Job Profile Summary
This role focuses on a broad range of diagnostic and clinical testing services provided to support patient care, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of health conditions within a lab setting. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Pathology/Histology duties: Performs basic and applied research and assist with research regarding the cause and effect of diseases. Responsibilities may also include exams of body tissue for diagnostics/forensic purposes. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Pathology/Histology duties: Performs basic and applied research and assist with research regarding the cause and effect of diseases. Responsibilities may also include exams of body tissue for diagnostics/forensic purposes. An entry level role that applies broad theoretical job knowledge typically obtained through advanced education. May require the following proficiency: work is closely supervised, problems faced are not typically difficult or complex, and explains facts, policies and practices related to job area.
Job Overview
This position works under the direction and supervision of a pathologist, assisting in the preparation, examination, and preservation of pathological specimens, and performing autopsies.
Job Description
Minimum Qualifications:
1. Bachelor's degree in Pathology or related biological science.
2. Certified Pathologist’s Assistant from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) required within six (6) months of hire.
Preferred Qualifications:
1. Master’s degree in Pathology or related biological science.
2. Experience in Pathology.
Duties and Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
1. Prepare, gross (exam with the naked eye), and dissect surgical and autopsy specimens.
2. Assist with forensic, medicolegal, and hospital autopsies.
3. Summarize patient medical records and prepare autopsy reports.
4. Prepare tissue for pathological examination and testing, including photography of specimens.
5. Complete surgical pathology protocol reports and data, file reports, photographic and microscopic slides, specimen coding and billing code entry.
6. Perform proper maintenance of equipment, obtain provision of adequate supplies, clean the surgical pathology suite.
7. Instruct pathology residents/fellows, pathologists' assistant students, and other pathology lab personnel.
8. Participate in research.
9. Procure samples for biospecimen banking.
Physical Requirements:
1. Work requires standing or walking for up to half of the day and lifting or pushing of weights up to 200 pounds.
2. Frequent exposure to human waste, and noxious gases and odors.
3. Exposure to infectious materials and dangerous bacterial and viral agents. Exposure to fumes which may cause minor illnesses.
4. Contact with physicians, house staff, funeral homes, and other hospitals.
Skills & Abilities:
1. Knowledge of human anatomy and Physiology.
2. Attention to detail skills.
3. Excellent communication skills.
4. Excellent analytical skills.
At Tufts Medicine, we want every individual to feel valued for the skills and experience they bring. Our compensation philosophy is designed to offer fair, competitive pay that attracts, retains, and motivates highly talented individuals, while rewarding the important work you do every day.
The base pay ranges reflect the minimum qualifications for the role. Individual offers are determined using a comprehensive approach that considers relevant experience, certifications, education, skills, and internal equity to ensure compensation is fair, consistent, and aligned with our business goals.
Beyond base pay, Tufts Medicine provides a comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports your health, financial security, and career growth—one of the many ways we invest in you so you can thrive both at work and outside of it.
Pay Range :
$101,084.26 - $128,878.21
based on full-time equivalent
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