Manager Pathology

Piedmont Healthcare; Peachtree Corners (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Piedmont Atlanta Hospital in Georgia is seeking a Laboratory Manager to oversee the Laboratory's operations under the Director, ensuring safe, efficient and quality performance for employees, patients and visitors.

This role emphasizes oversight of point-of-care testing, offsite areas, and collaboration with nursing, administrative and medical staff to support the hospital's mission and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or related field.
• MBA or Health Administration degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years clinical experience with at least 2 years in supervisory role.

Responsibilities

• Oversee departmental operations of the Laboratory.
• Ensure compliance of point-of-care testing and affiliated offsite areas.
• Collaborate with nursing, administrative and medical staff to coordinate patient care and drive improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Quality improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Medical Technology

MBA or Health Administration (preferred)

Job description

Overview:

Under the direction of the Director, the manager oversees departmental operations of the Laboratory. Performs administrative duties including oversight and compliance of point of care testing and affiliated offsite areas. Monitors operations to ensure safe, efficient and quality performance standards for employees, patients and visitors. Collaboration with nursing, administrative, medical and other staff to coordinate patient care activities will be necessary to support the facilities mission statement, achieve customer satisfaction, and identify system problems as opportunities for improvement.

Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Director, the manager oversees departmental operations of the Laboratory. Performs administrative duties including oversight and compliance of point of care testing and affiliated offsite areas. Monitors operations to ensure safe, efficient and quality performance standards for employees, patients and visitors. Collaboration with nursing, administrative, medical and other staff to coordinate patient care activities will be necessary to support the facilities mission statement, achieve customer satisfaction, and identify system problems as opportunities for improvement.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree from a recognized college or university in Medical Technology or a closely related field is Required
• Master's degree of Business Administration or Health Administration is Preferred

Work Experience

• 5 years of clinical experience, including at least two (2) years with supervisory responsibilities, preferably in an acute care hospital setting is Required
• Demonstrated clinical competency in the specialty area applying for Required

Licenses and Certifications

• Management of Clinical Laboratory only: Certification in medical technology; certification as a medical technologist or medical laboratory scientist by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), AMT (American Medical Technologists) or AAB (American Association of Bioanalysts) . AAB provisional certification not accepted Required
• Management of Anatomic Pathology (Cytology/Histology): Certification in histology; certification as a Histotechnologist HTL, Histotechnician HT and/or Cytologist CT by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) Required

Business Unit : Company Name: Piedmont Atlanta Hospital