Pathology Assistant, Per Diem

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This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Responsible for carrying out technical and functional activities in Anatomic Pathology.

Major Responsibilities:

• Performs gross surgical pathology functions including dissection, examination and gross dictation of large and small surgical specimens, performance of frozen sections photomicrography of cytological and histological preparations, and gross photography.
• Selects and submits tissue sections for microscopic examination, i.e. frozen and pertinent sections for light, electron and immunofluorescence microscopy, tumor bank and special studies.
• Maintain tumor bank specimens.
• Assists in the training and teaching of residents and post-sophomore fellows in the performance of surgical and decedent pathology functions, including dictation, dictation, performance of frozen sections, and photography.
• Performs human post-mortem examinations including review of the patients' chart with the resident, diening external examination, in situ organ inspection, dissection, demonstration of findings to supervising pathologist, selection and submission of tissue sections for microscopic and cytological studies.

Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in appropriate field of study

Preferred:

• Master's degree as a Pathologist Assistant.
• Certification as a Pathologist Assistant from a program approved by the American Association of Pathologists' Assistants

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Graduated from NAACLS approved Master's level Pathologists' Assistant Program and ASCP certification is preferred.

Schedule depends on campus they are providing coverage at - mixed day shifts or early evening.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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