Anatomic Pathology Lab Supervisor

BJC HealthCare•Belleville, IL

About The Position

Memorial is hiring an Anatomic Pathology Lab Supervisor to join their team. They are the first community hospital in the system to offer full digital pathology with Washington University and Memorial is ranked as one of the top hospitals in Illinois and part of the nationally recognized BJC System. Days, flexible to work 5/8s or 4/10s BILD Leadership program eligible Overview Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children’s at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet®-recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Memorial Hospital Shiloh, a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care. The Laboratory Department provides a wide variety of assays and procedures to obtain data used in the diagnosis and treatment of most disease states to our inpatient and out patients. Services include phlebotomy, hematology, chemistry, microbiology, blood bank, point-of-care and pathology. Role Purpose Focuses on the daily supervision of the Histology and/or Cytology laboratory staff as well as performance and development of routine and custom histologic and/or cytologic assays. Responsible for managing daily operations of complex histological and cytological tests and procedures on tissue samples (QA/QC, equipment maintenance, workflow, service levels, operational oversight, workspace), staff (first level supervision, scheduling, coaching, staff development, CD, etc.) and performing analysis within the regulatory requirements for cytology and/or histology. Ensures processing systems are functioning properly and samples are processed in a timely manner, with sufficient quality, and delivered to pathology and analytical laboratory as expected.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree - Physical/Life Science/related
2-5 years
Supervisor Experience < 2 years
CT-ASCP or equiv

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree - Physical/Life Science/related
Supervisor Experience 2-5 years

Responsibilities

Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: hires, trains, assigns work, manages & evaluates performance, conducts professional development plans. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.
Develops and adheres to departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets. Responds to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.
Schedules staff and assign work to ensure that laboratory procedures are performed promptly proficiently, and accurately. (When necessary the supervisor is expected to perform tasks routinely assigned to direct reports.)
Responsible for Supervising laboratory activities, monitoring test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of performance are maintained. Assure all remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from established performance specifications. Ensure patient test results are not reported until all corrective actions have been taken and the test system is properly functioning. Oversees and manages processes of safe handling and disposition of remains. Ensures par levels of supplies are maintained.
Act as a liaison between the histology laboratory staff and various functional groups including, but not limited to, customer service, analytical laboratory, process and service engineering, information technology, human resources, and materials management groups.
Establishes histology and cytology workflows and processes that support hospital and clinic service lines. Works with medical director to design and complete complex validation of immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescent antibodies. Manages unique histological testing for neuropathology (brain), pediatric pathology, non-decalcified bone and whole orbit ophthalmic pathology. Coordinates daily workflows to distribute histology slides to outside hospitals and clinics. Prepares lab scheduling for 24/7 operation.
BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
Disability insurance paid for by BJC
Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
401(k) plan with BJC match
Tuition Assistance available on first day
BJC Institute for Learning and Development
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
Adoption assistance
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