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Certified Pathologist Assistant

Primary Location San Marcos, California Facility Name San Marcos Hospital Schedule Full-time Shift Variable Salary $133500 - $172700 / year

Job Number 1391359 Date Posted 11/04/2025

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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

Education

Bachelors 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 Pathology

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.
Masters Degree

Primary Location: California,San Marcos,San Marcos Hospital Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Variable Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Working Hours Start: 08:30 AM Working Hours End: 05:00 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: SAN MARCOS MEDICAL CENTER - Pathology/Lab-Histology - 0806 Pay Range: $133500 - $172700 / year Kaiser Permanente is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not include the value of our total rewards package. Actual pay determined at offer will be based on years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills and geographic location along with a review of current employees in similar roles to ensure that pay equity is achieved and maintained across Kaiser Permanente. Travel: Yes, 20 % of the Time On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. 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.

For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.

Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.

Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.

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