Job Description
Job Description
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor Responsibilities:
- Ensures the quality of service provided by the department meets the requirements of both internal and external clients; ensures all internal and external inquires are resolved or addressed
- Reviews all patient case reports and images for accuracy prior to review by a Medical Laboratory Director. Makes corrections as necessary
- Sets standards, policies, and guidelines for the efficient management of the Histology laboratory
- Ensures that the Histology laboratory staff is trained and compliant with SOP’s and competency checklists
- Oversees, plans, and prepares for inspections
- Ensures departmental SOP’s accurately reflects the current process; updates SOP’s as needed
- Sets department objectives and performance goals; monitors personnel and resource utilization on an ongoing basis and plan in staffing to facilitate achievement of the goals and objectives
- Drives personnel management activities for the department; selects and hires personnel; conducts selection interviews, hiring, motivating and training staff
- Conducts performance appraisals, documenting deficiencies, developing plans for improvement and counseling employees
- Monitors laboratory work performance to determine staff resources utilization; reviews monthly work statistics and budget reports; establishes work performance standards and adjusts staffing levels as needed
- Evaluates and makes determinations on new laboratory equipment to stay abreast of new technology; assess and selects vendors for materials and services used by the department; evaluates various test methodology for use in the department
- Ensures that a safe working environment is maintained and that safe work practices are employed
- Maintains advanced knowledge of CAP/CLIA requirements and is knowledgeable with the specialty requirements within those organizations for assigned discipline
- Provides oversight for routine histology functions inclusive of processing, embedding, microtomy, and staining
- Monitors test analysis and specimen examination to ensure acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained
- Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Histology laboratory and supervision of the technical and support staff
- Presents data and/or information across all levels including the lab, department, division, and corporate, and proficiently answers questions from all groups of staff, managers, and clients
- Recommends and endorses test methods to include validation, documentation and implementation of test systems
- Initiates and monitors quality control and quality assurance programs for the laboratory; assures compliance with regulations; monitors all quality metrics and ensures that corrective actions are documented and implemented
- Reports any problem cases and/or abnormal findings to the Medical Laboratory Director to ensure timely resolution and/or follow up
- Accountable for the operation of a 24 hour function, including responding to emergencies, and attendance at meetings outside of working hours as needed
Must haves:
- Nationally: HT (ASCP) or HTL (ASCP)
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in one of the chemical, physical, or biological sciences with the addition of the successful completion of a course of at least 1 year experience/training/training course in assigned specialty.
- At least 6+ years of pertinent Histology laboratory experience.
- External: 2+ or more years of direct lead or supervisory in a Histology laboratory.
- Advanced understanding of general laboratory techniques with emphasis on department specific techniques
- Ability to make sound decisions under stressful situations
- Proven leadership and problem solving skills
- Strong interpersonal skills to effectively communication with all employees and clients
- Strong computer skills to accomplish tasks
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently
- Must be able to work in a fast paced, multi-tasking environment and maintain production and quality standards
- Must be able to work in a biohazard environment and comply with safety policies and standards outlined in the Safety Manual
- Good visual acuity including color perception required for certain departments