Pathology Support Floater Lead

Work Schedule: Varies between - Mon-Fri: 7:00am-7:00pm
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JOB SUMMARY:
The Pathology Support - Floater Lead is responsible for various duties supporting lab procedures. The person in this position must be trained on the protocols of all locations in the region that is serviced and fills-in for Pathology Support I staff when needed. This lead is considered a floater, and assists in the training of Pathology Support team members and with day to day operations.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assist with pathology support day to day operations for all locations.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate departmental operations and work flow, suggesting changes to procedures as needed.
• Accession all tissue specimens and make cassettes.
• Assist pathologist and pathologist assistants in cutting room.
• Perform frozen sections (location dependent).
• Prepare tissue to be sent out for further testing such as Lymphoma Phenotyping, Quantitative Iron studies, etc.
• Check campus surgery schedules for probable frozen sections, collect specimens from all campus surgery locations ensuring they are properly listed, and check the surgery board for add cases, cancels, and late specimens (location dependent).
• Record the number of cases daily, maintain the log of decal specimens, and keep quality control charts on equipment in the accession and cutting room.
• Prepare routine solutions, maintain an inventory of supplies and store in proper location, and keep a clean work area.
• Responsible for proper disposal and handling of hazardous waste to include xylene recycling (i.e. xylene, reagent alcohol, formaldehyde, B5) and disposal of specimens according to procedures.
• Perform routine maintenance on cryostats, both in house and in outlying hospitals (location dependent).
• Run Quality Control reports, extracting data into monthly reports to Anatomic Pathology. (location dependent)
• Receive incoming calls and answer questions about reports/handling tissue. (location dependent)
• Review procedure manuals and stay current with procedural changes that have occurred.
• Exercise all laboratory safety precautions and adhere to lab procedures as stated in procedure manuals.
• Perform all job responsibilities in alignment with the industry's best security practices and regulatory guidelines to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected health information and other sensitive company data.
• Must be familiar with and abide by the Corporate Compliance Program and all Corporate policies, including the Privacy and Security policies.

EDUCATION & LICENSURE:

• High school diploma or GED is required.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum two years of previous health care environment job-related experience is preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Medical Specialty:

• Pathology

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• health care: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location