Histology Lab Manager (FT) - Abington

Jefferson Health; Abington Township (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jefferson Health in Abington Memorial Hospital is seeking a Histology Laboratory Manager to lead the department, plan and direct administrative, technical, and fiscal functions, and ensure testing accuracy and reliability.

You will manage staffing, budgets, QA/QC, and implement policies and procedures while developing staff and coordinating travel to other sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college/university or equivalent experience.
• 7 years Clinical Laboratory experience.
• Intermediate computer level.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and supervise all administrative, technical, and fiscal aspects of the Histology Laboratory.
• Lead staff development, performance management, and annual appraisals.
• Manage budgeting, supply chain, and revenue cycle to align with department and hospital goals.
• Develop and maintain laboratory guidelines, procedures, and QA/QC programs.

Skills

Staff management

Budgeting

QA/QC

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Job description

Job Details Reporting to the divisional Laboratory Director, the Histology Laboratory Manager plans, directs, and supervises all administrative, technical, and fiscal aspects of the department, including personnel management and the development of laboratory testing to ensure accuracy and reliability of the laboratory function and results. The Manager is responsible for staff development and performance management, budgeting, adherence to metrics and outcomes, supply chain, and revenue cycle. The manager also plans and directs activities to ensure a high standard of care and implementation of sound policies and procedures, including training, budget administration, and employee relations. Requires occasional travel to other sites.

Job Description Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

Leads Supervisors, Histotechnicians, Histotechnologists to maintain a high- functioning, highly efficient department, including the development and maintenance of appropriate clinical competency. Responsible for performance management for supervisory, technical, and support staff, including annual performance appraisals, hiring and terminations, and disciplinary actions. Ensures department operational efficiencies through appropriate staffing and fiscal accountability. Establishes criteria and templates for acceptable analytical performance, including validity of specimens, testing, QA/QC, and results reporting. Has sign-off responsibility on these activities (in addition to supervisor). Develops laboratory guidelines and procedure manuals to ensure effective instrument and equipment use and testing quality control. Ensures standard operational procedures are correct and up-to-date. Prepares budget in consultation with director to allocate expenses, control costs, and maintain operations at a level consistent with budgetary guidelines. Plans and manages all lab activities in alignment with the department and hospital goals. Performs other duties related to laboratory services as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college/university or equivalent experience
• 7 years Clinical Laboratory experience
• Intermediate computer level

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in related field
• 1 year Supervisory experience
• CP-BC - Clinical Pathologist-Board Certified - American Board of Pathology

Work Shift Rotating (United States of America) Worker Sub Type Regular Employee Entity Abington Memorial Hospital Primary Location Address 1200 Old York Road, Abington, Pennsylvania, United States of America Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years. Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. Benefits Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance. For more benefits information, please click here In keeping with Jefferson's Mission, We Improve Lives, it is our goal to recruit, ret...