Pathologist Assistant

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Bargaining Unit:
OPSEU
Competition #:
OPS24-064
Job Type:
Full Time
Department:
Histology
Hours of Work:
variable
Date Posted:
January 15, 2025
Job Number:
J1024-0152
Number of Positions:
1
Length of Position:
Permanent
Closing Date:
February 16, 2025


At Bluewater Health, we are committed to fostering a Culture of Kindness and promoting health through partnership. With locations in Sarnia and Petrolia, we are proud to serve approximately 131,000 residents of Sarnia-Lambton. Our dedicated team, consisting of nearly 2,500 staff members, professional staff, and volunteers, works tirelessly to provide specialized acute, complex continuing care, allied health, and ambulatory care services.

Our purpose statement, "Health through partnership, Caring with kindness," is at the heart of everything we do. We believe in treating each other, our patients and families, and our community with compassion and respect. Our corporate health human resources campaign, Building Blue, emphasizes our commitment to growth, innovation, and creating a supportive work environment where every team member can thrive.

The successful applicant will work in compliance with all relevant and applicable legislation and Hospital Policies and Procedures, will practice the Bluewater Health Standards of Performance Excellence and will fulfill their role within the Attendance Support Program parameters. The successful applicant will also possess effective communication and interpersonal skills, will have the ability to work independently and as part of a team, and will have strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Each member of Bluewater Health is called to embrace patient and family-centred care in its fullest form. This includes using techniques and strategies to communicate “I care and I respect you,” providing information in a way patients and families can understand, listening to patients and families to learn what an exemplary healthcare experience means to them, and seeking their perspective throughout their stay and during improvement initiatives.

Qualifications:

-Undergraduate Degree - Bachelor of Science - required
-Graduate of a recognized Pathologist’s Assistant program - required
-Member of the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)- preferred
-Canadian Certification Council of Pathologist's Assistants (CCCPA) - certified or certification eligible

Skill, Ability and Experience:

-Basic proficiency in the use of computers required
-Recent experience as a Pathologist’s Assistant preferred

Principal Duties:

-Assure accurate and appropriate specimen accessioning
-Accurately describe the gross appearance of the specimen and recognize the clinical significance of the appearance
-Dictate the gross description of the specimen and submit relevant tissue blocks for microscopic examination following a standardized grossing template to meet the requirements of cancer care Ontario and CAP guidelines
-Under the direction of Pathologist, participates in the performance of autopsies
-Acts as a coach, mentor, resource and positive role model for new staff and students
-Participates in unit/department and Hospital Quality Improvement initiatives
-Completes continuing education requirements as necessary
-Other related duties as assigned

Successful applicant will be considered a multisite employee
Selection will be made on the basis of skill, ability, experience and qualifications as per Article 21.01 of the OPSEU Collective Agreement

Bluewater Health is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate your needs under the Ontario Human Rights Code. Upon individual request, hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities. If you require any accommodations to fully and fairly participate in the application, interview or selection processes, please contact the Human Resources Department at (519) 464-4400 extension 8391 or humanresources@bluewaterhealth.ca and we will endeavor to provide a suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account your accessibility needs.

We thank you in advance for your interest in Bluewater Health, however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with Bluewater Health policy, offers of employment to prospective employees are conditional upon the successful completion and disclosure of a Police Records/Vulnerable Sector Check.