Diener
Core
Assists pathologists with post-mortem examinations, eviscerations, and autopsy room maintenance in a hospital pathology lab.
Role type
Entry-level morgue assistant / autopsy technician
Builds
Post-mortem examination reports and tissue specimens
Domain
Healthcare / Pathology
Required skills
Evisceration procedures, body preparation, instrument tracking, specimen collection, body fluid measurement, organ weighing, morgue sanitation, infection control protocols
Preferred skills
Anatomic procedures experience, large hospital pathology lab experience, science-related bachelor's degree
Technologies
Autopsy instruments, scales, photography equipment
Responsibilities
Assists with eviscerations and post-evisceration procedures; Describes condition of internal organs and body fluids to pathologist; Coordinates receiving and releasing of bodies; Labels and stores gross tissues; Aseptically collects specimens for cultures; Maintains safe clean working area in morgue; Cleans and disinfects autopsy area; Tracks instruments throughout procedure; Performs and documents quality control checks.
