Anatomical pathology technician
Code 3212.1.1
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.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- Análisis predictivo de enfermedades basadas en imágenes médicas
- human anatomy
- pathological anatomy
- infection control
- human physiology
- hygiene in a health care setting
- medical informatics
- microbiology-bacteriology
- pathology
- legal requirements related to mortuary services
- sterilization techniques
Skills and competences
- Analizar imágenes médicas
- Reconocer patrones en imágenes médicas
- perform mortuary facility administration
- apply context specific clinical competences
- assist with reconstructing the body after autopsy
- accept own accountability
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- cope with unusual stimuli in the mortuary facility
- provide information on mortuary services
- carry out an autopsy
- conduct visits to the postmortem room
- follow clinical guidelines
- follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
- select hazard control
- take samples during autopsy
- work with authorities related to mortuary services
Transversal competences
- manage infection control in the facility
- observe confidentiality
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
- health care occupation-specific ethics
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences