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Johns Hopkins Intrastaff is Hiring a Pathology Assistant Near Washington, DC
Johns Hopkins Intrastaff is the internal staffing agency for the Johns Hopkins Health System and partner hospitals, providing temporary support to a variety of the Johns Hopkins locations. Our employees are the strength of our service. Intrastaff is unique because it's one of the very few agencies where a person has the benefit of being a temporary employee and also feels like a member of a large organization. Working at Hopkins means joining a culturally diverse team that includes some of the best nurses, physicians and allied health professionals in the world. Directly or indirectly, you'll have exposure to cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking medical research.
Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC is hiring in the Pathology Assistant.
Schedule:
- Monday-Friday
Requirements
- A pathologist assistant is qualified by academic and practical training to provide the following services under the general direction and supervision of a pathologist: performs gross examination and dissection of all surgical pathology specimens, including complex surgical resections, description and tissue sectioning for histological preparation.
- Obtains specimens from the operating rooms and performs appropriate examination including frozen sectioning and reported gross.
- Specimen photography and radiography as needed.
- Collects and distributes tissue to tumor bank and investigators.
- Performs gross examination of complex surgical specimens, including dissection, description and tissue sectioning for histological preparation (see training checklist for details).
- Consistently verifies patient information on specimen and requisition.
- Accurately dissects specimens and selects proper tissue sections according to department protocol.
- Accurately describes specimens clearly and concisely.
- Performs specimen photography and radiography as needed.
- Collects and distributes tissue to tumor bank and/or researchers and investigators as needed
Qualifications
- Graduation from a NAACLS accredited post baccalaureate Pathologists’ Assistant Training Program and ASCP BOR certified (or ASCP BOR exam eligible) or completion of a Bachelor’s degree with a major or minor, or equivalent in any of the biological or allied health sciences and Pathologist Assistant/Grossing experience)
- Must be certified PA (ASCP or department approved certifying agency)
Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Job Summary
Full Time
$155k-232k (estimate)
06/01/2023
05/15/2024
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