Pathology Assistant

**Req ID**:148993**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Western** **Zone, **Valley Regional Hospital**
**Department**:PLM Pathology AVH**
**Type of Employment**:Temporary** **Hourly FT long-assignment** **(**100%** **FTE) x **1** **position(s)**
**Status: CUPE** **Healthcare** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:2-Feb-23**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
The Pathology Assistant performs the initial handling, dissection and gross examination of surgical and autopsy tissue; dictating and documenting findings, as well as directing, selecting and submitting appropriate tissue for pathological diagnosis. Pathologist Assistants are allied health professionals and are able to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of anatomy, physiology, histology and basic pathology.

Pathologist Assistants increase the efficiency of the surgical and autopsy pathology service to allow the pathologists more time to concentrate on microscopic diagnoses. The Pathology Assistant may be required to perform the autopsy prosection itself; procuring appropriate tissues and organs, dissecting tissues and submitting the required tissue for pathological diagnosis.

**About You**:

- Graduate of an approved MSc Pathologist Assistant program or CAP certification preferred; or a graduate of an approved Medical Laboratory Technology program with a minimum of four years progressive experience in a Pathology Laboratory
- Preference will be given to technologists with formal or hands-on training and experience in grossing procedures
- Must be eligible for licensure with NSCMLT and certification with CSMLS
- Experience with Meditech preferred
- Previous background in anatomy, physiology, histology, pathology and medical terminology
- Must have demonstrated customer service skills; leadership skills; excellent organization and technical skills; as well as good decision-making skills
- Ability to work both independently/unsupervised and in a team oriented environment
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

**Hours**:

- Long Assignment, Full-Time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
- Beginning as soon as possible for approximately 16 months

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$33.73 - 40.94 hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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