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Histology/Pathology Lab Manager

SSM Health
SSM Health Salary
Madison, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 5/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/1/2026

It's more than a career, it's a calling

WI-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

This is a full time salaried Lab Manager position for the Histology/Pathology department at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison working typically 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday but may flex a bit based on department needs.

Ideal candidates will have a Histotech or Cytology certification and a background in cytology and/or histology.

Job Summary:

Under general direction, manage the operations of assigned area(s) by acting as a technical advisor and by managing employees. Ensures appropriate resources, sets direction and manages employee performance.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Prioritizes the daily workflow by coordinating and delegating daily technical operations.
  • Manages or works directly on projects of moderate to complex scope.
  • Selects, schedules, and assigns staff, adjusting hours and shifts as necessary.
  • Evaluates activities of assigned area(s) to ensure patient care, staff relations, and efficiency of service.
  • Ensures compliance with QA/QC standards required by laboratory regulatory agencies.
  • Makes recommendations regarding the development of policies, goals and objectives.
  • Implements unit or clinic policies, goals, and objectives.
  • Monitors department financial performance.
  • May function in the Laboratory Director capacity during the absence of the Laboratory Director.
  • Acts as laboratory liaison to other departments.
  • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience and education

EXPERIENCE

  • Five years' technical experience in a laboratory setting including two years' concurrent supervisory experience. .

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
  • Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
  • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
  • Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
  • Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
  • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
  • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
  • Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
 
State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

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Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

3407000007 Lab - Surgical Path

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

  • Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). 

  • Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.

  • Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. 

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