Pathologist Assistant Certified

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Job Summary: Provides patient-focused care through the examination of surgical specimens and timely completion of surgical case reports independently. Responsible for the accurate performance of gross dissection to support microscopic diagnosis and other duties in a manner that complies with all approved protocols.

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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.

Technical Capabilities:

• Training & Development (Fundamental Awareness):
  Has demonstrated an understanding of the basic characteristics and needs of effective delivery.
• Mentoring & Coaching (Novice):
  Constructively trains and mentors others by providing positive direction and feedback.
• Pathology (Novice):
  Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate pathology in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Quality Assurance (Novice):
  Has provided continuous analysis and evaluation of assignment work processes, constantly striving for improvement.

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Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.

Core Accountabilities: Organizational Impact:
Independently delivers on objectives with understanding of how they impact the results of own area/team and other related teams.

Core Capabilities:

• Supporting Colleagues:
  Develops Self and Others:
  Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas.
• Delivering Excellent Services:
  Serves Others with Compassion:
  Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
• Ensuring High Quality:
  Performs Excellent Work:
  Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.

Position

Qualifications:

• Relevant Work Experience
• Less than 1 year of experience
• Master's degree

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.