Pathologist Assistant
City of Hope
Zion, IL
Job posting number: #7258561 (Ref:JR-13871)
Posted: June 27, 2024
Salary / Pay Rate: $36.71 - $60.46 / hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Pathologist Assistant
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
The successful candidate:
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:00am - 4:30pm
Functions as an assistant to Anatomic Pathologists by performing the examination, dissection, and processing of tissues based on the nature and extent of the pathological process.
Performs biorepository functions to include patient consenting, specimen processing for biobanking/distribution, management of database, etc.
Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state, accrediting, and other regulatory agencies. Performs other duties as assigned by the department Director.
Requirements
Master’s degree in Pathologists’ Assistant (PA) program.
Minimum of one-year experience working as a PA in a laboratory setting.
Certification: ASCP certification is preferred.
Other attributes: Professional demeanor, effective collaboration and communication skills ensuring teamwork with co-workers, nursing staff, and physicians.
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, please click here.
To learn more about our comprehensive benefits, click here:Benefits Information
Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $36.71 - $60.46 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
