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Job Description
Diagnose presence and stage of diseases using laboratory techniques and patient specimens. Study the nature, cause, and development of diseases. May perform autopsies.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1069.07
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Pathologists”.
Also Known As…
- Pathologists
- Pathology Laboratory Director
- Pathologist
- Oral Pathologist
- Forensic Pathologist
- Dermatopathologist
- Cytopathologist
- Attending Pathologist
- Associate Pathologist
- Anatomic Pathologist
- Veterinary Pathologist
- Poultry Pathologist
- Pediatric Pathologist
- Ophthalmic Pathologist
- Ocular Pathologist
- Neuropathologist
- Molecular Pathologist
- Molecular Genetic Pathologist
- Medical Pathologist
- Medical Director
- Immunopathologist
- Histopathologist
- Cytologist
- Clinical Pathologist
- Clinical Laboratory Medical Director
- Chemical Pathologist
- Autopsy Pathologist
- Associate Professor of Pathology
- Animal Pathologist
Tasks for “Surgical Pathologist”
- Communicate pathologic findings to surgeons or other physicians.
- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in pathology.
- Testify in depositions or trials as an expert witness.
- Conduct genetic analyses of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or chromosomes to diagnose small biopsies and cell samples.
- Review cases by analyzing autopsies, laboratory findings, or case investigation reports.
- Diagnose diseases or study medical conditions using techniques such as gross pathology, histology, cytology, cytopathology, clinical chemistry, immunology, flow cytometry, and molecular biology.
- Plan and supervise the work of the pathology staff, residents or visiting pathologists.
- Develop or adopt new tests or instruments to improve diagnosis of diseases.
- Perform autopsies to determine causes of deaths.
- Conduct research and present scientific findings.
- Educate physicians, students, and other personnel in medical laboratory professions such as medical technology, cytotechnology, and histotechnology.
- Write pathology reports summarizing analyses, results, and conclusions.
- Consult with physicians about ordering and interpreting tests or providing treatments.
- Manage medical laboratories.
- Analyze and interpret results from tests such as microbial or parasite tests, urine analyses, hormonal assays, fine needle aspirations (FNAs), and polymerase chain reactions (PCRs).
- Identify the etiology, pathogenesis, morphological change, and clinical significance of diseases.
- Obtain specimens by performing procedures such as biopsies and fine need aspirations (FNAs) of superficial nodules.
- Diagnose infections, such as Hepatitis B and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), by conducting tests to detect the antibodies that patients' immune systems make to fight such infections.
- Examine microscopic samples to identify diseases or other abnormalities.
Related Technology & Tools
- Desktop computers
- Laboratory water baths
- Clot tubes
- Laboratory freezer or refrigerator thermometers
- Bone marrow puncture needles
- Histopathology block holders
- Biopsy needles
- Sputum traps
- Freezing microtomes
- Capillary tubes
- Paraffin molds
- Calorimeters
- Label printers
- Blood gas analyzers
- Automated immunoassay analyzers
- Sterile screw-cap glass tubes
- Fluorescence polarization immunoassay analyzers
- Lumbar puncture needles
- Automated pipettes
- In vitro blood gas analyzers
- Flame photometers
- Rotary microtomes
- Chemiluminescent immunoassay analyzers
- Blood irradiators
- Centrifuges
- Gas chromatographs GC
- Plastic petri dishes
- Freezers
- Coagulation analyzers
- Sterile screw-cap plastic tubes
- Electrophoresis instruments
- Digital cameras
- Disposable plastic pipettes
- Spirometers
- Ultra microtomes
- Weighing vials
- Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
- Hemacytometers
- Trephine biopsy needles
