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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours:

3:00pm-11:30pm

Shift:

2 - Evening Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

40

Cost Center:

10010 - 3384 ANPA Surgical Patholog

Union:

SHARE (State Healthcare and Research Employees)

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Follows established protocols to perform various procedures and tests, including the most complex for an assigned area. Refers to supervisory or lead staff members for assistance in the performance and interpretation of complex or unusual tests and procedures.
2. Establishes requirements/needs of a working laboratory, acquiring and maintaining par levels of dyes, stains, other solutions, and necessary equipment.  Organizes and maintains the laboratory and chemical supplies in a manner consistent with chemical hygiene, blood pathogen, and other institutional requirements for proper laboratory function and safety.
3. Performs all routine procedures and required quality control; ensures proper and professional accessioning of human tissue specimens, accurate and timely logging of such specimens, and preparation and presentation of same with the technical expertise required for microscopic examination by the surgeon or pathologist. 
4. Prepares human tissue from surgical and diagnostic sources; performs specialized fixation and microscopic examination to determine if the sections have been properly prepared and stained.
5. Cleans, maintains, and calibrates all laboratory equipment involved with surgical procedures to obtain skin specimens; reads and interprets histographic displays (maps) and properly labels specimens.
6. Performs routine maintenance on all instrumentation and attends continuing education sessions as required.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:
1. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
2. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
5. Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
6. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.
All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:
1.    High School Diploma or equivalent. 
2.    Successful completion of an accredited school of Histotechnology program.
3.    ASCP Certification eligible.

Preferred:
1.    Associates degree in a related field.
2.    ASCP certification as a HT, or be HT certified with 60 college credits in biology and chemistry, or HT certified.

    
Experience/Skills:

Required:
1.    1 year of experience in an anatomic pathology laboratory.

Dermatology:

Prepares histopathologic slides for tissue diagnosis utilizing frozen section techniques.  Responsible for the orientation, mapping, thin sectioning, and staining of skin/tissue removed during surgical procedures.  Take photos and prepares operative reports.
Performs laboratory procedures with accuracy and precision, and reports and keeps a database of test results.

Anatomic Pathology:
Prepares histopathologic slides for microscopic examination utilizing microtomy techniques. Responsi