The reasons to work at MultiCare are as unique as the people who do. Join us for the professional challenges you seek. In the settings you prefer. With schedules that fit your life. Learn more at www.multicarejobs.org Position Summary: The Pathology Processor is responsible for pick up and collection, accessioning and processing all tissue specimens, PAP smears, Thin PREP PAP smear, and non-gyn fluid cytology. Responsibilities include providing assistance to the professional staff (pathologists) during gross dictation, doing frozen sections (rapid diagnoses) while patients are in the operating rooms, and providing assistance to the histotechnicians as necessary. This position works under direct supervision. Work situations are generally routine but require concentration, close attention to detail, a high degree of accuracy, ability to work under a stressful timeline, and ability to communicate information properly to physician offices, surgeons and pathologists. Internal contacts are primarily operating room staff, surgeons, pathologists and laboratory staff. External contacts may include physicians and physician offices Minimum Requirements: Pathology/Laboratory experience highly preferred. Education/Licenses/Certifications: High school graduate or equivalent preferred
Position Type: Full-Time Regular Full Time Employee: YesPrimary Shift: Day Work Schedule: Day Shifts
MultiCare is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 20,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers. MultiCare has been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital and today is the largest community-based, locally governed system of health in the state of Washington, serving communities across Washington and Northern Idaho.
MultiCare’s comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and specialty services — including Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network; MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care; Pulse Heart Institute; MultiCare Medical Associates, affiliated physicians; MultiCare Rockwood Clinic, the largest multispecialty clinic in the Inland Northwest region; and MultiCare Connected Care, our Accountable Care Organization.
Eleven hospitals complete the organization: Allenmore Hospital, Auburn Medical Center, Capital Medical Center, Covington Medical Center, Deaconess Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital — the Puget Sound region’s only children’s hospital and state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for Western Washingt...on — Navos Behavioral Health Hospital, Valley Hospital, Tacoma General Hospital — which is home to the South Puget Sound region’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit — and Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital.
Our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration and Kindness, serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.
MultiCare is also proud of our commitment to workforce diversity and culturally competent care. This commitment is led by our CEO and supported through employee education and community outreach.