U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Supervisory Histopathology Tec
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States, 28305
The Fayetteville, NC VA Medical Center has an immediate opening for a Supervisory Histopathology Technologist to work within the Pathology & Laboratory Service. The incumbent supervises a large staff of nonsupervisory personnel in the performance of complex anatomic pathology testing in multiple specialties. The supervisor performs the full range of supervisory duties for one or more sections of the anatomic pathology laboratory.
Duties
The incumbent performs the full range of supervisory duties for one or more sections of the laboratory, including responsibility for assignment of work; performance evaluations; recommendations for appointment, awards, advancement, and disciplinary actions; and identification of continuing education and training needs.
Takes responsibility for the day-to-day supervision of the section, sets short and long-term goals, prepares work schedules and assigns duties and provides instruction to subordinates to assure efficient and timely performance of all procedures.
Works as a histopathology technologist as needed and accomplishes duties specifically assigned to the section(s) supervised. Works off-hour shifts, weekends, and holiday as priorities show a need or as directed by management.
Assures that all employees under his/her supervision are aware of and abide by the appropriate hospital and laboratory safety regulations. Responsible for maintaining the work area in a clean environment appropriate for the Section.
Assists employees in obtaining continuing education and determining their training needs. Assures orientation, training, and competency assessment of staff upon initial test performance and annually thereafter.
Develops, maintains and monitors the Quality Improvement and Quality Control/Management programs in Anatomic Pathology. Ensures that the department policies meet the requirements of regulatory and accrediting agencies such as CAP, JCAHO, and OSHA.
Assures that all standards of the American College of Pathologists (CAP) are practiced at all times in the Section, and that the section will qualify for accreditation by CAP.
Develops and maintains procedure manuals in the section. Reviews and updates the same to ensure compliance with all accreditation requirements. Trains lower grade histopathology technicians/ologists in the use of new procedures and instrumentation.
Serves as a point of contact for persons outside the service to inform, mediate, investigate or solve problems and complaints, and conduct business. Persons outside the service includes care providers (physicians, nurses, physician assistants), vendor and equipment sales and service representatives and other hospital employees including those from engineering, personnel, security, pharmacy and others. The incumbent should endeavor to be courteous and professional and encourage the other medical technologists to conduct themselves likewise.
Ensures activities associated with process improvement, customer service, data driven decision making, or team driven change are accomplished. Ensures staff members complete the current mandatory hours of continuing education.
Ensures a team approach to daily work and promotes problem solving among the staff. The incumbent accepts and resolves technical problems that cannot be solved at lower level and rarely refers problems to higher authority.
Provides input into laboratory quality monitors, provides data as required, and follows-up for compliance of the same. Assures that the laboratory procedures and staff meets all requirements of College of American Pathologists, TJC, as well as VA safety and infection control requirements.
Receives all requests and specimens for testing into the laboratory. Verifies the accuracy and completeness of the request and proper sample submissions.
Responsible for embedding tissue of all sizes in the proper medium and in the proper manner for correct sectioning. Operates the microtome to achieve tissue sections of the thickness requested by the pathologist. Correctly coverslips preparations so that there are no artifacts produced. Prepares both routine and special tissues including, but not limited to, cryopreservation of muscle biopsies, needle and punch biopsies, kidney biopsies, bone marrow biopsies and fine needle aspirations.
Performs frozen section preparations. Frozen section preparation includes selection of pathogenic portions of the specimen; marking it for correct orientation and identification of the tumor margins, freezing the unfixed specimen; sectioning it with a cryostat microtome and staining and cover slipping.
Performs staining of tissue sections, including histochemical, immunohistochemical and other advanced staining techniques. These procedures are specialized and often complex, difficult and non-standardized.
Assists the pathologist, radiologist, endocrinologist or other provider during specimen collection of fine needle aspirations and bone marrow. S/he prepares specialized touch preparations and aspirate smears in accordance with protocol.
PEFORMS OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED
Work Schedule : Monday - Friday; 8:30 am-5:00 pm
Financial Disclosure Report : Not required
Requirements
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Duties
The incumbent performs the full range of supervisory duties for one or more sections of the laboratory, including responsibility for assignment of work; performance evaluations; recommendations for appointment, awards, advancement, and disciplinary actions; and identification of continuing education and training needs.
Takes responsibility for the day-to-day supervision of the section, sets short and long-term goals, prepares work schedules and assigns duties and provides instruction to subordinates to assure efficient and timely performance of all procedures.
Works as a histopathology technologist as needed and accomplishes duties specifically assigned to the section(s) supervised. Works off-hour shifts, weekends, and holiday as priorities show a need or as directed by management.
Assures that all employees under his/her supervision are aware of and abide by the appropriate hospital and laboratory safety regulations. Responsible for maintaining the work area in a clean environment appropriate for the Section.
Assists employees in obtaining continuing education and determining their training needs. Assures orientation, training, and competency assessment of staff upon initial test performance and annually thereafter.
Develops, maintains and monitors the Quality Improvement and Quality Control/Management programs in Anatomic Pathology. Ensures that the department policies meet the requirements of regulatory and accrediting agencies such as CAP, JCAHO, and OSHA.
Assures that all standards of the American College of Pathologists (CAP) are practiced at all times in the Section, and that the section will qualify for accreditation by CAP.
Develops and maintains procedure manuals in the section. Reviews and updates the same to ensure compliance with all accreditation requirements. Trains lower grade histopathology technicians/ologists in the use of new procedures and instrumentation.
Serves as a point of contact for persons outside the service to inform, mediate, investigate or solve problems and complaints, and conduct business. Persons outside the service includes care providers (physicians, nurses, physician assistants), vendor and equipment sales and service representatives and other hospital employees including those from engineering, personnel, security, pharmacy and others. The incumbent should endeavor to be courteous and professional and encourage the other medical technologists to conduct themselves likewise.
Ensures activities associated with process improvement, customer service, data driven decision making, or team driven change are accomplished. Ensures staff members complete the current mandatory hours of continuing education.
Ensures a team approach to daily work and promotes problem solving among the staff. The incumbent accepts and resolves technical problems that cannot be solved at lower level and rarely refers problems to higher authority.
Provides input into laboratory quality monitors, provides data as required, and follows-up for compliance of the same. Assures that the laboratory procedures and staff meets all requirements of College of American Pathologists, TJC, as well as VA safety and infection control requirements.
Receives all requests and specimens for testing into the laboratory. Verifies the accuracy and completeness of the request and proper sample submissions.
Responsible for embedding tissue of all sizes in the proper medium and in the proper manner for correct sectioning. Operates the microtome to achieve tissue sections of the thickness requested by the pathologist. Correctly coverslips preparations so that there are no artifacts produced. Prepares both routine and special tissues including, but not limited to, cryopreservation of muscle biopsies, needle and punch biopsies, kidney biopsies, bone marrow biopsies and fine needle aspirations.
Performs frozen section preparations. Frozen section preparation includes selection of pathogenic portions of the specimen; marking it for correct orientation and identification of the tumor margins, freezing the unfixed specimen; sectioning it with a cryostat microtome and staining and cover slipping.
Performs staining of tissue sections, including histochemical, immunohistochemical and other advanced staining techniques. These procedures are specialized and often complex, difficult and non-standardized.
Assists the pathologist, radiologist, endocrinologist or other provider during specimen collection of fine needle aspirations and bone marrow. S/he prepares specialized touch preparations and aspirate smears in accordance with protocol.
PEFORMS OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED
Work Schedule : Monday - Friday; 8:30 am-5:00 pm
Financial Disclosure Report : Not required
Requirements
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