Graduate Pathologist Assistant

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

The Graduate Pathologist Assistant provides technical support in anatomical pathology, performing specialized clinical laboratory procedures and gross dissection duties under the direction of an attending physician. Supports specimen management, resident training, research activities, and quality assurance within the pathology service.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary:

Provides technical assistance in the areas of anatomical pathology through application and instruction under the direction of a primary care physician.

Position Key Accountabilities:

1. Responsible for clinical laboratory procedures which require experience and specialized training which would otherwise be performed by a physician.
2. Monitors the specimens as they arrive in the gross room and assigns the dissection of the specimens to the residents according to their level of expertise and their workload.
3. Performs routine gross dissection as necessary in consultation with the attending physician.
4. Aids in the selection of tissue for research and route them to the appropriate laboratory.
5. Conducts new employee orientation and training in autopsy techniques.
6. Preparation quarterly quality assurance reports, monthly workload summary repots, and month autopsy service call schedules.
7. Other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Certification as a Pathologist Assistant must be obtained within one year of employment.

Minimum Education:

Master’s degree in Pathologist Assistant Studies.

Minimum Experience:

None

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.