Job Description

A Histology Manager oversees and manages the histology laboratory, ensuring efficient operations, quality control, regulatory compliance, and staff training, while also providing technical expertise and leadership in the preparation and analysis of tissue samples.

Central Lab Histology Manager

Job Summary and Qualifications

DUTIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Manages day-to-day laboratory technical and non-technical resources and operations to meet organizational and regulatory requirements
• Develops and implements programs for staff hiring, orientation, competency and ongoing training
• Provides ongoing performance feedback to staff through coaching, performance review and counseling to ensure staff performance expectations are met
• Is responsible for employee output and conduct
• Achieves department goals for service, quality, regulatory compliance, financial, patient satisfaction and personnel management
• Reviews and analyzes section activities and data to improve operations and utilization of services
• Ensures department proactively responds to feedback from customers and implements improvement mechanisms to enhance the ability of the department to meet customer needs
• Monitors department resource utilization, identifies and addresses variances to meet service and fiscal goals
• Engage with department medical director to develop and review department policies and metrics for quality, service and operations
• Assures compliance with standards set forth by accrediting agencies: CAP, JCAHO, CLIA, FDA and CMS
• Develops and implements policies and procedures and verifies annual review of all policies and procedures
• Prepares an annual expense budget, adheres to budget, monitors expenditures and justifies variances
• Anticipates and evaluates the need for new methods, resources, instrumentation or technology for the department and brings recommendations to leadership for consideration
• Oversees quality/assurance programs related to test methodology, protocols, equipment and supplies
• Actively participates in Continuous Quality Improvement
• Develop goals for the department and follows through on meeting goals within established timeframe
• Manages projects to include plan development, resource coordination, timeline establishment, meeting coordination and status communication to leadership
• Ensures that staff receives information by developing and implementing a communication plan
• Acts as a resource to customers, both within the department and outside the department

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of Histology Supervisory level experience required (Can be Lab Manager or Director)
• Experience in a hospital or central laboratory setting
• Bachelor's Degree in Histotechnology, Medical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology, Biomedical Sciences, Biology or Chemistry is required
• Master's Degree preferred.
• National Certification as a Medical or Histology Technologist required

Why is This a Great Opportunity

Great benefits. Relo offered!

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