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SalaryUniversity of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians) is a non-profit organization seeking driven individuals in both clinical and non-clinical areas to help transform health and medicine. Headquartered in Minneapolis, our organization employs more than 1,200 physicians, 300 advanced practice providers and 2,200 health professionals and staff throughout Minnesota and beyond.
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M Physicians is seeking a Pathologist Assistant to join our practice in Minneapolis, MN. New graduates are welcome to apply!
Practice Details:
- Helps support 22 Pathologists and 5 additional PAs with
- 45,000 to 50,000 specimens annually
- ~100 autopsies annually
- Rotates through three sites operated by the University of Minnesota Medical Center
- Position is for a day shift with weekend and holiday call (equitably shared between the PA group on a rotation schedule)
Income Details:
- Market competitive salary guarantee
- Comprehensive benefits package: generous time off, annual CME allowance, retirement contributions, & more.
Required Qualifications:
- Completion of NACCLS accredited Pathologist’s Assistant Training Program or equivalent medical technology education and training.
- Must be ASCP certified as a Pathologists' Assistant or eligible to certify or MD or MD equivalent with at least 2 years pathology experience.
- Experience in grossing specimens and assisting with or performing autopsies.
- Ability to effectively demonstrate skills and train medical students, medical residents and related personnel.
- Good written and spoken communication skills.
- Good technical skills and attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications:
- BS in Biochemical Sciences and completion of a (NAACLS) National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences accredited Pathologists’ Assistant training program.
- 2-5 years of experience in grossing specimens and assisting with or performing autopsies.
Job Duties:
1. Performs Surgical Pathology Analysis
- Prepares, dissects and dictates a wide variety of hospital based surgical pathology specimens (biopsies to complex, multi-organ resections)
- Performs anatomic gross analysis of surgical specimens
- Gross specimens under the supervision of staff pathologists
- Photographs specimens
- Works in conjunction with the OR staff, surgical pathology and histology lab to ensure samples are received and accurately processed in a timely manner.
2. Teaches Surgical Pathology Techniques
- Provides technical training to rotating residents, PA students and medical students
- Prepares and presents related educational programs to medical and technical staff.
- Instructs rotating Pathology Residents, PA students and Medical Students in evisceration and dissection techniques, and in the preparation of the autopsy protocol.
3. Assists in Performing Autopsies
- Performs autopsies under the supervision of the staff Pathologist, which includes summarizing the body’s clinical history
- Prosects organ blocks with evisceration
- Dissects organ block and obtains sections for histological examination and photography
4. Assists Pathologist and Residents with Autopsy Reports
- Assists in the final preparation of the autopsy report as directed.
- Assists in preparing the provisional anatomic diagnosis
- Assists in clinical history and autopsy protocol
5. Prepares Tissue Specimens for special studies, teaching and/or research.
- Obtain specific tissue specimens
6. Performs adequacy assessment on medical kidney biopsies
- Through the aid of a dissecting microscope assess the location of a kidney biopsy
- Communicate adequacy of the biopsy to the clinical team
- Appropriately separate kidney cores for additional studies
7. Assists in developing or updating new policies and procedures
- Assists with other administrative duties as directed by the Pathologist Assistant Supervisor .
8. Involvement in special studies, teaching and/or research
- Attends national conferences
- Must publish a paper, present a poster or give a lecture to attend the Fall American Association of Pathologists’ Assistant (AAPA) conference
9. Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level of population served. (as applicable)
- Communicates in a respectful manner.
- Ensures a safe, secure environment.
- Partners with patient/care-giver/management in care/decision making.
- Individualizes care/service plan to meet patient/customer needs.
- Modifies interventions/service based on population served.
- Provides patient/employee education based on assessment of learning needs of learner.
10. Performs other duties including Performance Goals developed by manager and employee and reported in the employee’s Performance Review as part of UMPhysicians’ Performance Management tools
- Maintains core/universal competencies and completes any new required learnings.
- Demonstrates all critical competencies and new required learnings.
M Health and Clinical Partnerships:
M Physicians providers practice at affiliated locations under the University of Minnesota Health (M Health) shared care delivery system. M Health represents a collaboration between M Physicians, University of Minnesota Medical Center and Fairview Health Services to create a nationally renowned academic health system that combines academic and community resources to provide the very best clinical care to patients and communities, while also supporting research and education across the joint healthcare delivery system.
Community Information:
M Physicians is based in the beautiful Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, ranked as the #6 best place to live in America by U.S. News & World Report in 2019. For more information about the vibrant culture, community, and recreation that Minneapolis-St. Paul has to offer, please click on the links below.
Greater Minneapolis – St. Paul Metropolitan Area
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Minnesota Department of Education
University of Minnesota Medical Center
is the flagship location for University of Minnesota Health, and is comprised of two hospitals and dozens of adult specialty clinics on both the East and West banks of the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis. This location offers the widest range of hospital and clinical services provided through University of Minnesota Health. Complete services range from primary care, emergency care and the delivery of thousands of babies each year, to care of patients with the most complex conditions. Areas of specialization include solid organ and blood and marrow transplantation, heart disease and cancer.M Physicians offers competitive salary and excellent benefits and provides you with the opportunity to enhance your career in the exciting field of health care through rewarding and challenging assignments and the opportunities for advancement.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
