Histology Manager

Overview

POSITION SUMMARY

Leadership position within the Histology section of the laboratory. Demonstrates the ability to perform essential functions/responsibilities with knowledge, competency, and appropriateness to ages of patients/customers served.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervises Histology staff to assure compliance with SOP and accuracy of specimen handling and results.

Coordinates workload, schedules technical staff and assists with pre/post analytical processes as needed including waste management.

3, Advises and assists staff with daily work flow, maintains flexible work hours to ensure department coverage.

Performs microtomy and staining as needed.

5, Cuts, embeds, and stains frozen sections, surgical samples and autopsy samples; assists with FNA collection as needed.

Prepares solutions and uses them to perform special stains.

Responsible for statistics, performance improvement/quality reports and inventory control. Maintains department SOPs and authors SOPs as needed.

Troubleshoot instruments and notifies BioMed or instrumentation company of repairs needed.

Follows St. John's Riverside Hospital attendance policy,

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

SKILLS. EXPERIENCE AND OUALIFICATIONS

Five years of hospital experience as a medical technologist.

Demonstrated proficiency in MS office suite of products,

Demonstrated ability to communicate in writing, using advanced writing skills.

EDUCATION

B.S. in Medical Technology or related Science.

NYS DOH license.