Local Contract Pathology Assistant [Urgent Search] Position Available In Bergen, New Jersey

Job Description:

Job Description Equiliem is seeking a local contract PathologyAssistant for a local contract job in Hackensack, New Jersey. JobDescription & Requirements

• Specialty:

  Pathology Assistant

• Discipline:

  Allied Health Professional

• Start Date:

  07/14/2025

• Duration:

  13 weeks

• 40 hours per week

• Shift:

  8 hours, days

•

Employment Type:

Local Contract Pathology Assistant Opportunity inHackensack, NJ 13 week local contract starting 7/14

Job Summary:

The Pathologists’ Assistant is primarily responsible for assistingthe pathologist with surgical specimens and other related duties

• Assists, under the supervision of the pathologist, in selection,preparation, and dissection of surgical tissue sections for routinemicroscopic examination, immunofluorescence, electron microscopy,and other studies where specified.
• Assists in photography andgross description of surgical specimens.
• Ensures accuracy ofsurgical specimen patient information as well as accurate grossdescriptions.
• Assists in the selection and preparation of tissuesections for intraoperative consultations (frozen section),including embedding tissue, cutting tissue on a cryostat, andstaining of tissue slides.
• Procures fresh tissue samples forBiorepository tissue banking, ancillary studies such ascytogenetics, flow cytometry, and/or snap freezing for boththerapeutic and research purposes.
• Utilizes the Faxitron to obtainx-ray images and sends them to the PACS system.
• Performs propermaintenance of equipment, adequate supplies, and cleanliness neededin the performance of gross anatomic dissection.
• Assists thepathologist in preparing materials for both intra
• andinterdepartmental teaching exercises.
• Performs all computer systemfunctions necessary to achieve timely reporting of results
• Assists support staff and/or pathology residents with, as directedby a pathologist, the performance of a post-mortem examinationincluding photography, external examination, situ inspection,evisceration, dissection, recording of data, and any other relatedtask if needed.
• Lifts a minimum of 30 lbs. and stands a minimum of5 hours a day.
• Adheres to and meets both position-specific yearlycompetency assessments and the standards identified in the MedicalCenter’s Organizational Competencies.
• Other duties and/or projectsas assigned.

Schedule Notes:

M-F Flexible on day shift hours Noweekends, No holidays, No On Call.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

Required Skills & Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience.

Education Requirement:

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree froma NAACLS accredited institution as a pathologists’ assistant withtraining that must include both didactic lectures and on-siteclinical training in anatomic pathology, specifically surgical andautopsy pathology.
• Bachelor degree must be in Health Sciences orother biological discipline.