Manager - Laboratory

SSM Health; Alabama; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Payment Options

Upfront Tuition Coverage

Job summary

SSM Health is seeking a full-time Lab Manager for the Histology/Pathology department at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, AL. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree and relevant certifications. Key responsibilities include managing technical operations and ensuring compliance with QA/QC standards. Ideal candidates will have at least five years of laboratory experience, including two years in a supervisory role. The role offers a day shift with a comprehensive benefits package including paid parental leave and upfront tuition coverage.

Qualifications

• Five years’ technical experience in a laboratory setting including two years’ supervisory experience.
• Ability to manage laboratory operations and ensure quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily workflow by coordinating and delegating operations.
• Evaluate activities to ensure patient care and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with QA/QC standards.

Skills

Histotech certification

Cytology certification

Laboratory management

Technical experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

It’s more than a career, it’s a calling

WI-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison

Worker Type

Regular

Job Highlights

This is a full time salaried Lab Manager position for the Histology/Pathology department at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison working typically 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday but may flex a bit based on department needs. Ideal candidates will have a Histotech or Cytology certification and a background in cytology and/or histology.

Job Summary

Under general direction, manage the operations of assigned area(s) by acting as a technical advisor and by managing employees. Ensures appropriate resources, sets direction and manages employee performance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Prioritizes the daily workflow by coordinating and delegating daily technical operations.
• Manages or works directly on projects of moderate to complex scope.
• Selects, schedules, and assigns staff, adjusting hours and shifts as necessary.
• Evaluates activities of assigned area(s) to ensure patient care, staff relations, and efficiency of service.
• Ensures compliance with QA/QC standards required by laboratory regulatory agencies.
• Makes recommendations regarding the development of policies, goals and objectives.
• Implements unit or clinic policies, goals, and objectives.
• Monitors department financial performance.
• May function in the Laboratory Director capacity during the absence of the Laboratory Director.
• Acts as laboratory liaison to other departments.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience and education

Experience

• Five years’ technical experience in a laboratory setting including two years’ concurrent supervisory experience.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

State of Work Location

Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

Required Professional License and/or Certifications

• Blood Bank Technologist (BB) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• Chemistry Technologist (C) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• Clinical Chemist - California Department of Public Health
• Or
• Clinical Chemist Scientist - California Department of Public Health
• Or
• Clinical Hematologist Scientist - California Department of Public Health
• Or
• Clinical Laboratory Personnel - Florida Department of Health
• Or
• Clinical Laboratory Practitioners - West Virginia Department of Health
• Or
• Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Generalist) - California Department of Public Health
• Or
• Clinical Laboratory Specialist - ND Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice
• Or
• Clinical Laboratory Specialist - State of Hawaii, Department of Health
• Or
• Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• Clinical Laboratory Technician - New York State Education Department
• Or
• Clinical Microbiologist - California Department of Public Health
• Or
• Clinical Microbiologist Scientist - California Department of Public Health
• Or
• CLS – Clinical Laboratory Scientist License - Montana Department of Labor & Industry
• Or
• CLS – Clinical Laboratory Scientist - New York State Education Department
• Or
• CLS – Clinical Laboratory Specialist License - Montana Department of Labor & Industry
• Or
• CLS – Clinical Laboratory Technician License - Montana Department of Labor & Industry
• Or
• CLS - Generalist - Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
• Or
• CLS - Specialist - Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
• Or
• CLS - Technician - Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
• Or
• Cytogenetics Technologist (CG) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• Cytotechnologist (CT) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• Hematology Technologist (H) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• Histotechnician (HT) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• Histotechnologist (HTL) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• International Medical Laboratory Scientist (IMLS) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• Laboratory Personnel - TN Department of Health
• Or
• Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)/Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT) - ND Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice
• Or
• Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) - American Association for Bioanalysts (AAB)
• Or
• Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) - American Medical Technologists (AMT)
• Or
• Medical Laboratory Technician - California Department of Public Health
• Or
• Medical Laboratory Technician - State of Hawaii, Department of Health
• Or
• Medical Lab Personnel - Department of Health and Human Services Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH)
• Or
• Medical Lab Scientist (MLS) - American Medical Technologists (AMT)
• Or
• Medical Technologist (MT)/Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) - ND Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice
• Or
• Medical Technologist (MT) - American Association for Bioanalysts (AAB)
• Or
• Medical Technologist (MT) - American Medical Technologists (AMT)
• Or
• Medical Technologist (MT) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• Medical Technologist - State of Hawaii, Department of Health
• Or
• Microbiology Technologist (M) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• Molecular Biology Technologist (MB) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• Specialist in Blood Banking (SBB) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• Specialist in Chemistry (SC) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• Specialist in Cytology (SCT) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• Specialist in Cytometry (SCYM) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• Specialist in Microbiology (SM) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Or
• Specialist in Molecular Biology (SMB) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

3407000007 Lab - Surgical Path

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Benefits

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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