Qualifications: ā¢ Master's degree required ā¢ 5 years work experience as a Pathologists Assistant ā¢ State of New York Pathologist Assistant License and ASCP Pathologist Assistant certification required ā¢ Must have experience with Gross anatomy, basic pathophysiology and clinical findings of diseases encountered in surgical and autopsy pathology, gross features of abnormalities encountered in surgical and autopsy pathology, dissection techniques for tissue and organ specimens with disease submitted to pathology, methods for selection of tissue to be processed into slides in the histology lab or for frozen sections (intraoperative consultations), digital photography techniques, performance of frozen sections including freezing, cryomicrotomy and staining, principles of tissue-based technology, including histology, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, cyto-and molecular genetics, handling of small and delicate tissue specimens, snap freezing techniques, basic chemistry techniques including weighing solids and measuring liquids, making simple solutions, chemical, biological, and mechanical safety training ā¢ Experience with Surgical dissection and cutting instruments including those for very small specimens, bone and autopsy saws (e.g. Stryker, band or table saws), chemistry equipment such as graduated cylinders, pipettes, macro- and micro- weighing scales, dissecting microscope, cryomicrotome and associated frozen section equipment, manual staining setup, snap freezing equipment (liquid nitrogen and/or isopentane based), desktop computer laboratory information software (Epic Beaker as of 2019), clinical system software (clinical Epic), voice recognition software for dictation, computer-interfaced label, cassette, and slide printers, digital camera for specimen photography, label maker for photograph labels ā¢ Experience with tissue dissection in surgical pathology, recognition of pathologic lesions, selection of tissue for histology, performance of a complete autopsy, including tissue selection for histology and summarizing clinically relevant findings, correct operation of all equipment used in surgical pathology cutting rooms and autopsy suites required.