Histology Manager

Arbor-Women’s Health Elevated is the largest privately owned, exclusively focused, full-service women’s health diagnostics company in the U.S., featuring a broad and growing portfolio of products. We are elevating women's health and creating novel technology-based solutions that allow healthcare providers to devote more time to their patients. Diagnostics services include anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, cytopathology, molecular pathology, microbiology, and genetic testing. Arbor is uniquely positioned to develop services and solutions tailored to meet the needs of a women’s health practice. Every solution is created to uniquely support women’s health providers and their patients. Learn More at www.arbordiagnostics.org.

Job Summary:

The Histology Manager is responsible for the oversight of people, processes, documentation, workflow , equipment and problem solving in the histology department

Supervisory Responsibilities

· Recruits, interviews and hire new staff.

· Directly supervises the daily workflow of Histology

· Provides feedback and timely performance evaluations.

· Monitors and approves timecards

· Manages discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.

Duties/Responsibilities

· Serve as master trainer.

· Writes and revises policies and procedures

· Perform competency assessments.

· Serves as an escalation point to resolve issues.

· Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specification.

· Participate in regulatory agency inspection readiness and onsite inspections.

· Perform equipment validation, reagent optimization and validation following regulatory guidelines and procedures.

· Report monthly metrics, QEB, NCE and all other compliance requirements.

· Follow the laboratory’s procedures for specimen handling and processing.

· Perform grossing, embedding, microtomy, and staining of patient samples, as needed.

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Education and Experience

• Minimum of an Associate’s degree or commensurate experience in either laboratory science, chemical, physical or biological science from an accredited institution.
• Qualify per CLIA for high complexity testing, Grossing Tissue
• 5 years of Histology experience
• Applicable leadership experience

Required Skills/Abilities

· Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills

· Ability to manage multiple priorities

· Excellent attention to detail

· Ability to work in a team environment

· Willingness to maintain confidential information

· Must be analyzed for color perception

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• Employee frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Employee is occasionally required to lift office products and supplies, up to 25 pounds.

Travel And Hours

• This position is full-time
• No travel is required with this position

Other duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.