What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lab Assistant position at U.S. Dermatology Partners?
SECTION 1: Job Summary (Summary of the basic functions of the position)
Provides assistance in the Mohs / Pathology Laboratory.
Section 2
Mohs Lab Duties and Responsibilities (Responsibilities necessary to accomplish job functions)
Provides assistance in the Mohs / Pathology Laboratory.
Section 2
Mohs Lab Duties and Responsibilities (Responsibilities necessary to accomplish job functions)
- Prepares Mohs / Excision templates for pt. charts
- Assigns a Mohs number / DAF number for each site to be processed in the Mohs Lab with frozen sections
- Prepares individual patient maps for all first Stage tissue to be processed in the Mohs Lab
- Load slides on stainer
- Coverslip slides
- Assist with making stage slides during heavy workflow
- Assist with copying patient information for stage maps
- Type / print / apply labels for Mohs slides
- Log stage / slide count information into Mohs log book
- Maintain daily stain (H&E and T-Blue) control documentation
- Maintain copies of blank Mohs maps for future use
- Maintain pre-numbered slides for Mohs / DAF / additional stages
- File slides weekly
- Prepares embedding slides for next surgery date
- Instrument sterilization (as needed)
- Adheres to all safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities while supporting a culture of high quality and great customer service.
- Performs other duties that may be necessary or in the best interest of the organization.
- Enter pathology results
- Sort reports
- Enter patient demographics and insurance for outside specimens
- Create NGP for outside specimens (if applicable)
- Verify patient insurance prior to sending out
- Send out slides and reports
- Request slides and reports from outside institutions/laboratories
- Charge immunofluorescence specimens
- Fax reports and paperwork for pathologists (as applicable)
- File requisitions and prepare for scanning
- Answer telephones
- File slides
- Enter QA slides in Intellipath
- Removes cassettes from embedding center and molds
- Remove excess paraffin from cassettes
- Load and unload H&E stainer/coverslipper
- Deliver slides with corresponding pathology requisitions to pathologist
- Collect and line up specimens
- Accession specimens in Intellipath
- Label specimen containers and requisitions
- Adheres to all safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities while supporting a culture of high quality and great customer service.
- Performs other duties that may be necessary or in the best interest of the organization.
- Maintain quality control logs.
- Wash and chemically clean laboratory dishes
- Rotate solutions on H&E stainer
Salary : $18 - $22