About the role
As a research and teaching hospital, we offer the best in pediatric medicine. Our network features over 590+ physicians and specialists providing high-quality care in more than 50 pediatric medical and surgical sub-specialties.
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What Awaits You?
- Career growth and development
- Tuition Assistance
- Diverse and collaborative working environment
- Affordable and comprehensive benefits package
Work Hours: Full Time/Day Shift- 8 am- 4:30 pm Monday-Friday
Work Location: Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL
JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for providing direct patient care: performs gross examination and dissection of tissue specimens, including complex resections. May rotate to gross at other system hospitals as appropriate. Performs specimen photography and radiography. Performs frozen sectioning as permitted by state law. Participates in development and revision of departmental policies and procedures. Participates in design, testing, and implementation of LIS updates. Drives optimization of voice dictation and/or gross description entry into LIS. Provides support for maintenance of laboratory accreditation.
JOB FUNCTIONS
- Performs gross examination and dissection of tissue specimens, including complex resections, under the direction of a pathologist
- Selects and submits tissue for microscopic study
- Summarizes gross anatomic findings
- Performs specimen photography and radiology as needed
- Performs frozen sections as permitted by state law
- Ensures adequate supplies and maintenance of laboratory as needed.
- Participates in development and revision of departmental policies and procedures.
- Provides support for maintenance of laboratory accreditation.
- Participates in design, testing, and implementation of LIS updates.
- May perform autopsies and provide preliminary findings
Qualifications
- Master's Degree from a Pathologists' Assistant program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) (Required)
- Minimum 5 Years of Experience as a Pathologists' Assistant (Required)
- Navigate rapidly changing situations, from evolving patient needs to technological advancements, by remaining flexible, committed to continuous learning, and embracing new challenges, in addition to quickly recovering from setbacks.
- Well-developed communication and organizational skills required, with the ability to problem-solve and facilitate change effectively.
- Assists clinical staff and department or unit management in determining methods and procedures for new tasks.
- Responsible for accurately and responsively performing varied and complex clinical tasks.
- Strong attention to detail and self-directed to consistently ensure data integrity and accuracy.
- Uphold ethical principles by maintaining confidentiality, ensuring informed consent, and making decisions that prioritize the well-being of both patients and staff.
- Works seamlessly within diverse teams, bringing together professionals from various disciplines to provide patient-centered care and achieve collective goals.
- Ensures adherence to all healthcare policies and procedures.
- Makes decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation; may make recommendations for solving problems of moderate-high complexity and importance.
- Addresses problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge, and skills based on general precedents.
- Comprehensive knowledge; advanced level of clinical skills and critical thinking.
- Works on assignments of large scope, impact, and/or importance.
- Executes tasks with attention to cost-efficiency and high productivity.
- PA-Pathologist's Assistant 10000064 Upon Hire (Required)
Salary Range: Minimum 44.86/hour - Maximum 71.77/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.
The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.
We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.
Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.