Posted
1 weeks ago
Location
Silver Spring, Maryland
Job Type
Full-time
Posted 1 weeks ago
Job Description
Anatomic Pathology Specialist needed to prepare and process surgical specimens and slides, supporting a clinical laboratory environment.
The Anatomic Pathology Specialist performs essential tasks within a clinical laboratory, focusing on the preparation and analysis of anatomical specimens.
**Responsibilities:**
* Work within a clinical laboratory environment.
* Assist in developing and revising Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
* Ink gross surgical specimens for clear identification.
* Dissect and submit representative sections of specimens.
* Prepare slides by processing tissue blocks, embedding tissue, cutting, staining, and coverslipping.
**Qualifications:**
* **Education:**
* Bachelor's or graduate degree in a medical, health, or allied science field.
* OR Master's or equivalent graduate degree in Pathology, Biology, Anatomy, Chemistry, or a related science field.
* **Experience:**
* One year of specialized experience in a clinical laboratory environment, including SOP development, gross specimen handling (inking, dissecting), and tissue preparation (processing, embedding, cutting, staining, coverslipping).
* OR a combination of qualifying education and experience.
* **Preferred:** ASCP Certification.
About Defense Health Agency

Industry
Healthcare
Company Size
Founded
2013
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