Surgical Pathology Prep Assistant | Full-Time | Varies

Job description

Overview
Location: UF Health Shands Hospital
1600 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32608
Schedule: Variable
Employment Type: Full-Time
Join UF Health and be part of a team committed to exceptional patient care, innovation, and community impact. We are currently seeking a passionate individual who is eager to make a difference in a dynamic healthcare environment.
This position serves as a laboratory assistant whose duties include correctly accessioning and setting up gross specimens, assist with labeling of cases, making blocks for grossing, reconciling cases after grossing, recording blocks and preparing blocks for transport to the histology laboratory, maintaining chemical and biohazard elements, keeping supply inventory and ordering, recording equipment temperatures, and discarding tissue. This position is required to handle tissues, blood and/or other body fluids. This position works with hazardous and biohazardous substances, displeasing odors and materials, as well as hazardous chemicals such as xylene and formaldehyde.
Responsibilities
• Receive, accession, and correlate paperwork with specimens received.
• Assists with administrative tasks as needed such as computer assistance with manuals, SDS, cost analysis and chemical inventory.
• Disposes of tissue from completed surgical specimens.
• Chemical hygiene program maintenance

Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
• Associate's degree in an appropriate area; Or
• high school diploma or equivalent and two years of related experience.
• Appropriate college course work or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

Licensure/Certification/Registration: NA
Motor Vehicle Operator Designation: Will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
• Associate's degree in an appropriate area; Or
• high school diploma or equivalent and two years of related experience.
• Appropriate college course work or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

Licensure/Certification/Registration: NA
Motor Vehicle Operator Designation: Will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose