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Job ID: 241036
Category: Medical Laboratory/Pathology
Work Type: FT
Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States
Work Schedule: Fulltime, Day Shift, Onsite
Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.Entity: Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania (CPUP)
Department: Path O AP HUP
Location: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania- 3400 Spruce St
Hours: Fulltime, Onsite, Day Shift (per department needs)
Summary: The coordinator supports the anatomic pathology lab operations by expediting the process of requesting the transfer of pathology slides and tissue blocks from/to outside hospitals, handling requests to send tissue material to outside labs for testing and sending pathology slides to other pathology departments for consultation at the request of pathologists. Additionally, by serving as the interface between the pathology division and patients/other hospitals, the coordinator fullfils requests for retrieving current and archival pathology materials, initiates and documents the quality control review and ships the material as required. In addition, the coordinator handles incoming requests for: clinical trials, biomarker studies, private consultations, outreach services and the international digital pathology consultations and manages the patient registration process accordingly. The coordinator handles the prompt and accurate delivery of slides from the off-site lab to the trainees and pathologists and transfers cases to other Penn Medicine pathology departments on demand. The coordinator manages the incoming fine needle aspiration (FNA) phone line and dispatches FNA teams promptly to minimize delay, manages organizing and filing of the completed surgical pathology and cytopathology slides and assists the chief of services with some quality control tasks. Coordinator prepares cases for various weekly tumor boards and special projects. Perform slide scanning to digitize pathology slides for online transmission and storage.
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