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Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

**Location:** Plainsboro, NJ

**Hours:** FT Day Shift - 7 am - 3:30 pm (Mon -Fri) -

This position is temporarily open due to an employee maternity leave. Open to hire from now until December 2025.

B **enefits You’ll Receive at PMPH/Penn Medicine:**

+ Medical, Dental, Vision, RX coverage plan options that best fit your personal & family needs

+ Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts (FSA/HAS) to save pre-tax dollars

+ 403b Retirement Savings: Our employer contribution begins on Day 1 of your employment

+ Generous Paid Time Off benefits that give you the work-life balance today’s world needs

+ Prepaid tuition assistance is available to benefit-eligible employees for approved courses of study after completing six months of employment.

Summary:

+ Provides skilled gross description, dissection and dictation by voice recognition of surgical pathology specimens. Responsible for the maintenance of surgical pathology protocols, equipment, and supplies. Assists in performance improvement initiatives related to anatomic pathology.

Responsibilities:

+ Perform gross examination, dissection and dictation by voice-recognition of all surgical pathology specimens.

+ Maintains working knowledge of all gross room equipment and monitors the associated QA/QC/PM and troubleshooting as assigned by the Anatomic Pathology Supervisor.

+ Manages time efficiently so as to complete essential duties within departmental time constraints.

+ Assesses surgical specimens individually to determine optimal processing requirements including fixation and decalcification.

+ Is capable of communicating effectively with all laboratory colleagues, house-wide staff, physicians, outreach facilities and offices, and reference laboratories with a high level of professionalism.

+ Maintains compliance with hosssurance, safety, environmental, infection control, and complies with requirements of accreditation and regulatory agencipital, laboratory and pathology policies and procedures, including quality aes.

Credentials:

+ American Society for Clinical Pathology (Required)

Education:

+ Education Must be qualified to perform High Complexity Testing according to CLIAA.

+ **Must be ASCP certified Completion of an Accredited Masters Degree Program for Pathologist Assistants is desirable.**

Related Work Experience:

+ Minimum 2 years experience as a pathologist assistant desired. **Must have grossing experience.**

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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