Pathologists' Assistant

Required:
- 1 year experience as Pathologists Assistant
- PA(ASCP) certified or eligible for and pass PA(ASCP) within 12 months after hire.

IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PA(ASCP):
1. Education: You must have a bachelors degree from a regionally accredited college or university.

2. Completion of a NAACLS-Accredited PA Program: You must successfully complete a Pathologists Assistant program accredited by the NAACLS (National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences). *The list of colleges are at the bottom*

If your candidate has the above have them complete the following -

CANDIDATES MUST HAVE THE BELOW QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON THEIR RESUME:

1. Do you have a bachelors degree in a biological or health sciences field (e.g. biology biomedical science etc.)
2. Have you completed a Pathologists Assistant educational program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
3. What is the name of the Pathologists Assistant program you completed


Under the supervision and direction of the Chief of Anatomic Pathology and/or Director of Operations Anatomic Pathology and/or the Clinical Specialist Supervisor the Clinical Specialist (Pathologists Assistant) provides support to the Anatomic Pathology Department. Responsibilities include description photographing and grossing of specimens and assistance with frozen sections. The Pathologists Assistant may assist with administrative functions including preparation and administrative maintenance of protocols procedures reports data and instruments and may perform administrative budgetary teaching and other duties.

REQUIRED: Must be PA(ASCP) certified or eligible for and pass PA(ASCP) within 12 months after hire. PA(ASCP) certified and have the certification attached to the submission along with the coversheet and resume.

*The PA candidate does not have to be certified at the time of hire but needs to be eligible for certification within 12 months and to be eligible for certification at the time of submittal so they have to have a Pathologists assistant degree.

*Candidates must be currently working as a Pathologists Assistant and have decent work history being a Pathologists Assistant.

NAACLS-accredited Pathologists Assistant programs:

Anderson University*

Drexel University

Duke University

Loma Linda University

Old Dominion University

Quinnipiac University

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

Touro University*

Tulane University

University of Alberta

University of Calgary

University of Maryland

University of Texas Medical Branch

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

University of Toledo

University of Toronto

University of Western Ontario

Wayne State University

West Virginia University