anatomical pathology technician
Anatomical pathology technicians assist specialised doctors in pathology in conducting post-mortem examinations, keeping records of the samples, specimens, organs and the respective findings and taking care of their appropriate disposal under supervision, following the orders of the doctor of medicine.
Also called: pathology technician, assistant pathology technician, pathology laboratory services technician, assistant in anatomical pathology, anatomical pathology technical assistant, anatomical pathology technologist, mortuary technician, technician in anatomical pathology
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- essential skills
- 15
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Essential skills
32- accept own accountability
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- apply context specific clinical competences
- assist with reconstructing the body after autopsy
- carry out an autopsy
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- conduct visits to the postmortem room
- cope with unusual stimuli in the mortuary facility
- follow clinical guidelines
- follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
- health care occupation-specific ethics
- human anatomy
- human physiology
- hygiene in a health care setting
- infection control
- legal requirements related to mortuary services
- manage infection control in the facility
- medical informatics
- microbiology-bacteriology
- observe confidentiality
- pathological anatomy
- pathology
- perform mortuary facility administration
- perform pathology consultations
- provide information on mortuary services
- select hazard control
- sterilization techniques
- take samples during autopsy
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
- work with authorities related to mortuary services
Optional skills
15- communicate in foreign languages with health service providers
- conduct routine blood testing
- dispose medical waste
- first aid
- forensic pathology
- medical terminology
- osteology
- perform forensic examinations
- perform PCR covid test
- perform virological test
- toxicology
- train employees
- use foreign languages for health-related research
- use foreign languages in patient care
- work in a multicultural environment in health care
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