Pathologist's Assistant - MCU, MCNL, and MCD

The Department of Pathology is seeking a Specialized Care Coordinator (working title: Pathologists’ Assistant) to act as a primary provider of laboratory services in the designated service areas requiring specialized knowledge, practice, expertise and high visibility and interaction.

To serve as a practitioner, educator/role model for fellows, residents, externs, and staff members. It is the role of the Pathologists’ Assistant to continuously interact and consult with the Laboratory Medical Director, Surgical Pathology Lab Supervisor, Assistant Lab Manager and designee.

The area of specialized knowledge includes describing, dissecting, and submitting samples of human surgical specimens and, as directed, to assume other responsibilities including administrating, supervising and teaching. Tasks are performed at multiple UI Health Care Surgical Pathology locations (MCU, MCNL, and MCD). This position is 100%25 time, Monday – Friday, first shift.

Duties to Include

• Maintains specimen identification integrity.
• Performs gross examination and dictation of surgical specimens.
• Performs intraoperative consultations including frozen section microtomy and staining, touch preparation, and open and return consultation.
• Assists in the organization and coordination of the operations in Surgical Pathology at the direction of the pathologist(s), Surgical Pathology Lab Supervisor, Assistant Lab Manager or designee.
• Collects tissue for tumor bank or research labs.

For a full job description, please send an e-mail to the contact listed below.

The Department of Pathology is part of UI Health Care, a comprehensive health sciences center that serves Iowa and the region, as well as patients referred from the United States and overseas. The Clinical Laboratories are well recognized for providing outstanding and comprehensive care to the patients we serve. The breadth and depth of services provided are amongst the best in the country. The educational programs that the department participates in includes medical students, clinical laboratory scientists as well as biomedical scientists. To learn more: medicine.uiowa.edu

Required Qualifications

Requires a Master’s degree from a NAACLS accredited Pathologists’ Assistant program, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Must be ASCP certified or eligible for certification within one year of employment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective strategies for working with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

Desirable Qualifications

• Desire demonstrated proficiency in teaching, communication and working well with others.
• Desire experience working in an academic health center.

Position and Application Details

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:

Resume

Cover Letter

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

For additional questions, please contact Brenda Carey at brenda-carey@uiowa.edu.

Applicant Resource Center –

Need help submitting an application or accepting an offer? Support is available! Our Applicant Resource Center is now open in the Fountain Lobby at the Main Hospital.

Hours: Monday 8:00am – 10:00am

• Tuesday 8:00am – 10:00am
• Wednesday 8:00am – 1:00pm
• Thursday 8:00am – 10:00am
• Friday 12:30pm – 5:00pm

And by Appointment

Contact TAHealthCareSupport@healthcare.uiowa.edu to schedule a time to visit.