Location: Altru Hospital 1200 S.Columbia Rd. Grand Forks, ND 58201 Pay Range: $85,446.40 - $128,169.60 Summary: The Pathology Assistant (PA), under the direct or indirect supervision of a Pathologist, assists in the preparation and performance of surgical specimen and frozen section dissections and completes accurate gross description dictation. The PA actively participates in problem solving, quality assurance, quality control monitoring, instrument maintenance and troubleshooting. The assistant is required to perform additional department duties that support the delivery of a high quality product to pathologists, department operations and overall excellence in patient care. This position requires high level customer service skills to establish and enhance positive relationships with pathologists, co-workers, providers and others. Essential Job Functions: Maintains accuracy of patient identification on all specimens processed for microscopic examination. Performs surgical specimen dissection on simple to complex specimens and provides quality material for routine histology studies and other specialized tests as required. Obtains pathologist input for accurate gross specimen analysis when appropriate. Performs frozen sections and maintains the cryostats Dictates complete and accurate gross description. Demonstrates effective communication skills as required to provide timely result reporting by interacting with pathologist and providers in an accurate, professional manner. Ensures proper maintenance of equipment, adequate provision of supplies, and cleanliness of the surgical pathology gross cutting area and morgue. Disposes of tissues and reagents according to standard operating procedures. Performs, interprets and reports tests for which the individual has been validated according to standard operating procedure. Demonstrates knowledge and skills to interpret the various clinical presentations of disease and technical elements of testing and applies such knowledge in conjunction with the laboratory test findings to affect a timely and accurate diagnostic result. Understands technical aspects of Anatomic Pathology, recognizes reasons for discrepant test results and takes appropriate corrective action to facilitate quality results. Performs and documents quality control and routine preventive maintenance processes. Keeps gross bench procedure manual current along with review of CAP compliance. Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization. Certification: Pathologists' Assistant - Certified | American Society for Clinical Pathology | Within 12 Months of Start Date | HR Primary Sources Education: • Required: Bachelors - Microbiology- OR -Bachelors - Related Field Work Experience: • Required: A minimum of 5 years Related Experience Physical Demands : • Sit: Occasionally (5-33%) • Stand: Frequently (34-66%) • Walk: Frequently (34-66%) • Stoop/Bend: Frequently (34-66%) • Reach: Frequently (34-66%) • Crawl: Not Applicable • Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Occasionally (5-33%) • Twist: Occasionally (5-33%) • Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%) • See: Continuously (67-100%) • Hear: Continuously (67-100%) Weight Demands: • Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Sedentary (<10 pounds) • Carry: Sedentary (<10 pounds) • Push/Pull: Sedentary (<10 pounds) • Slide/Transfer: Not Applicable Working Conditions: • Indoor: Continuously (67-100%) • Outdoor: Rarely (1-4%) • Extreme Temperature: Not Applicable Driving Requirement Definitions: Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials. Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily. Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week. Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive. Driving Requirement for this position: Infrequent Driver Reference ID: R3810 Join our team. We care for one another. Find out why we’ve been voted one of Prairie Business Magazine’s 50 Best Places to Work for three years in a row. Do what you love. Make a difference. Join our team of health professionals and support staff committed to caring for the region for more than 130 years. At Altru, we are serious about providing an exceptional patient experience and positively impacting the communities we serve. Our physician led, community-owned, not-for-profit health system serves over 225,000 residents in northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. We are a proud member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. 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