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.

Scope note

Excludes people performing patients treatment. Excludes people performing assistance in medical treatment.

Alternative Labels

anatomical pathology technical assistant

anatomical pathology technologist

assistant in anatomical pathology

assistant pathology technician

mortuary technician

pathology laboratory services technician

pathology laboratory technician

pathology technician

technician in anatomical pathology

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

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 manage infection control in the facility observe confidentiality perform mortuary facility administration perform pathology consultations provide information on mortuary services select hazard control take samples during autopsy work in multidisciplinary health teams work with authorities related to mortuary services

Essential Knowledge

health care occupation-specific ethics human anatomy human physiology hygiene in a health care setting infection control legal requirements related to mortuary services medical informatics microbiology-bacteriology pathological anatomy pathology sterilization techniques

Optional Skills and Competences

communicate in foreign languages with health service providers conduct routine blood testing dispose medical waste perform PCR covid test perform forensic examinations perform virological test train employees use foreign languages for health-related research use foreign languages in patient care work in a multicultural environment in health care

Optional Knowledge

first aid forensic pathology medical terminology osteology toxicology

Skills & Competences

Concept status

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4a5b3686-eea4-4ba0-b446-33f7b6a95aed

Status

released

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