Pathology Lab Support Manager

Job Description - Pathology Lab Support Manager (24002135)
Job Description
Pathology Lab Support Manager

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Job Number:

24002135

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Description
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
Benefits from Day One
Paid Days Off from Day One
Student Loan Repayment Program
Our promise to you:
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind, and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that

together

we are even better.
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day
The role you'll contribute:
Manages day-to-day operations and evaluates, trains, and schedules Pathology Laboratory Assistants. Responsible for maintaining assigned selected aspects of laboratory processes or shifts, which may include workflow, quality control process, performance improvement activities, training of new employees, advanced problem solving for customers and coworkers, department equipment or computer maintenance and upgrades.
The value you'll bring to the team:
Provides guidance to pathology lab support staff, and resolutions to customer service issues within guidelines, and support education to pathology staff as appropriate or requested. Facilitates workflow when necessary.
Monitors and manages daily operations for laboratory support services and oversees support staff. Serves as a liaison with other departments.
Provides orientation and training to new employees and students as needed, under the direction of the lab leadership. Appropriately documents orientation and training of new employees and students.
Develops ongoing quality assessment activities to ensure compliance with regulatory and governmental requirements.
Follows appropriate safety policies including the appropriate use of PPE, handwashing, and hazardous chemical handling. Demonstrates understanding and adheres to Chemical Hygiene plan and Infection Control policies. Employee job duties may include transport of hazardous waste from the point of generation to a designated secure storage area; employee will be required to complete initial training (prior to handling hazardous waste) and refresher training to include proper handling and transport of hazardous waste, and proper selection, use and disposal of personal protective equipment.
Manages instrument maintenance and troubleshooting practices.
Manages budgeting, department metrics, departments goals, quality initiatives, strategic initiatives, department inventory expenses, labor productivity.
Works with vendors to ensure necessary supply availability and maintains technologies aligned with industry practices.
Manages employees in hiring, coaching, or termination with limited supervision from leadership.
Recognizes that the attainment of knowledge is every employee’s responsibility & accepts accountability for staying current on all written or electronic communication.
Prepares and oversees compliance with Standard Operating Procedures and document control.
Manages quality assessment and technical oversight, problem solving, scheduling, interviewing applicants, provides input for staff performance, oversees training and competency evaluations for non-licensed staff as required by facility.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications

The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:
Required:
Associate's degree in related field
Two years of Pathology Laboratory experience
One year of leadership/management experience
In licensure states, Laboratory Supervisor Level Licensure in appropriate specialty(ies) for the department or location assignment as applicable to the state

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n non-licensure states, must hold a national certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Technologist such as ASCP, AAB, or AMT unless grandfathered per state requirement.
Preferred:
Bachelor's degree in related field
Five years of experience
Two years of leadership/management experience
PBT(ASCP) or MLA (ASCP) or equivalent
Licensed Histotechnologist if state applicable

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