Cytology Supervisor

About the role

Cytology Supervisor - Baltimore, MD, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Pay range: $88,100 - $158,500 / year
Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible to receive annual performance bonus compensation.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the cytotechnology staff in a single department, including scheduling, support, and coaching.
• Accountable for all activities related to the examination of gynecologic and non-gynecologic specimens, including monitoring of cytotechnologists' performance and overall quality of all phases of testing.
• Collaborate with Human Resources in the hiring process for cytotechnologists.
• Coordinate and document orientation/training process for newly hired cytotechnologists, including 6-month competency assessments.
• Maintain attendance and timekeeping records for cytotechnology staff.
• Enhance employee relations by facilitating effective communication.
• Evaluate and document employee performance through defined measurements/metrics.
• Coach and counsel employees, providing feedback, support or corrective action as needed.
• Write annual performance reviews and perform annual competency assessments.
• Supervise documentation and submission of all required laboratory, departmental, and staff statistics/reports.
• Maintain and control workflow, turn-around-time (TAT) and pending daily.
• Provide progress reports to manager and collaborate, as needed, to address concerns.
• Continuously assess opportunities for improvement in quality and production.
• Provide guidance and feedback to support staff for preanalytic and post-analytic phases of testing.
• Maintain and improve local SOPs; develop new SOPs as needed.
• Implement all local, Business Unit, and corporate policies and procedures within established timeframes, i.e., TAT goals, SOP implementation deadlines.
• Ensure all corporate safety, quality control and quality assurance standards are met.
• Ensure compliance with all local, federal, CLIA and CAP regulations.
• Remedial action is taken when test systems are not within established acceptable levels of performance, and ensure patient results are not reported until corrective action has been implemented and results validated.
• Ensure all corporate continuing education requirements are met.
• Present or coordinate internal or external continuing education programs.
• Maintain documentation of continuing education activities for cytotechnologists.
• Organize and lead regular department meetings.
• Participate in internal, government or regulatory agency inspections, as necessary.
• Perform and maintain records of revised reports.
• Oversee program for follow-up of abnormal cytology cases.
• Cytohistology correlation process.
• Perform and/or document rescreening of selected cytology cases, including new hire monitoring, retrospective review of prior negatives, and other additional QC rescreening.
• Perform all duties and responsibilities of a cytotechnologist, as needed.
• Perform and document quality control rescreen of cytology cases.
• Oversee supervision of cytology support staff (e.g., Specimen Processing, Data Entry).

Qualifications

• Required Work Experience: 5 years of experience in a cytology laboratory, including leadership roles. 4 years of experience are required for any individual providing supervisory coverage in a New York State licensed laboratory.
• Physical And Mental Requirements: Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time.
• Knowledge: Meet CLIA requirements for cytotechnologist (CFR 493.1483) and cytotechnology general supervisor (CFR 493.1469).
• Skills: Requires strong organizational skills, the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and heavy volume of work.
• Licenses and Certifications: ASCP certified as CT (ASCP) (Required), Current state licensure, if applicable (Required), Liquid-based cytology training/certification (ThinPrep and/or Surepath) (Required).