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PathGroup · 11 hours ago

Histology Grossing Assistant

Nashville, TN

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

PathGroup is a company specializing in laboratory services, and they are seeking a Histology Grossing Assistant. This role is responsible for accessioning tissue specimens and performing grossing under the direction of pathologists, while adhering to safety and compliance regulations.

BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth Diagnostics

Responsibilities

Accession all tissue specimens and make cassettes

Gross and submit tissues under the direction of the pathologists and pathologist assistants

Perform frozen sections (location dependent)

Properly hang tissue on the processors

Responsible for determining/selecting specimens for grossing

Photograph specimens (Polaroid, digital, and 35 mm)

Prepare tissue to be sent out for further testing such as Lymphoma Phenotyping, Quantitative Iron studies, etc

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 dispose of specimens according to procedures

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

Qualification

Tissue grossingAccessioning specimensLaboratory safety precautionsHazardous waste handlingPhotography of specimens

Required

Qualified as high complexity testing personnel under CLIA-88 regulations

Ability to accession all tissue specimens and make cassettes

Ability to gross and submit tissues under the direction of pathologists and pathologist assistants

Ability to perform frozen sections (location dependent)

Ability to properly hang tissue on the processors

Responsible for determining/selecting specimens for grossing

Ability to photograph specimens (Polaroid, digital, and 35 mm)

Ability to prepare tissue to be sent out for further testing such as Lymphoma Phenotyping, Quantitative Iron studies, etc

Ability to 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 dispose of specimens according to procedures

Ability to 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

Familiarity with and ability to abide by the Corporate Compliance Program and all Corporate policies, including the Privacy and Security policies