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Pathologist Job at Benefis Health System in Great Falls, MT
Pathology Assistant | Pathology Job | Great Falls, MT 59405
Pathology Assistant - 1 Year of Experience - Regional Tertiary Center - Beautiful Montana
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Pathology Assistant-Pathology
Employment Type: Full-Time
Telemedicine : No 
Practice Type: Hospital Employee
Immigration Assistance: NoJob Description
Benefis Health System in Great Falls, Montana is seeking a Pathology Assistant to assist the department pathologists of 3 physicians.
Duties:
Assists the department pathologists (3 physicians) in performing gross surgical exams, frozen sections, fresh specimens e.g. breast margins, and autopsies based on criteria that is documented in operation protocol (only 2 autopsies over last 5 years).
Receives, accessions, and accurately processes surgical, autopsy, or diagnostic tissue specimens from various hospital departments and physician offices.
Performs other work in clinical Laboratory and Histology as requested.
Demonstrates the ability to deal with pressure to meet deadlines, to be accurate, and to handle constantly changing situations. Demonstrates the ability to deal with a variety of people, deal with stressful situations, and handle conflict.
Requirements: Master’s degree and certification as a Pathology Assistant or completion of Pathology Residency Program and at least one (1) year related experience
Department Information
Total pathology volume of 15,000/year with approximately 50% dermatology, 50% surgical, 4,000 paps and 500-600 non-gyn cytology.
Complete lab remodel in 2017 and updated immunohistochemistry, flexible lab about adding stains
Pathology Assistant available for grossing and all other functions.
Histology lab is located across the hallway
Immunofluorescence is sent out to UCSF
If a consulted is needed, there is an easy process to send out to multiple locations
Pathologists are collegial and will share cases for 2nd and 3rd opinions
Level II Verified Trauma Center, 349 acute care beds, largest emergency department in Montana
420+ members on medical staff representing 40 specialties at a level II trauma center with vast pathology
Why we stand out
Stand alone, financially stable, not-for-profit health system led by a CEO with a 20+ year tenure
Over 400 employed providers on medical staff
Regional tertiary center with robust specialty support including neurosurgery, pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, advanced gastroenterology, cardiothoracic, and more!
Patient focused, quality community and regional medical care
Epic electronic medical record and good clinical support staffing structures
Community Information: Great Falls is known as Montana’s base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 70,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, endless activities, two accredited colleges, a brand-new nursing school, a biomedical rural health research institute, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping, backpacking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider.
Benefis Health System is one of Montana’s largest tertiary centers holding a level II trauma designation. We are proud to be a standalone, financially stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded Becker’s “Best Places To Work in Healthcare” for 7 years. Benefis covers ¼ of the state’s land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide advanced care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support including neurosurgery, cardiothoracic and vascular, advanced gastroenterology, a regional cancer institute and a state-of-the-art emergency trauma department with a dedicated air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing.
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