PA's will work when the specimens are in the lab. As previously mentioned, if it's a hospital only lab, then a conventional day shift would work. After all, what surgeon wants to work past 4p? LOL!! However, if the lab services a hospital, surgery centers, doctor offices, etc., the PA or PA's will work when those specimens are available which usually means during the day, in the late afternoon and early evening. Mine is the later example. The specimens don't start arriving until 130p and keep coming until 630p. I have couriers dropping off specimens throughout the afternoon. I do supervisory work, coordinate the IT infrastructure, submit all of our primary malignant cases to our State Cancer Registry and in my spare time gross all of the specimens. I work from Noon to 830p or later. So, Carol...it all depends on the workload and when the work is received. Hope this helps!!
Douglas A. Porter, HT (ASCP) Grossing Technician IT Coordinator Cancer Registrar CAP-Lab, PLC 2508 South Cedar Street Lansing, MI 48910-3138 517-372-5520 (phone) 517-372-5540 (fax) doug.por...@caplab.org www.caplab.org The information contained in this message may be privileged and/or confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, forwarding or capture of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by return e-mail and delete this and all copies. Thank-you. -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Terri Braud Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 1:42 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] RE: PA hours We are a small lab, avg. 200/blocks/day. Our PA comes in at 0800, cleans up the gross room, cryostat, etc and usually starts with the placenta's from the previous night's deliveries. Also, she does all the frozen, and since our OR's start at 0730, we often have frozen by 0800 or soon after. I think it just all depends on the extra duties and when your Ors run. Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP) Anatomic Pathology Supervisor Holy Redeemer Hospital Laboratory 1648 Huntingdon Pike Meadowbrook, PA 19046 Ph: 215-938-3676 Fax: 215-938-3874 -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 12:22 PM 1. PA hours (Carol Bryant) Message: 1 Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 17:01:15 -0400 From: Carol Bryant <cb...@lexclin.com> Subject: [Histonet] PA hours What hours are the PAs are grossing at your locations? The way our specimens arrive into the laboratory, we have someone from 12:30 -9:00 PM. Are any of your PAs working second or third shift hours? Thanks for any input. Regards, Carol ********************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This E-Mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it was sent. It may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential, and the use or disclosure of such information may also be restricted under applicable federal and state law. If you received this communication in error, please do not distribute any part of it or retain any copies, and delete the original E-Mail. Please notify the sender of any error by E-Mail. Thank you for your cooperation. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4355 / Virus Database: 3722/7293 - Release Date: 04/03/14 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet