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About the Role

Serves as a technical expert in UCSF Surgical Pathology Gross Rooms, providing technical assistance and direction to trainees and pathologists’ assistants (PAs). The primary role is practitioner, educator, and role model for grossing complex cancer specimens and simple benign resections and biopsies. The incumbent determines the need to consult with a pathologist, makes technical grossing decisions, and troubleshoots specimen receiving issues.

Responsibilities

Provides technical assistance and direction to trainees and pathologists’ assistants (PAs).
Grosses complex cancer specimens (pancreas, breast, bladder, uterus, ovary, etc.) as well as simple benign resections and biopsies.
Determines the need to consult with a pathologist.
Makes technical grossing decisions.
Troubleshoots and resolves specimen receiving issues.
Performs general PA technical duties including lab preparation, receiving, accessioning, intraoperative evaluation (cryostat frozen sectioning and staining), gross sectioning, dictation, and photography.
Performs duties efficiently, focusing on quality and quantity.
Works variable schedules and rotates at other work sites as needed.
Provides technical support to the Autopsy Service and Histology Laboratory as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Must have basic knowledge of the full scope of general PA technical duties in the laboratory.
Must have a thorough understanding of what and why sections are essential.

Skills

Technical expertise in UCSF Surgical Pathology Gross Rooms
Specimen grossing
Pathology specimen receiving
Intraoperative evaluation
Cryostat frozen sectioning
Staining
Gross sectioning
Dictation
Photography
Technical support

Location

UCSF

Work Type

Variable schedules
Rotates at other work sites as needed

Salary/Compensations

Salary is dependent on work experience and internal equity.
Placement within the salary range will be guided by the collective bargaining agreement for represented positions.

Benefits

Total compensation information available at https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html

About the Company

UCSF is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care.
UCSF is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences.
UCSF is home to five Nobel laureates.
UCSF fosters a diverse community with a commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity, and excellence (PRIDE values).
UCSF is committed to equity in care delivery and its workforce.
UCSF is committed to building a broadly diverse community and nurturing a welcoming and supportive culture.
UCSF engages diverse ideas for culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.