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.