Pathologists’ Assistant – Vanderbilt Laboratory Services - Day Shift Tuesday through Saturday

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:  Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization:

Gross Room

Job Summary:

Due to our continued expansion with the Laboratory Transformation Project, Vanderbilt Laboratory Services is seeking to hire a Pathologists’ Assistant (PA), whom will report to the Team Leader of the Anatomic diagnostic Gross Room Pathology lab, and whom will have responsibilities for providing patient-focused care through the examination of surgical specimens and timely completion of surgical case reports, independently. The Pathology Assistant is responsible for the accurate execution of gross dissection to support microscopic diagnosis and other duties in a manner that complies with all approved protocols. This role requires the ability to deploy utilization of critical thinking and problem solving skills to assure accurate and reliable clinical outcomes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Performs examination, gross dissection, and documentation of surgical specimens, under supervision of pathologist.
Actively participates in compliance and quality management activities on a daily basis and special projects as indicated.
Assists with special tissue processing (tissue in special fixatives, tissue culture media, selection for culture.
The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Position Shift:
VUMC Diagnostic Anatomic Gross Room Pathology lab, located at MetroCenter in Nashville, Tennessee, Full-Time, Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm CST, Rotating Saturdays (half day) - once every 7th Saturday

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This position is on day shift, Tuesday through Saturday.

Unit/Department Summary

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has been rated the #1 Hospital in Nashville and the state of Tennessee by the US News & World Report. VUMC’s Diagnostic Laboratories are undergoing an exciting time of change, including a planned expansion to a new state-of-the-art 110,000 sq ft laboratory. This, along with an established Professional Advancement Ladder (PAL), provides additional opportunities for growth within our system. VUMC is an academic medicine environment, providing team members frequent interaction with clinical teams and exposure to complex and novel infectious cases.

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity — of culture, thinking, learning, and leading — is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

VUMC Recent Accomplishments

Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education, and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:

·      US News & World Report: #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 2