Pathologists Assistant, Jewish Hospital

Primary Location:

JHHS - Jewish Hospital - UMC

Address:

200 Abraham Flexner WayLouisville, KY 40202

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with eight hospitals, four medical centers, Brown Cancer Center, Eye Institute, nearly 200 physician practice locations, and more than 1,000 providers in Louisville and the surrounding counties, including southern Indiana. Additional access to UofL Health is provided through a partnership with Carroll County Memorial Hospital.

With more than 13,000 team members - physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists, and other highly-skilled health care professionals, UofL Health is focused on one mission: to transform the health of communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care.

Job Description:

The Pathologists' Assistant (PA) acts as a primary provider of anatomic pathology services requiring specialized knowledge, practice, and expertise. The PA serves as a practitioner, educator/role model for fellows, residents and staff. It is the role of the PA to continuously interact and consult with the CLIA medical director, Anatomic Pathology leadership, faculty and staff. The area of specialized knowledge includes describing, dissecting and submitting samples of human surgical specimens and, as directed, to assume other responsibilities including assistance with frozen section or other procedures, administrating, supervising and teaching. This position may occasionally assist in gross dissection of autopsies and abstract clinical history for autopsies for attending pathologists. The PA will interact with and help instruct residents with grossing. Occasional coverage at various sites staffed by pathologists may be required.

Essential Functions:

• Maintains specimen identification integrity, performs gross examination and dictation of surgical specimens.
• Assists in the organization and coordination of the operations in Surgical Pathology.
• Trains and educates residents and orients staff members.
• Trains any gross-room or morgue staff when necessary.
• Observes all operating guidelines, standards, policies and procedures as outlined by the university, hospital, department, laboratory inspection and accreditation agencies, federal and state government.
• Calibrates, conducts routine maintenance and troubleshoots laboratory/gross-room/morgue instrumentation, assists with maintaining the areas to standards which will meet all accreditation and regulatory requirements.
• Collects tissue for tumor bank or research labs.
• Participates in professional development activities.
• Performs projects and other duties as assigned.

Shift Requirements:

Shift Length (in hours):

# Shifts/Week:

Overtime Required: ☐ Infrequently ☐ Sometimes ☐ Often ☒ n/a (exempt position)

Other Functions:

• Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct.
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned

Additional Job Description:

Education:

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in a Biological Science required. Graduate Level degree or doctorate preferred.

Experience:

• Frozen section and extensive grossing experience required.
• Pathologists' assistant experience required.

Certification

• A certification in a related field of pathology preferred.

Job Competency:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities critical to this role:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Adherence to professional standards of conduct for hospital/patient care environment, including strict adherence to HIPAA rules
• Knowledge of when to consult with attending pathologist for assistance on a given case
• Understanding of medical and pathology terminology and application of knowledge of common pathologic conditions in the handling of specimens
• Working knowledge of College of American Pathologists (CAP) Cancer Case Summary Checklists and basic TNM staging for common cancer resection specimens
• Demonstrated time management skills
• Demonstrated effective communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated proficiency in teaching, communication, and working well with others
• Experience working in an academic health center

Language Ability:

• Must be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats.

Reasoning Ability:

• Able to critically think through complex patient situations, process improvements, evidence-based practice.
• Able to assist others in developing clinical reasoning skills.

Computer Skills:

• Basic computer skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, various dictation and transcription softwares, and Cerner HER.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor always.
• Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times.
• Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines
• Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members
• Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff, and the broader health care community.

UofL Health Core Expectation:

At UofL Health, we expect all our employees to live the values of honesty, integrity and compassion and demonstrate these values in their interactions with others and as they deliver excellent patient care by:

• Honoring and caring for the dignity of all persons in mind, body, and spirit
• Ensuring the highest quality of care for those we serve
• Working together as a team to achieve our goals
• Improving continuously by listening, and asking for and responding to feedback
• Seeking new and better ways to meet the needs of those we serve
• Using our resources wisely
• Understanding how each of our roles contributes to the success of UofL Health