Accessioning Supervisor

PathGroup•Nashville, TN

12d

About The Position

The Accessioning Supervisor directly supervises and coordinates the accessioning team’s work, including receiving and accessioning specimens and scanning requisitions into the scan system. The role provides departmental leadership, manages employee hiring, orientation, training, performance, and relations, and coordinates staffing and workflows to meet production goals. The supervisor monitors quality, data entry, turnaround times, and regulatory compliance while ensuring laboratory safety and adherence to company and departmental policies.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in a related field or an appropriate combination of education and experience.
Medical laboratory experience required.
Supervisory experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

Supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Support PathGroup’s mission, vision, goals, and management decisions.
Lead and supervise the assigned department; make decisions, solve problems, develop and document procedures, and conduct and attend meetings.
Manage hiring, including interviewing candidates and defining performance expectations and position requirements.
Oversee new employee orientation, training, and continuing education.
Coach, counsel, motivate, and continually evaluate employee performance; implement disciplinary action in consultation with Human Resources when needed.
Maintain effective employee relations and a safe, ethical, non-discriminatory work environment; establish effective communication methods; resolve employee problems, conflicts, and grievances as needed.
Develop, implement, and maintain an effective departmental training program.
Review accessioning errors and recommend employee counseling or retraining as needed.
Coordinate operations and activities with other supervisors and departments.
Plan work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
Monitor and evaluate departmental operations and workflow, making changes as needed.
Inspect and maintain quality assurance program documentation and analyze data.
Review entry of patient demographics, insurance information, and test orders from specimen requisitions into computer systems.
Maintain acceptable specimen accessioning turnaround times.
Receive and account for all specimens received into the laboratory.
Review specimen requisitions for omissions and errors in patient demographics, clinical data, test orders, and medical necessity requirements.
Follow laboratory safety precautions and procedures in procedure manuals.
Comply with regulatory, company, and departmental rules, policies, and procedures, including the Corporate Compliance Program and Privacy and Security policies.