Supervisor Laboratory - Cytology - Full Time - Day Shift - AGH

Highmark Health; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

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Job summary

Allegheny Health Network is seeking a Laboratory Supervisor with responsibilities coordinating testing, ensuring quality and regulatory compliance within the AHN system. You will supervise staff, mentor students, manage resources and contribute to budgets under the direction of Laboratory Director/Manager.

Qualifications include ASCP certifications across cytology, cytogenetics, histology, surgical pathology, and MLS/MT/MLT certifications.

Qualifications

• Certifications across cytology, cytogenetics, histology and surgical pathology are required.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure where applicable (NY labs preference).
• BS in Medical Technology or Life Sciences plus laboratory experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and supervises lab testing activities under Director/Manager guidance.
• Ensures regulatory compliance and adheres to HIPAA and privacy policies.
• Mentors staff and students and manages resources within budgets.
• Serves as a consultant to laboratory personnel and providers.
• Maintains quality by evaluating methods and ensuring analytic accuracy.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Regulatory compliance

Resource management

Education

Cytotechnologist (CT) ASCP certification

Cytogenetics (CG) ASCP certification

Histotechnologist (HTL) or Histotechnician (HT) ASCP certification

Pathologists’ Assistant (PA) ASCP certification

Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) or Medical Technologist (MT) or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) ASCP certification

BS in Medical Technology or Life Sciences

4 years laboratory experience (NY license)

Tools

ASCP certifications

Job description

Company : Allegheny Health Network Job Description :

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

Coordinates and supervises all activities related to testing under the general direction of the Laboratory Director and/or Laboratory Manager in conjunction with the Medical Director.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facilitates optimal laboratory operations by identifying, investigating and resolving issues and directing appropriate interventions while adhering to hospital policies and procedures and relevant rules and regulations.
• Promotes cost effective quality patient care through resource management by identifying needs and allocating appropriate resources.
• (30%) Selects, develops, and motivates staff. Supervises assigned staff, assesses competencies, evaluates work, recommends and implements appropriate disciplinary action.
• (20%) Serves as a consultant to laboratory personnel and other health care providers, as needed.
• Participates in continuing education to ensure growth and development of the laboratory.
• (15%) Prepares or assists with capital, manpower and operational budgets and maintains expenses and salaries within established budgets.
• (5%) May perform a variety of routine and complex procedures using established criteria to provide quality clinical information. Verifies analytic accuracy, precision sensitivity and linearity of test methods.
• (20%) May mentor students and new employees in laboratory testing following AHN policies and procedures.
• (5%) May act as a liaison to facilitate communication between the AHN laboratories.
• (5%) Performs other duties as assigned or required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum For the respective Anatomical Pathology domains below:

• Cytology: Cytotechnologist (CT) ASCP certification
• Cytogenetics: Cytogenetics (CG) ASCP certification
• Histology: Histotechnologist (HTL) or Histotechnician (HT) ASCP certification
• Surgical Pathology/Gross Room: Pathologists’ Assistant (PA) ASCP certification

For Clinical Pathology domains:

• Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) or Medical Technologist (MT) or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) ASCP certification
• Cytogenetics: Cytogenetics (CG) ASCP certification

For Histocompatibility Domain: BS in Medical Technology or Life Sciences 3 years prior laboratory experience

For labs holding a New York State license: 4 years of prior laboratory experience.

Preferred One year of supervisory experience Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies. As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy. Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements. Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. California Consumer Privacy Act Employees, Contractors, and Applicants Notice Highmark Health is a national, blended health organization that includes one of America’s largest Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers and a growing regional hospital and physician network. Based in Pittsburgh, Pa., Highmark Health’s 35,000 employees serve millions of customers nationwide through the nonprofit organization’s affiliated businesses, which include Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, HM Insurance Group, United Concordia Dental, HM Health Solutions and HM Home & Community Services. Highmark Health’s businesses proudly serve a broad spectrum of health-related needs including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative, technology solutions.