Job Description
Description Company Conformance Statements In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to conform to the following:
- Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
- Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
- Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
- Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
Position purpose The Pathology Manager is responsible for all planning, organizing, coordinating and overseeing the overall operation of pathology laboratory activities including biological, chemical, environmental, quality control and quality assessment.
Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Manage the daily laboratory operations
- Oversee with scheduling, recruitment, and payroll
- Manage staff relations including performance management, staff satisfaction and conflict management
- Develop departmental goals, standards, and objectives which directly support the strategic plan and vision of GI Pathology Laboratory
- Provide technical expertise and back up for all duties performed in the pathology laboratory
- Develop, evaluate, implement and monitor policies, procedures, and standards
- Develop, implement, and monitor laboratory safety, quality assessment, and improvement programs
- Maintain good relationships with physicians, colleagues, and vendors to ensure customer satisfaction and resolve operational issues
- Develop and monitor budgets
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications Education: - AA in Science or equivalent
- HT or HTL (ASCP)
- Education and training are sufficient to support CLIA 88 requirements for the position held. This is to be reflective of the scope of practice in regular scheduled responsibilities and pay grade meeting all HCFA-CLIA 88 “testing personnel” criteria.
Experience: Three (3) year experience in laboratory setting.
Additional Qualifications: N/A
Performance Requirements - Must be reliable
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work independently with no supervision
- Strong ability to compile data
- Ability to follow instructions/procedures
- Strong ability to communicate effectively with customers and co-workers
- Strong ability to perform work activities in a team environment with open communication.
- Ability to maintain attention to detail and concentrate for extended periods of time.
- Ability to function in a fast-paced environment while under substantial time pressures and still maintain quality patient care
- Proficient technical (computer) skills with knowledge of regulatory and certification requirements of the laboratory
- Strong multi-tasking ability in a fast-paced environment
- Strong ability to adapt and implement change
- Self-motivated with initiative.
- Strong sense of ethics.
Equipment Operated This role routinely involves standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Laboratory equipment is used occasionally.
Work Environment This job operates in professional laboratory environments. Frequent exposure to toxic/caustic chemicals, moving/mechanical parts, sharp objects, blood or body fluids, communicable diseases, LED computer monitors, repetitive motions. Travel may be required.
Physical Requirements Required to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods of time.
Use of hands to finger, handle, feel objects, tools or controls.
Reach with hands and arms
Occasionally climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
Constantly talk, hear and smell.
Occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift 10 pounds and occasionally lift 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
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