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Certified Pathologists Assistant

Primary Location Panorama City, California Facility Name Panorama City Medical Offices 4 Schedule Full-time Shift Day Salary $133500 - $172700 / year
Job Number 1359578 Date posted 05/23/2025
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Job Summary:

Under the Supervision and Control of a Physician Pathologists, assists in the performance of anatomic pathology practice by:  Preparation and examination of surgical pathology specimens.  Performance of postmortem dissection with written description and preparation of tissue sections. Performance of other procedures related to Pathologists duties. Performance of other technical, supervisory and/or functional direction duties within the scope of practice as directed by the pathologists of Chief Pathologist.

Essential Responsibilities:


  • Perform postmortem examinations and descriptions.

  • Process surgical Pathology specimens including dissection, description and embedding for Pathologists diagnosis.

  • Preparation of fine needle aspiration specimens.

  • Preparation of frozen sections for pathologists interpretation.

  • Quality control and management of equipment and supplies in the surgical Pathology laboratory and autopsy suite.

  • Quality improvement activities and projects for the Pathology Department.

  • Uphold standards of practice, policies and procedures as contained in the Departments Policy and Procedure Manuals in the surgical pathology and Autopsy service.

  • Continued education and skills assessment concurrent with established and new practices and techniques as applicable in surgical and autopsy pathology.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience


  • N/A


Education


  • Bachelor's degree Graduate from a National Accrediting agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) accredited pathologists assistant training program and/or a current Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP).


License, Certification, Registration


  • Pathologist's Assistant Certificate from American Society for Clinical Pathologists


Additional Requirements:


  • Fellowship and/or National Certification of Pathologists Assistants must be maintained as long as one works at this position.

  • Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.


Preferred Qualifications:


  • Previous experience in Pathology Department preferred.

  • Master's Degree

Primary Location: California,Panorama City,Panorama City Medical Offices 4 Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Working Hours Start: 07:00 AM Working Hours End: 03:30 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Onsite Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-SCAL-01|NUE|Non Union Employee Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: Panorama City Med Center - Pathology/Lab-PermLab SysCoord - 0806 Pay Range: $133500 - $172700 / year Travel: No

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

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