Skills Checklist:
Pathologists' Assistant

Skills Checklist – Pathologists’ Assistant

This self-evaluation is for assessing your experience in specific clinical areas. This self-evaluation will not be a determining factor in accepting your application to become an employee of Connected Health Care.

0 = Not Applicable
1 = No Experience
2 = Some Experience
3 = Intermittent Experience
4 = Experienced
5 = Very Experienced

CERTIFICATIONS(Required)

	YES	NO
ASCP (PA)*
Other

GENERAL(Required)

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Pathology Protocol Knowledge*
Pathology Procedure Knowledge*
Analysis of Procedure Results*
Autopsy Pathology*
Surgical Pathology*
Tissue Sampling*
Autopsy Special Procedures*
Imaging*
Macroscopic Description and Dissection*
Gross Specimen Description and Dissection*
Biopsies*
Report Generation*
Supervision of Professionals and Students*
Training of Professionals and Students*
Safety*
LIS Systems*
Equipment Maintenance*
Record Maintenance*
Quality Control*

PROCEDURAL TECHNIQUES(Required)

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Overall*
Patient Identification Process*
Diagnosis*
Examination Assistance*
Accessioning*
Dissection*
Evisceration*
Organ Removal*
Infection Control*
Safety*
Frozen Sections*
Cyrostat*
Intra-Operative Consultations*
Human Tissue Specimen Extraction*
Specimen Photography*
Specimen Storage*
Specimen Disposal*
Anatomical Description*
Autopsy Procedures*
Autopsy Special Procedures*
Autopsy Report Generation*
Sample Labeling*
Histological Sampling*
Chemical Reagent Proficiency*
Postmortem Examination Reports*
Macroscopic Description and Dissection*
Tissue Sampling*
Tumor Triage*
Lymphoma Protocol*
Flow Cytometric Analysis*
Immunofluorescence*
Immunohistochemistry*
Microbial Cultivation*
Molecular Microbiology*
Cytogenetic Analysis*
Electron Microscopy*
Tissue Banking and Clinical Trials*
Microarray*
Institutional Tumor Registries*
Decalcification*
Intraoperative Consultation*
Muscle Biopsy Preparation*
Renal Biopsy Assessment*
Nerve Biopsy Preparation*
Heart Biopsy Preparation*
Transplant Biopsy Preparation*
Bone Marrow Biopsy Preparation*
Tumor Mapping*
Bone Saw Operation*
Touch Preparations*
Imprints Preparations*
Squash Preparations*
Specimen Photomicrography*
Photomicrography*
Specimen Radiography*
Slide Scanning*
Coding*

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