The Johns Hopkins Hospital is a world renowned leader in patient care, serving the greater Baltimore community and patients from all across the globe.

Our friendly and knowledgeable staff teams provide support throughout our many specialty departments and centers, from primary visits to emergency care.

What Awaits You?

• Career growth and development
• Tuition Assistance
• Diverse and collaborative working environment
• Affordable and comprehensive benefits package

Position Summary:

• With limited supervision of an Attending Pathologist, accessions, performs gross examination of surgical specimens, including dissection, description and tissue sectioning for histological preparation.
• Obtains specimens from the operation rooms and performs appropriate examination including frozen sectioning and reporting gross, specimen photography and radiography.
• Collects and distributes tissue to tumor bank. Responsible for the daily care and maintenance of the grossing room including cryostats and staining setup and cameras.
• Monitors specimen storage and discard. Monitors long-term storage of permanent save specimens and items.
• Monitors the gross room workflow and organizes personnel scheduling. Is responsible for inventory maintenance and conformance with the divisional quality assurance program.
• Assists in the training of new employees and house staff in departmental procedures including safety, specimen photography, specimen dissection, dictation, use of cryostats and staining setup, tissue banking and daily workflow/operations of the gross room.
• Participates in the development and revision, as well as monitoring compliance with laboratory policies and procedures and may be required to participate in other tasks and duties required for the functioning of the laboratory.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

• Graduation from a NAACLS accredited baccalaureate or post baccalaureate Pathologists Assistant Training program and ASCP BOR certified (or ASCP BOR exam eligible) or completion of a Bachelor’s degree with a major or minor or equivalent in any of the biological or allied health sciences and ASCP BOR certified or exam eligible is preferred. (must meet minimum education requirements for high complexity testing per CLIA)

Work Experience

• Work requires a minimum of 5 years' experience as a Pathologist Assistant.
• Certification
• Certification as a Pathologist Assistant, PA (ASCP), is required.

***Effective January 1st 2022, you must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of your vaccination status as part of your new employee pre-boarding. Exceptions to the COVID-19 vaccination requirement may be granted for medical reasons and religious beliefs. Requests for medical exceptions must be submitted at your occupational health screening. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Johns Hopkins Health System remains committed to providing the highest quality care for our patients and our communities.

***Authorization to Work in the United States: Applicants who require sponsorship now or in the future will not be considered for this position.

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Diversity and Inclusion are Johns Hopkins Medicine Core Values. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.