Cytopathology Lab Supervisor - Day Shift Leader

Loyola Medicine; Maywood (IL); On-site; USD 84,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits from Day One

Daily Pay

Career Development

Tuition Reimbursement

On Site Fitness Center

Educational Stipend

Certification reimbursement

Referral Rewards

Job summary

Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is seeking a Supervisor of the Cytopathology Lab at Loyola University Medical Center to oversee daily operations and ensure timely, accurate results in a busy quaternary care setting in Chicago's western suburbs.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a lab science, 3–5 years of experience, managerial skills, and ASCP Cytotechnologist certification, with a day shift and occasional weekend coverage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical, physical, biological or clinical lab science or medical technology and cytopathology.
• 3–5 years of job-related experience in cytopathology.
• 1+ years of managerial experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares work schedules and monitors staff productivity to effectively utilize personnel and adhere to established turnaround times.
• Reviews daily work to identify potential technical and/or clerical errors and facilitates the timely correction of results when necessary.
• Maintains worklogs and daily QC / maintenance.
• Troubleshoots procedures and instrumentation to minimize instrument downtime.
• Performs routine cytopathology screening (gyne and non-gyne) to support workload needs and turn-around-time targets.
• Manages staff resources in order to meet the needs of laboratory stakeholders.
• Monitors and maintains the cytopathology quality performance standards (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.) and provides detailed statistics including but not limited to specimen adequacy, turnaround time, patient identification issues.
• Facilitates the completion of the diagnostic rescreen on at least 10% of slide volume.
• Ensures cytotechnologists due not exceed maximum allowable slide screening as dictated by regulatory bodies.
• Ensuring compliance with laboratory regulations and accreditation standards.

Skills

Cytopathology

Staff management

Quality control

Laboratory leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in clinical lab science or cytology

Job description

Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is seeking a Supervisor of the Cytopathology Lab at Loyola University Medical Center to oversee daily operations and ensure timely, accurate results in a busy quaternary care setting in Chicago's western suburbs.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a lab science, 3–5 years of experience, managerial skills, and ASCP Cytotechnologist certification, with a day shift and occasional weekend coverage.