Pathologist Assistant, Pathology Department, Newark

Christiana Care is seeking a full-time Pathologist Assistant to join our team of 10 pathologists and 6 PAs. Youll be working alongside a cohesive and supportive group of PAs with a longevity of 20 years with the group. The Pathologist Assistant will be supporting the team with increasing the volume of surgical pathology and autopsy.

The specimens include a variety of types ranging from small GI biopsies to complicated cancer resections including multiple specimens from outside surgical center and doctors offices. Autopsies cases are rotated amongst PAs with the assistance of an autopsy technician.

The Pathologist Assistant will perform the gross examination of surgical specimens autopsy prosections and related tasks in Anatomic Pathology. Will work collaboratively with Pathologists Pathologist Assistants clinical lab staff and leadership operations leadership and colleagues to provide clinical support for pathology specimens billing and management in the inpatient and outpatient settings. This position also provides a valuable opportunity to train students who come to ChristianaCare for their clinical rotations helping to support their professional development and hands-on learning!

Additional Details:

• The PA will be part of a great team consisting of 10 Pathologists and 6 PAs.

• Exam eligible new graduates welcome to apply!

• Approximately 27000 annual surgical cases.

• Approximately 65 autopsies annually (combined adult and fetal).

AAPA-eligible candidates are encouraged to apply and should be prepared to obtain membership as part of the hiring process.

Work Schedule:

• Mondays - Fridays: Day shift

• No weekend late nights or holidays.

• Opportunity for great work-life balance!

Benefits & Incentives

• Full Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance etc.

• Two retirement planning offerings including 403(b) with company contributions.

• Generous paid time off with annual roll-over and opportunities to cash out.

• Paid time and stipend to attend continuing education conferences each year.

• 12 week paid parental leave.

• Tuition assistance

• Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to access to backup care services for dependents through retirement planning services financial coaching fitness and wellness reimbursement and great discounts through several vendors for hotels rental cars theme parks shows sporting events movie tickets insurance and much more!

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responds to Pathologists Assistant team priorities based on patient/specimen needs and acts on these accordingly.

• Performs surgical grossing work at Christiana Care Network sites based on volume requirements and at the direction of laboratory scheduling created by the Lead Pathologists Assistant.

• Performs necessary diagnostic testing and directs appropriate request of ancillary studies within scope of practice and credentials.

• Uses the electronic medical record (EMR) for gathering appropriate clinical information to optimize specimen handling and testing.

• Utilizes teaching/learning principles coupled with an expert clinical knowledge to promote and provideeducation and counseling to PAs physicians and laboratory staff.

• Assures appropriate specimen accessioning set-up triage and verification of unique patient identifiers.

• Performs macroscopic description and dissection of all surgical specimens to include current CAP guidelines and prepare tissue for histologic processing.

• Assists with autopsy procedures assuring confirmation of decedent identification performing organ dissection submitting tissue blocks communicating with the responsible pathologist and completion of gross report.

• Obtains pertinent gross surgical and autopsy photographs.

• Obtains tissue samples for ancillary testing including flow cytometry culture and cytogenetics.

• Assures that surgical pathology and autopsy specimens are grossed in a timely fashion to meet required turn-around-time for reporting.

• Assists pathologists with frozen sections including immediate communication to the pathologist of pertinent gross findings.

• All other related job duties assigned.

Qualifications

• Completion of a NAACLS accredited Pathologists Assistant program

• Certified or eligible for certification by the American Society of Clinical Pathology

• Member of the American Association of Pathologists Assistants (AAPA)

• Continuing Medical Education: 60 credits every 3 years to include 1 credit each for safety and medicalethics.

At ChristianaCare we are guided by our values of Love and Excellence and are passionate about delivering health not just health care.

Feel free to apply and come join us at ChristianaCare!

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Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination whose staff is reflective of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race color sex religion national origin sexual orientation genetic information gender identity or expression age veteran status disability pregnancy citizenship status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law.