Cytology Supervisor

Job Summary

Under the direction of the laboratory operations director, the Cytology Supervisor plans, organizes, schedules, and directs the work of the department in order to effectively maximize employees and equipment to meet established turnaround times while adhering to quality technical standards. The supervisor provides direct on-site analysis and adjustment of specimen workflow, test performance, quality, compliance, and associated documentation.

Responsibilities

Supervise the day to day operations of the cytology department, this includes staff hires, scheduling, development, training and annual appraisals

Perform duties of cytotechnologist as needed

Oversee the cytology processing

Perform the scheduling, planning, staffing, and monitoring of workflow to meet established goals

Provide staff development through feedback aimed towards performance development and review

Procure appropriate supplies and equipment to maximize department efficiency while staying within established budgetary and quality goals

Provide technical oversight of cytology lab

Serve as a technical resource for problem solving and process improvement to ensure accurate test performance and meets all quality goals

Evaluate workflow and specimen testing to maintain adequate turnaround time

Troubleshoot and recommend process improvements, as needed

Support, implement, and ensure compliance with all department and company policies and procedures

Monitor and ensure implementation of goals to meet established quality assurance, quality control quality improvement plans and turnaround time

Ensure compliance with regulatory agency requirements through maintaining proper documentation, conducting audits, and corrective actions

Interact with internal and external customers to ensure proper sample handling, reporting and resolution of questions and concerns

Participate in the updating of departmental standard operating procedures to accurately reflect the current practices

Monitor workload allocation to ensure compliance with regulations and departmental turnaround time expectations

Troubleshoot equipment and computer related problems

Validation of methodology and instrumentation

Requirements

BS degree in Cytotechnology plus ASCP certification required

Experience with NonGYN Cytology

Previous supervisory experience or a cytotechnologist in a lead role

Previous FISH experience a plus

Current Proficiency Test Scores