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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday, Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)

Scheduled Hours:

7:00 am - 3:30 pm, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Shift:

4 - Mixed Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

0

Cost Center:

10010 - 3150 ANPA Path Assistants

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

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At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Responsible for receiving and accessioning anatomic pathology specimens and performing other routine technical procedures and general laboratory maintenance. Responsible for performance of hospital autopsies and daily morgue maintenance.

Major Responsibilities:

Receives specimens from couriers, read manifests to verify appropriate count.  Goes to O.R. or certain clinics if deemed necessary to pick up specimens.Logs and assigns accession numbers to specimens and requisitions that are received.  Print tissue cassettes for each specimen received.Fill out a log for which specimens are received and how many cassettes are made.Triages specimens to "large side" and "small side" accordingly.Answer telephone and troubleshoot registration, specimen and labeling problems.Disposes biohazardous waste materials, maintains chemical waste storage areas.Puts specimens away each morning in a clean organized fashion.Assists Pathologists'/Residents in finding stored specimens.Maintain temperature charts for cold room, refrigerators and freezers.Stocks, cleans and maintains grossing stations, and frozen section areas.  Changes stains regularly. Cleans and weekly defrosts cryostats.Monitors inventory levels, orders, purchases and stores equipment and supplies in a neat and orderly manner.Performs autopsy functions including transfer of decedent to autopsy suite, eviseration of organs, and preparing body for transfer to funeral home.Works closely with Patient Registration in coordination and review of autopsy consent.Coordinates autopsy performance with pathology residents.Cleans and maintains autopsy suite, morgue and equipment.Rotating weekend and holiday on call.Responsible for inventory and organization of the pathology departments teaching specimens.Sets up and disassembles teaching conferences at UMass Medical School for pathology faculty.Performs weekly morgue inspection for Decedent Affairs Coordinator. 

 
Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:
Required:

High school graduate

Preferred:

1 year of undergraduate course work in the biological, forensic sciences, mortuary science, or other medical certification program.

Experience/Skills:
Required:

3 years’ experience in a laboratory or related discipline; or a combination of relevant course work and work experience.Basic knowledge of human anatomy and medical terminology.Ability to lift/move bodies with assistance of mechanical lift.Basic computer skills.Strong communication skills.

Preferred:

Experience in a hospital pathology lab, morgue or funeral home.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.