Gross Room Supervisor-Pathologists' Assistant

About the role

This position supervises and coordinates the staff and operations of the various Gross Rooms of the quaternary academic medical center in support of high-quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Cookbook workflow in conjunction with other laboratories and clinical services for all tissue samples from gross room receipt through arrival in histology with monitoring of tissue quality to ensure optimum processing while identifying areas of improvement and implementing improvements to gain operational and clinical efficiencies.
• Provide oversight of operations and staffing of all gross rooms in the Morgantown campus, to include Pathologists’ Assistants, Gross Room technicians, and trainees.
• Provides strategic input in planning towards future states with hospital and system growth.
• Maintains accreditation readiness at all times of areas of oversight.
• In-services Pathologists’ Assistants and other Gross Room staff on new policies and procedures and monitors compliance.
• Monitors workflow in the Gross Rooms daily and deploys personnel appropriately.
• Supervises staff and oversees all Gross Room related workflows and processes while maintaining timely, high-quality work.
• Performs daily pathology functions including frozen sections and processing specimens from various locations including but not limited to the operating room.
• Affords assistance in quality improvement initiatives and counsels staff on quality issues.
• Documents training and competency assessments for staff following accreditation and regulatory standards.
• May train pathology residents/fellows, pathologists’ assistant students, and other pathology lab personnel as needed.
• Works cooperatively with Pathologist(s) and Medical Director(s) to meet the needs of a quaternary academic medical center as well as community and critical access hospitals with the WVU Health System.
• Participates in recruiting, hiring and orientation as well as completes performance evaluations of staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Current certification as a Pathologists’ Assistant through the American Society of Clinical Pathologist (ASCP)
• Must possess current licensure as required by state board where services will be provided: WV: Pathologist Assistant License
• Four (4) years of experience as a Pathologists’ Assistant
• Prior leadership experience to include evidence of involvement in quality initiatives and staff oversight

Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrated leadership, organizational and management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively work with senior level management, providers, pathologists, providers and lab personnel while fostering teamwork, delegation and ensuring accountability
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to follow complex procedures with minimal guidance
• Advanced evaluative and objective critical thinking skills
• Ability to perform complex tasks and to prioritize multiple projects
• Skills in exercising initiative, resourcefulness and sound judgment with the ability to solve problems, resolve conflicts and make sound decisions