Pathology Assistant

AHP is looking to hire 2 Pathology Assistants in the LA area. Pay is $109/hour, full time hours.

Pathologists' Assistant
Location: 10833 Le Conte Ave, Room A7-215A, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Duration: 1 year contract (will consider candidates interested in a shorter assignment)
Shift: The hours could be between 9am – 8:30pm, but can be flexible.

Pay rate $109/hour
Required:

- 1+ year experience as Pathologists’ Assistant
- PA(ASCP) certified or eligible for and pass PA(ASCP) within 12 months after hire.
IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PA(ASCP):
1. Education: You must have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
2. Completion of a NAACLS-Accredited PA Program: You must successfully complete a Pathologists’ Assistant program accredited by the NAACLS (National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences). *The list of colleges are at the bottom*
CANDIDATES MUST HAVE THE BELOW QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON THEIR RESUME:
1. Do you have a bachelor's degree in a biological or health sciences field (e.g., biology, biomedical science, etc.)?
2. Have you completed a Pathologists' Assistant educational program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)?
3. What is the name of the Pathologists' Assistant program you completed?
Under the supervision and direction of the Chief of Anatomic Pathology, and/or Director of Operations, Anatomic Pathology, and/or the Clinical Specialist – Supervisor, the Clinical Specialist (Pathologists’ Assistant) provides support to the Anatomic Pathology Department. Responsibilities include description, photographing, and grossing of specimens and assistance with frozen sections. The Pathologists’ Assistant may assist with administrative functions including preparation and administrative maintenance of protocols, procedures, reports, data, and instruments and may perform administrative, budgetary, teaching, and other duties.
REQUIRED: Must be PA(ASCP) certified or eligible for and pass PA(ASCP) within 12 months after hire. PA(ASCP) certified and have the certification attached to the submission along with the coversheet and resume.
*The PA candidate does not have to be certified at the time of hire but needs to be eligible for certification within 12 months and to be eligible for certification at the time of submittal so they have to have a Pathologists’ assistant degree.
*Candidates must be currently working as a Pathologists’ Assistant and have decent work history being a Pathologists’ Assistant.
NAACLS-accredited Pathologists' Assistant programs:
Anderson University*
Drexel University
Duke University
Loma Linda University
Old Dominion University
Quinnipiac University
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Touro University*
Tulane University
University of Alberta
University of Calgary
University of Maryland
University of Texas Medical Branch
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
University of Toledo
University of Toronto
University of Western Ontario
Wayne State University
West Virginia University

Please contact Tracey@ahpstaffing to discuss this position further.Thanks!