Anatomic Pathology Supervisor

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Bayhealth Medical Center is Central and Southern Delaware's healthcare leader with hospitals in Dover and Milford, as well as stand‑alone Emergency Department in Smyrna and a hybrid Emergency Department and Urgent Care in Milton. We offer various practice settings throughout Kent and Sussex Counties. Bayhealth Medical Center Kent Campus is 90 minutes from Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Baltimore. Our Sussex Campus is 30 minutes to the Delaware beaches and relaxation in the sand!

Bayhealth Medical Center offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package (for eligible positions) including:

• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Matching 401(k)/403(b) Plans
• Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision
• Disability and Life Insurance options
• On Site Child Care
• Educational Reimbursement
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts
• Plus, an array of Voluntary Benefits to include Critical Care Coverage and more!

Location:

Kent Campus Hospital

Status:
Full Time 80 Hours

Shift: Days

SALARY RANGE: 75,233. YEARLY

This technical and supervisory position is responsible for the management of operations and technical oversight of Anatomic Pathology section within Bayhealth Medical Center. The anatomic pathology supervisor will perform the various tasks required for receiving, processing and preparing patient tissue and cytology samples for microscopic examination and analysis by the Pathologist and Cytotechnologist. This may include receiving, accessioning, embedding, grossing, cutting, mounting, and staining procedures.

Ensures that tissue specimens received from surgical or diagnostic procedures are sorted, logged, and prioritized according to the standards required. Under the direction of and delegation by the Medical Director, formulates goals, recommends policy, assigns objectives, and establishes standards of practice within the areas of responsibility. Functions as the Technical Consultant under CLIA: 42 CFR 493.1411 (moderate complexity) and General Supervisor under CLIA: 42 CFR 493.1449 (high complexity) for the Histology section.

The Histology supervisor will coordinate daily workflow of tasks and activities in Histology and Cytology about routine procedures, special procedures, and the surgery schedule. This will include coordination and ensuring performance of all of the various tasks required for completion of all procedures. Plans, verifies, evaluates, and assures the competency of all employees performing routine and specialized technical procedures in their section(s) to assure quality of performance is maintained.

Works independently with guidance available from the Medical Director, Administrative Director, Lab Managers, and Pathologists. Performs related work in this classification routinely and works outside this class on a temporary, occasional basis.

• Maintains Histology and Cytology accreditation standards for CAP, TJC and other accrediting bodies as appropriate and state/federal licensure. Interprets regulatory, accrediting agency, and licensure standards, requirements or guidelines for Histology and Cytology section(s) and translates requirements into policies and procedures, initiates corrective action as soon as deficiency is identified. Ensures laboratory equipment is maintained and functions properly. Ensures all relevant administrative, equipment, maintenance, policy/procedure, and reference manuals are reviewed annually.
• Ensures quality assurance processes meet or exceed CLIA (42 CFR 493.1449) requirements for analyses performed in their section. Establishes record keeping system to provide rapid retrieval of information required / requested during regulatory inspections. Designs and implements work processes and monitoring systems to ensure timeliness standards are met.
• Selects, validates, and implements technologies and test methodologies, ensuring compliance with applicable law, regulation, and standards. Implements, maintains and regularly reviews quality control programs and the parameters for acceptable levels of analytic performance that are effective in identifying problems and assuring these levels are maintained throughout the entire testing process. Resolves technical problems and ensures appropriate remedial action is taken and documented whenever test systems deviate from established performance…