed a Pathologists' Assistant educational program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)? 3. What is the name of the Pathologists' Assistant program you completed? Under the supervision and direction of the Chief of Anatomic Pathology, and/or Director of Operations, Anatomic Pathology, and/or the Clinical Specialist - Supervisor, the Clinical Specialist (Pathologists' Assistant) provides support to the Anatomic Pathology Department. Responsibilities include description, photographing, and grossing of specimens and assistance with frozen sections. The Pathologists' Assistant may assist with administrative functions including preparation and administrative maintenance of protocols, procedures, reports, data, and instruments and may perform administrative, budgetary, teaching, and other duties. REQUIRED: Must be PA(ASCP) certified or eligible for and pass PA(ASCP) within 12 months after hire. PA(ASCP) certified and have the certification attached to the submission along with the coversheet and resume. *The PA candidate does not have to be certified at the time of hire but needs to be eligible for certification within 12 months and to be eligible for certification at the time of submittal so they have to have a Pathologists' assistant degree. *Candidates must be currently working as a Pathologists' Assistant and have decent work history being a Pathologists' Assistant. NAACLS-accredited Pathologists' Assistant programs: Anderson University* Drexel University Duke University Loma Linda University Old Dominion University Quinnipiac University Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science Touro University* Tulane University University of Alberta University of Calgary University of Maryland University of Texas Medical Branch University of Tennessee Health Science Center University of Toledo University of Toronto University of Western Ontario Wayne State University West Virginia University