Job Summary
Pathology Assistant, Pathology. The Pathology Assistant performs pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic procedures on biological specimens to support diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and disease prevention. Responsibilities include complex specimen grossing, post-mortem examinations, intra-procedural consultations, quality control, troubleshooting, and collaboration with the laboratory team.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shift, 8-hour shifts, 40 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: Pathologists' Assistant (PA) certification through ASCP; minimum of 2 years of experience.
- Additional Information:
- Performs gross dissection and description of pathology specimens of varying complexity.
- Performs or assists with intra-procedural consultations, gross examinations, and frozen sectioning.
- Performs post-mortem examinations, including dissection, tissue selection, documentation of gross findings, and review of clinical history.
- Performs ancillary processes such as decalcification, photography, and X-ray imaging.
- Manages pathology materials, including tissue storage, retrieval, and disposal of tissue and chemical waste.
- Supports accessioning and coding audits, quality control processes, validation activities, and implementation of new testing methodologies.
- Troubleshoots laboratory issues and supports compliance-related processes and documentation.
- Performs complex specimen grossing in a high-volume acute care setting.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
