Manager, Pathology

Manager, Pathology

Apply to GI Alliance in Park Ridge, IL. Salary range: $55,000–$65,000. This role is full‑time and mid‑senior level.
Responsibilities:

• Manage daily laboratory operations.
• Oversee scheduling, recruitment, and payroll.
• Handle staff relations, performance management, and conflict resolution.
• Develop departmental goals, standards, and objectives aligned with the strategic plan.
• Provide technical expertise and backup for all pathology laboratory duties.
• Develop, evaluate, implement, and monitor policies, procedures, and standards.
• Develop, implement, and monitor laboratory safety, quality assessment, and improvement programs.
• Maintain good relationships with physicians, colleagues, and vendors to ensure customer satisfaction and resolve operational issues.
• Develop and monitor budgets.
• Other duties as assigned.

• AA in Science or equivalent.
• HT or HTL (ASCP).
• Three (3) years experience in a laboratory setting.
• Education and training sufficient to support CLIA 88 requirements for the position.

• Must be reliable.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with no supervision.
• Strong ability to compile data.
• Ability to follow instructions/procedures.
• Strong ability to communicate effectively with customers and co‑workers.
• Strong ability to perform work activities in a team environment with open communication.
• Ability to maintain attention to detail and concentrate for extended periods of time.
• Ability to function in a fast‑paced environment while under substantial time pressures and still maintain quality patient care.
• Proficient technical (computer) skills with knowledge of regulatory and certification requirements of the laboratory.
• Strong multi‑tasking ability in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong ability to adapt and implement change.
• Self‑motivated with initiative.
• Strong sense of ethics.

This role routinely involves standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Laboratory equipment is used occasionally.

This job operates in professional laboratory environments. Frequent exposure to toxic/caustic chemicals, moving/mechanical parts, sharp objects, blood or body fluids, communicable diseases, LED computer monitors, repetitive motions. Travel may be required.

• Required to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods of time.
• Use of hands to finger, handle, feel objects, tools or controls.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Constantly talk, hear and smell.
• Occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift 10 pounds and occasionally lift 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Mid‑senior level.

Full‑time.

Other.

Hospitals and Health Care.