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Position Summary:
Responsible for administering, planning, and coordinating all work production in the Cytology and Molecular Department. Responsible for implementing company, laboratory and department policies, procedures, manuals, continuing education programs and safety initiatives to improve operating efficiency and effectiveness of the Cytology/Molecular Department. Develops and maintains all departmental standards to be compliant with all regulations.
Duties & Responsibilities
Oversees day-to-day operations of the Cytology/Molecular Department and establishes guidelines to prioritize work production, evaluate effectiveness and improve the quality of Cytology Department.
Available to department staff and responsible for providing consultation to resolve technical problems.
Delegates' authority, prioritizes work activities, resolves problems, prepares schedules, and sets deadlines to ensure timely completion of work.
Develops and implements laboratory and department policies, procedures, manuals, continuing education programs and safety initiatives to ensure regulatory compliance and improve operating efficiency and effectiveness of the Cytology/MolecularDepartment.
Oversee the implementation of the laboratory's procedures for handling, processing, screening, reporting, and maintaining records of patient test results.
Adhere to all quality control/quality assurance policies and procedures. Document all quality control activities.
Develops and implements department policies and procedures for the proper storage and maintenance of cytology/molecular equipment.
Ensures all monthly statistics and records are current and are compliant with regulations.
Performs QA data collection, reviews and works to improve overall departmental/company performance.
Develop workflow management to maintain current status on workload volume.
Ensures expected TAT metrics are achieved as appropriate.
Assess departmental performance and set departmental workload standards at least bi-annually per regulations.
Ensure departmental readiness for regulatory inspections.
Assures proper maintenance of laboratory equipment and approves ordering of supplies and services.
Ensures compliance with all regulatory and licensure entities.
Adhere to practices and regulations governing biosafety and security in the workplace.
May perform all necessary functions required of a Cytology Technologist II, as needed.
Represents the laboratory and company at professional and society conferences on a local and national level.
Develops strategies to address staffing needs. Controls staffing costs and growth by evaluating staffing ratios, competencies and requirements.
Responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, disciplining and evaluating all Cytology personnel.
Prepares, administers and monitors Department budget.
Maintains the strictest of confidentiality of sensitive information concerning, patients, physicians, employees, clients, vendors, and the Company.
Complies with all State, Federal, professional regulations as well as department rules, polices, and procedural manuals.
Adherence to CAP, CLIA, State Regulations, HIPAA, Safety and OSHA Regulations.
Address employee relations as appropriate and ensure departmental adherence to company policies.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
Master's degree from an accredited Cytotechnology program; or a B.S. or B.A. degree in addition to successfully completing an accredited Cytotechnology/Diagnostic Cytology degree program which was accredited at the time the person graduated from the program.
Must have at least 6 years' experience as a Cytotechnologist.
Licensure and Certifications:
Board of Certification (BOC) by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP).
Current CMS-approved proficiency test certificate required, if processing gynecological samples.
State licensure, if applicable.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of CLIA regulations regarding proficiency testing, quality assurance and quality control.
Knowledge of clinical laboratory policies and procedures and laboratory standards to evaluate department and recommend improvement.
Knowledge of laboratory equipment and testing to monitor quality control checks and determine needs and evaluate equipment for purchase.
Knowledge of medical terminology to communicate with laboratory staff.
Knowledge of safety requirements to provide instructions and recognize and correct hazardous conditions.
Knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Knowledge of business methods including productivity/workload analysis and scheduling.
Skill in performing a full range of laboratory tests and operating a variety of laboratory instrumentation and equipment.
Skill in using computer programs and applications.
Skill in personnel management and effective training sessions.
Skill in appropriate collection/analysis/presentation of staffing, productivity, and cost data on a routine and special-project basis.
Ability to analyze workload requirements and schedule personnel appropriately.
Ability to listen, read, understand, and follow oral, and written instruction.
Ability to identify and resolve problems.
Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with employees, physicians, vendors, clients, and external agencies.

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