High Complexity Grossing Assistant
PathGroup
Date: 3 days ago
City: Victoria, TX
Contract type: Full time
Job Summary
The person in this position is qualified as a high complexity testing personnel under CLIA-88 regulations. This position is responsible for accessioning and gross examination of tissue specimens independently under the direction of the Medical Director of Pathology.
Job Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The person in this position is qualified as a high complexity testing personnel under CLIA-88 regulations. This position is responsible for accessioning and gross examination of tissue specimens independently under the direction of the Medical Director of Pathology.
Job Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Must be able to complete a documented training program per CLIA standards.
- Accession and prepare tissue specimens for gross examination.
- Perform gross dissections of both higher complexity cases as well as smaller surgical and biopsy cases.
- Perform gross dictations as outlined by the department specimen protocol.
- Photograph specimens (Polaroid, digital, and 35 mm).
- Accession all tissue specimens and make cassettes.
- Assist pathologist and pathologist assistants in cutting room.
- Perform frozen sections.
- Records the number of cases daily, maintains the log of decal specimens, and keeps quality control charts on equipment in the accession and grossing room.
- Perform routine maintenance and cleaning of frozen room and cryostats.
- Prepare routine solutions, maintain an inventory of supplies and store in proper location and keep a clean work area.
- Responsible for proper disposal and handling of hazardous waste (i.e. xylene, reagent alcohol, formaldehyde) and dispose of specimens according to procedures.
- Meet department and quality assurance standards.
- Review procedure manuals and stay current with procedural changes that have occurred.
- Exercise all laboratory safety precautions and adhere to lab procedures as stated in procedure manuals.
- Perform all job responsibilities in alignment with the industry's best security practices and regulatory guidelines to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected health information and other sensitive company data.
- Must be familiar with and abide by the Corporate Compliance Program and all Corporate policies, including the Privacy and Security policies.
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