Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital

Pathologist Assistant - Pathology - Bayfront Hospital

Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital  •  Florida (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

Responsible for the organization and efficient and effective operation of the surgical pathology suite and the anatomic pathology service. This may comprise personnel management including supervising accessioners, lab aides, grossing technicians, and transcriptionists in the surgical pathology suite and autopsy technicians/morgue assistants in the autopsy room; writing and reviewing surgical pathology and autopsy procedures; inventory control; laboratory operations such as quality assurance, quality control, accreditation inspection preparation, and budgeting; and in the academic setting, supervision of learners.

Responsibilities

  • Surgical Pathology - Preanalytical Tasks * Assure proper specimen collection and submission prior to accessioning. * Assist clinicians with specimen collection questions, triage of limited samples, and esoteric testing. * Assure appropriate specimen accessioning and/or verification of unique patient identifiers. * Assure proper specimen handling and fixation prior to processing. * Obtain and review pertinent clinical information and history, including imaging studies, laboratory results, and operative records. * Discuss cases and history with surgeons, clinicians, and pathologists.
  • Macroscopic Description and Dissection * Perform the macroscopic description and dissection of all surgical specimens ranging from simple to complex cases including pertinent macroscopic information for the staging of complex cancer cases.
  • Tissue Sampling * Prepare and submit tissue sections for light microscopy. * Obtain samples for ancillary studies including, but not limited to: * Tumor triage * Lymphoma protocol * Flow cytometric analysis * Immunofluorescence * Immunohistochemistry * Microbial cultivation * Molecular microbiology * Cytogenetic analysis * Electron microscopy * Tissue banking and clinical trials * Research * Microarray * Institutional tumor registries.
  • Perform Surgical Pathology Special Procedures including, but not limited to: * Decalcification * Frozen section (tissue selection, dissection, embedding, mounting, cutting/staining, coverslipping) * Intraoperative consultation for evaluation of macroscopic specimen adequacy and margins * Muscle biopsy preparation * Assessment of renal biopsy specimens for adequacy by evaluation of the presence of glomeruli * Nerve biopsy orientation and preparation * Heart and other transplant biopsy preparation * Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy preparation * Touch preparations/imprints/squash preparations * Tumor mapping * Bone saw operation
  • Imaging * Specimen photomacrography * Photomicrography * Specimen radiography * Slide scanning
  • Postanalytical Tasks * Review of macroscopic description transcription. * Microscopic triage of surgical pathology cases for quality control and quality assurance purposes. * Coding * Verify the accuracy and editing of CPT codes. * Assign, review, and edit SNOMED codes. * Store and properly dispose of specimens. * Assist in the organization and coordination of surgical pathology conferences. * Assure proper maintenance of equipment and provision of adequate supplies.

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Pathology Assistant or equivalent required.
  • None required. Required
  • ASCP BOC Pathologists’ Assistant Certified preferred.
Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital

About Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital

Situated in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital has served the residents of area communities for more than 110 years. Orlando Health, a not-for-profit healthcare organization headquartered in Central Florida, officially acquired Bayfront Hospital on October 1, 2020. Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is a 480-bed comprehensive emergency, medical and surgical acute care facility – and home to the only state-accredited Level Two Adult Trauma Center in the St. Petersburg region. As a regional leader in emergency care, our 3 conveniently located emergency rooms are staffed with board-certified physicians and specialty-trained clinical teams who are ready to provide expert emergency care for all ages- 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

With advanced technology and expertise in numerous specialties including heart and vascular, neurosciences, digestive health, maternity care, emergency and trauma care, acute rehabilitation and surgical services, Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital provides a complete continuum of care. The hospital has a 38-bed neurosciences unit with a dedicated neurology team consisting of board-certified neuroscience specialists and physicians with subspecialty expertise in stroke, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease, and includes a Level IV Epilepsy Center. In partnership with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Bayfront Health Baby Place offers full obstetrical services and is a Level III Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center, one of only 13 in Florida. The Bayfront Health Cardiac Cath Lab, offers more cardiac testing and treatment space than any other provider in the St. Petersburg/Pinellas County area, with ease of access to the cardiac surgical program. The hospital is also home to three residency programs and one fellowship program, providing an exceptional teaching and learning environment to train the healthcare leaders of the future.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
St. Petersburg, FL
Year Founded
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