- Slide drying ovens
- Gravimetric pipettes
- FNAC needles
- Positive patient identification PPID systems
- Rocking microtomes
- Sliding microtomes
- Urinometers
- Clinical chemical systems
- Electron microscopes
- Thermal cyclers
- Automated slide stainers
- Sterile screw-cap cups
- Powder-free gloves
- Volumetric flasks
- Mass spectroscopes
- Digital photomicroscopes
- Personal protective equipment
- Volumetric pipettes
- Hematology analyzers
- Flow cytometers
- Microtome blocks
- Laboratory refrigerators
- Albuminometers
- Blood culture incubators
- Blood agar plates
- Chemical protective face shields
- Tissue baths
- Sterile vacutainer tubes
- Anaerobic specimen transport systems
- Chemistry analyzers
- Swab transports
- Analytical balances
- Eyewash fountains
- Cerner Millennium PathNet Blood Bank Transfusion
- Quality Software Systems LabHealth
- eTeleNext AP Anywhere
- McKesson Horizon Blood Bank
- McKesson Horizon Anatomic Pathology
- Seacoast Laboratory Data Systems SurroundLab Plus
- SCC Soft Computer SoftA/R
- Fletcher-Flora Health Care Systems FFlex eSuite LIS
- Sunquest Information Systems Sunquest Clinical Financials
- Sunquest Information Systems Sunquest Transfusion Manager
- Sunquest Information Systems Sunquest Collection Manager
- Clinical Software Solutions CLIN1 Suite
- Microsoft Excel
- Mediware Information Systems LifeTrak
- Aspyra CyberLAB
- EasyPath Software Pathology Assistant
- PathView Systems Progeny
- Novovision NovoPath
- Blood bank information systems
- Antek HealthWare LabDAQ
- PathLogix
- Psyche Systems Systematic Blood Bank
- GE Healthcare Centricity Laboratory Anatomic Pathology/Cytology
- Small Business Computers of New England AP Easy
- Siemens Patient Identification Check
- Aspyra CyberPATH
- SCC Soft Computer SoftLab
- Mediware Information Systems HCLL Donor
- Lattice MediCopia
- Wyndgate Technologies SafeTrace
- Korchek Technologies CareChek
- Digital image databases
- Sunquest Information Systems Sunquest Laboratory
- Multidata Computer Systems MultiTech
- McKesson Horizon Lab
- Omnitech OMNILAB
- Cerner CoPathPlus
- WebPathLab
- Orchard Software Orchard Harvest LIS
- Mediware Information Systems HCLL Transfusion
- Custom Software Systems StarLab
- eTeleNext LIS
- Schuyler House SchuyLab
- Psyche Systems LabWeb
- Healthvision TDSynergy LIS
- EpicLab Laboratory Information System
- STARLIMS
- Seacoast Laboratory Data Systems SurroundLab AR
- Cerner Millennium PathNet
- Psyche Systems WindoPath
- HEX Laboratory Systems LAB/HEX
- Blood Bank Computer Systems Blood Bank Control System
- LabSoft LabNet
- Niceware International LabelClinic CT
- Microsoft Office
- Healthvision MediAR
- Computer Service and Support AR 2000 Laboratory Billing System
- Orchard Software Orchard Pathology
- NeTLIMS AutoAP
- McKesson Horizon MobileCare Phlebotomy
- Anatomic pathology software
- TELCOR Billing Information System
- XIFIN
- HT Systems PatientSecure
- Clinical Information Systems CISLab CPS
- MEDITECH Anatomical Pathology
- MEDITECH HCIS
- Healthvision TDSynergy Anatomic Pathology
- Accounts receivables system software
- NeTLIMS AutoLIMS Core Lab
- HEX Laboratory Systems Billing and Cash Management
- Laboratory information system LIS
- Haemonetics Symphony Suite
- Cortex Medical Management Systems Cortex Medical Billing
- NeTLIMS AutoFusion
- Cerner Millennium ProFit
- Sunquest Information Systems Sunquest CoPathPlus
- Comp Pro Med Polytech
- Elekta Impac Software PowerPath
- SCC Soft Computer SoftBank
- Wyndgate Technologies ElDorado Donor
- NetSoft IntelliPath
- Cortex Medical Management Systems The Gold Standard
- Elekta Impac Software IntelliLab
- SCC Soft Computer SoftDonor
- SCC Soft Computer SoftPath
- CSS CLS-2000
- CPSI CPSI System
- Iatric Systems MobiLab
- Fletcher-Flora Health Care Systems LabPak LIS
- Siemens NOVIUS Lab
- GE Healthcare Centricity Laboratory Transfusion Medicine
- McKesson Horizon Lab Financials
- GE Healthcare Centricity Laboratory
- ClinLab LIS
- Computer Trust WinSurge