Histology Supervisor

General Summary

Provides daily management and oversight of technical activities within the Histology department, including embedding, microtomy, immunohistochemistry, special stains, and tissue processing. Provides technical expertise, decision making, and problem-solving skills with in-depth knowledge of histologic techniques.

Principal Job Functions

• Maintains strict adherence to all quality and regulatory standards.
• Ensures proficiency and competency through enforcement of established performance standards and procedural protocols.
• Enforces safety policies and procedures, fostering a positive safety culture and managing incident investigations.
• Develops, updates, and maintains a procedure manual for the department, ensuring compliance with CAP guidelines and other governing bodies.
• Ensures all activities are performed and documented according to established SOPs.
• Prepares for and participates in internal and external audits and inspections by regulatory bodies such as CAP, CLIA, and others.
• Interviews, hires, onboards, trains, and assesses competency of staff, including providing technical instruction and training on techniques, instrumentation, and organization of work.
• Ensures staff are properly trained and maintain competency in all relevant procedures.
• Schedules department staff to ensure efficient workflow and meet turnaround time goals.
• Works closely with staff members and other departments to ensure timely specimen turnouts.
• Performs quality control and quality assurance on instrumentation and reagents used for testing.
• Examines slides under a microscope to ensure tissue preparation meets laboratory requirements, investigating for further study and resolution of technical or stain quality abnormalities.
• Plans, organizes, and completes evaluations and validations for new procedures and instrumentation.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor of science degree in a laboratory science or related field required.
• Three (3) years of experience in the histology laboratory required.
• One (1) year of leadership experience preferred.

Other Credentials / Certifications

• Current applicable ASCP certification (Histotechnician (HT), Histotechnologist (HTL), Cytopathology (CT), Pathologists Assistants (PA)) required.
• Member in good standing with the American Society of Clinical Pathology required.
• Maintains 12 CEUs each year.