Pathologist Assistant
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma University Medical Center

Pathologist Assistant

Location

• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Contract

• 26 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• 8 hours per day

Job Summary

• Under direct supervision, performs gross descriptions of simple or limited specimens.
• Assists during autopsies.
• Prepares frozen section slides.
• May also perform routine histology tasks.

Required Qualifications

• Pathologists' Assistant experience within the last year
• 1 year of experience as a Pathologists' Assistant
• Associate's degree or higher

Key Responsibilities

• Follow authorized technical procedures for patient testing.
• Meet turnaround times for testing and reporting patient results.
• Receive specimens into the laboratory using proper patient identifiers and labeling requirements.
• Conduct calibration and routine maintenance of laboratory instruments and equipment.
• Label tissue cassettes using block control sheets.
• Prepare frozen tissue sections, including labeling, cutting, and staining slides.
• Perform gross descriptions of simple and limited pathology specimens.
• Prepare patients for evisceration for post-anatomical diagnosis during autopsy.
• Work on call for autopsies.
• Photograph specimens for documentation and conference preparation.
• Follow hospital and laboratory safety policies and procedures, including appropriate PPE use.
• Complete annual competency assessment.