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Pathology Assistant - Per Diem

Newburyport, Massachusetts

Organization Facility: Anna Jaques Hospital Category: Laboratory Job ID: JR81654 Date posted: 08/11/2025
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Job Type: Per Diem

Time Type: Part time

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Medical Transcription 30%, Report distribution 35%, Outside correspondence 15%, Patient registration 10%,
Office Management 15%

Job Description:

Join Anna Jaques Hospital (AJH), a distinguished not-for-profit community hospital nestled in the picturesque coastal community of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Since 1884, AJH has been a cornerstone of healthcare excellence in the Merrimack Valley, North Shore, and Southern New Hampshire regions, renowned for our commitment to high-quality care and exceptional patient satisfaction. Located just 35 miles northeast of Boston, AJH offers the perfect blend of a supportive community hospital environment and the vast opportunities that come with being part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the region. As a member of our team, you'll be part of a network of over 39,000 caregivers and staff dedicated to providing extraordinary care to more than 1.7 million people from 150+ cities and towns across Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. Discover a rewarding career at AJH, where you can make a meaningful impact within a close-knit community while advancing your professional growth within a thriving healthcare system.

Are you ready to become a part of our dynamic Laboratory team?

Shift:  Per Diem

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Medical Transcription

  • Types quickly and accurately- Minimum 60 words per minute.

  • Demonstrates excellent medical terminology skills Reviews work with pathologists to ensure accuracy.

Specimen Processing

  • Accessions specimens by verifying patient and specimen identification. Always utilizes two forms of patient identification.

  • Assigns correct levels for charging purposes.

  • Basic standard histologic specimen processing is performed which meet or exceed the requirements of the pathologist.

Record and Specimen

  • Retention Specimens and slides are kept in accordance to the laboratory's Record Retention Policy.

  • Records and slides are kept in a clean, safe environment and prompt retrieval of records or slides is possible when needed.

Office Management

  • Works in close collaboration with pathologist, histologists, and department director.

  • Maintains all patient reports in a neat, retrievable manner. Ensures that reports are distributed to meet client needs. Correspondence Sends out letters of correspondence and specimen slides.

  • Ensures that replies are received and that final reports are completed for pathologist signature.

Correspondence

  • Sends out letters of correspondence and specimen slides.

  • Ensures that replies are received and that final reports are completed for pathologist signature.

Pathology Module Maintenance

  • Builds and maintains LIS Pathology modules.

  • Ensure uploading of historical date.

  • Attending user group sessions.

  • Participate in all product system upgrades.

  • Provide capability to rapidly retrieve patient reports.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications:

  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable the individual to perform the essential functions. Communication: Must possess verbal and written skills to communicate effectively and courteously with a diverse group of professional and non-professional members of the health care team, patients and family/significant others.

Minimum Education

  • High school diploma

Minimum Work Experience

  • Experience in pathology, medical records, or in doctor’s transcription services

Benefits working at Anna Jaques Hospital:

  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Career Development and Opportunities
  • Free On-Site Parking
  • Discounts/Savings on various businesses.
  • Health and Wellness activities

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As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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