Grossing Technologist Lead

Inova Health System; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Inova Health System is seeking a Grossing Technologist Lead to manage lab operations, ensuring high-quality standards and team efficiency. This full-time position involves overseeing specimen handling, team training, and maintaining integrity throughout the pathology workflow. Competitive benefits and a supportive work environment are offered.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Tuition and Student Loan Assistance

Mental Health Support

Work/Life Balance

Qualifications

• Minimum education: Bachelor's degree in laboratory science or equivalent.
• 3 years of experience as a Grossing Technologist is required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee grossing, dissection, and dictation of surgical specimens.
• Ensure accuracy in specimen receiving and tracking.
• Train and supervise lab team members.

Skills

Laboratory Information System (LIS)

Specimen Integrity

Dissection Skills

Quality Standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in laboratory science

Job description

INOVA Fairfax Medical Campus is looking for a dedicated Grossing Technologist Lead to join their team! Full Time, Day Shifts: Monday-Friday, Hours may vary

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.


• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.


• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.


• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.


• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Grossing Technologist Lead Job Responsibilities:

• Oversees and assists team members in assigned functional area, which may include but not limited to, ensuring team is meeting key-deliverables and quality standards, addressing and resolving challenges, managing and tracking performance, and assisting in time management and scheduling; escalates issues to senior leaders as needed.


• Oversees and assists the team's grossing, dissection and dictating of surgical specimens using a variety of laboratory materials, chemicals and equipment, according to hospital policies and procedures; This may include specimen photography, specimen radiography and automated cassette printing system.


• Leads the team in receiving specimens from couriers, ensuring accuracy in manifests to verify appropriate count, reviewing and maintaining specimen integrity and patient identification; when courier services is not available, facilitates specimen pick-up across Inova OR's and clinics.


• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of Grossing Technologist skill requirements, hospital Laboratory Information System (LIS), ensuring all specimens are received accurately, knowledge of printing and adding cassettes, and preparing specimens for transportation to other laboratories.


• Ensures specimen integrity upon arrival and throughout the entire anatomic pathology workflow process.


• Orients, trains, develops and supervises across different care sites at Inova, ensuring standardization in laboratory procedures.


• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum Education:Bachelor's degree in a laboratory science or medical laboratory science obtained from an accredited institution, OR Education/training equivalent to a Bachelor's degree that includes at least (90) semester hours or equivalent from an accredited institution. This education must include at least (30) semester hours of coursework in science or medical laboratory technology, which must include (6) semester hours of chemistry, (6) semester hours of biology, and (18) additional semester hours in any combination of chemistry, biology, or medical laboratory technology in any combination.


• Years of Experience: 3 years of progressive clinical experience as practicing Grossing Technologist

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