Grossing Technician

Schedule :
7-On/7-Off B week
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Training Schedule :
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Department:
Huntsman Clinical Lab - 435

Primary Purpose :

Provides services of both a technical and non-technical nature in the laboratory service areas. Duties include the examination, gross dictation and dissection of surgical pathology specimens, preparation of tissue for frozen section diagnosis, providing direct assistance to staff and residents in the performance of postmortem examinations, performance and documentation of quality control activities and selected equipment maintenance, data handling and input, and answering the telephone.

May assist in patient facing biopsy services Ensures that procedures and methods are performed according to section protocol. Performs a variety of support functions to ensure timely completion of pathology services.

This position will primarily be responsible for assisting with Bone Marrow collections at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital.

About ARUP :

ARUP Laboratories is a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and an enterprise of the University of Utah and its Department of Pathology. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

ARUP proudly hires top talent to create a work environment of diversity, professional growth and continuous development. Our workforce is committed to the important service we provide to over one million patients each month. We always strive for excellence and have a strong desire to have involvement with the advances in medicine and the role laboratory services plays within each patient’s life.

We never forget that there is a patient behind every specimen we receive.

We are looking for individuals who want to contribute to ARUP's culture of accountability, integrity, service, and excellence. Consider joining our dynamic team.

Essential Functions :

Understands appropriate specimen collection, handling, and transport procedures. Prepares specimens for analysis and determines acceptability of samples within established guidelines. Has thorough knowledge of specimen acceptance/rejection policies for section.

Triage and accessioning surgical specimens in accordance with established procedures.

Masters all Laboratory Information System (LIS) functions utilized by the section.

Prepares gross description and dissection of surgical specimens including:

Assuring appropriate accessioning of surgical specimens.

Obtaining clinical history.

Describing and dictating gross anatomic features.

Dissecting surgical specimens.

Preparing tissue for histologic processing.

Performing necessary special procedures to prepare specimen (decal, inking).

Photographing all pertinent gross specimens or as requested.

Assessing and assigning appropriate specimen codes.

Grossing authorized specimen types only (See GR-JA-2012A: Surgical Specimen Authorization List).

Prepares frozen sections at the authorized level.

Prepares all cut specimens for histologic submission in accordance with established procedures:

Submitting all cassettes labeled appropriately.

Submitted with all required paperwork and/or logs.

Submitted in a timely manner to ensure proper processing to achieve high quality specimen for embedding, cutting, and staining.

Maintains the Gross Dissection Lab:

Ensures a clean, well-organized work area. Cleans bench surfaces, cutting stations, and equipment as required and documents.

Performs required daily cleaning and maintenance for the Cryostat in accordance with established procedure and appropriate documentation.

Performs daily stain maintenance in accordance with established procedure and appropriate documentation.

Ensures adequate supplies to complete the daily-required tasks.

May assist with biopsy collection services:

Performs glomerular assessments on kidney collection

Assesses for presence of spicules to indicate the quality of the bone marrow aspirate. May prepare bone marrow aspirate smears, peripheral whole blood smears, and touch prep slides with the bone marrow core biopsy specimen.

Assists pathology residents and staff pathologists with comprehensive autopsy procedures (pre, during and post) at UUHSC.

Prepares for autopsy by receiving the body, obtaining necessary…