Surgical Pathology Assistant - Banner Gateway at Sonora Quest Gilbert,AZ Job Gilbert area,Arizona USA,Healthcare

Position: Surgical Pathology Assistant I - Banner Gateway at Sonora Quest Gilbert, AZ

Surgical Pathology Assistant I - Banner Gateway job at Sonora Quest, Gilbert, AZ

Primary City/State: Gilbert, Arizona
Department Name: Surgical Pathology-Gateway
Work Shift: Day
Job Category: Lab
Base Pay: $20.25 per hour

Position Summary

This position involves receiving and triaging tissue and cytology specimens, supporting frozen sections, bone marrows, fine needle aspirations, autopsies, and various procedures. It requires clerical support, equipment maintenance, and collaboration with pathologists and associated staff.

Core Functions

Receives, accession, and labels specimens and paperwork, ensuring proper identification and specimen integrity. Documents issues using proper protocol, performs computer and clerical functions for all surgical and cytology specimens, assists pathologists with set‑up functions, prints cassettes, and prepares containers for shipment with accompanying paperwork and routing slip.

Assists with frozen sections by operating a cryostat with correct settings, temperatures, alignments, and knife angles for optimum sectioning; accession, processes, cuts, and stains fresh samples for diagnosis; calls the appropriate physicians for results; stamps and records all specimens for turnaround time; transfers tissue to the corresponding cassette and places it in formalin; handles frozen section permanent specimens per protocol.

Assists with autopsies by ensuring all required supplies (including restocking) are available in the morgue; reviews paperwork and documentation, ensuring it is properly completed before autopsy; accession autopsy cases and prepares cassettes and containers.

Assists with procedures (fine‑needle aspirations, bone marrow, following site procedures) using required accessioning, labeling, and preparation for transport skills.

Provides clerical assistance, triaging phone calls to the correct pathologist or staff, troubleshoots and documents all specimen‑related problems in the Surgical Pathology procedures.

Maintains equipment, staining protocols, slide and block filing systems, retained tissue specimens, and related materials removed in surgery; regularly fills out maintenance sheets as directed.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 6 months of previous medical laboratory experience in specimen handling.
Good communication, comprehension, and typing skills.
Significant understanding and knowledge of common concepts, practices, and procedures within the Pathology field.
Experience demonstrating increasing responsibility in personnel interaction and organizational skills.
Strong oral/written communication, analytical/strategic skills, ability to use Word and Excel, and ability to prioritize and multitask.

Preferred Qualifications

Additional related education and/or experience.
Associate of Arts degree.

EEO Statement

Banner Health is an equal opportunity employer. EEO/Disabled/Veterans, EOE/Female/Minority/Disability/Veterans. The organization supports a drug‑free work environment.

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Surgical Pathology Assistant - Banner Gateway at Sonora Quest Gilbert, AZ