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Description Summary: Maintains the integrity of all surgical specimens to aid in the Pathologist's diagnosis of disease. Responsibilities: * Accurately registers & accessions specimens, verifies patient ID, physician demographics and clinical information pertinent history to ensure accurate information for testing & billing. * Processes specimens in compliance with all applicable procedures & protocols observing all safety & OSHA standards. * Performs daily section set up to ensure each area is operational & that all areas are clean & in working order including but not limited to accessioning, main lab, grossing rooms, frozen room and waste room. * Precise quality control is documented for multiple areas of the laboratory. * Communicates with physicians' offices & clinics, handling requests for information. * Performs clerical tasks as needed including computer data entry, faxing reports, answering phones, & filing slides and/or blocks & requisitions accurately. * Maintains inventory of supplies, placing orders when needed to ensure uninterrupted workflow & avoiding costly rush orders. Communicates to the supervisor any orders not received. * Puts away supplies as they are received and documents as required. * Distributes slides to the appropriate pathologist or department. * Achieves the organizations established expectations regarding quality of service, teamwork, customer service, safety, education, & staff development. * Cleans excess paraffin from embedded blocks and puts them in order. * Verifies that cases are complete, tracks, and sends to appropriate pathologist or facility. * Stainer, changing, operating, monitoring and cleaning. * Melting blocks to prepare for microtomy. * Maintains and models the organization's values * Performs duties as required. * Has predictable and reliable attendance Education: HS GRAD/EQUIVALENT Other Information: * Requires a minimum formal education of High School Diploma * Associate's Degree preferred. Working Conditions: Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity Occupational: Some occupational risk Physical Effort: Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc. Company: Danbury Hospital Org Unit: 132 Department: Pathology Anatomic Exempt: No Salary Range: $17.00 - $31.36 Hourly Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity). Share: Share with Email Share on Twittershare to twitter Share on Facebookshare to facebook Share on LinkedInshare to linkedin