Histology Lab Manager - Lighthouse Lab Services

Lighthouse Lab Services seeks a full-time Histology Laboratory Manager to serve in Albuquerque, New Mexico’s premier digestive health clinic. This innovative, high complexity pathology lab is committed to delivering timely and accurate pathology testing to meet the diagnostics needs of the medical community and help improve patient care.

ABOUT THE POSITION

In coordination with the Pathology Lab Director, the Histology Lab Manager is responsible for day to day staff, testing, and operational oversight of the pathology lab aligning with quality and budgetary guidelines. The perfect candidate will enable the laboratory to complete work within established guidelines of standard operating procedures. They will ensure compliance with CLIA and CAP standards.

ABOUT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

Living in Albuquerque, NM, offers an attractive mix of affordability, culture, and outdoor adventure. The city has a low cost of living, with housing and utilities generally cheaper than national averages. Albuquerque is surrounded by beautiful landscapes that are perfect for hiking, skiing, and other outdoor activities. The city's rich cultural heritage includes Native American, Hispanic, and Southwestern influences, making it a hub for festivals, museums, and the arts. Albuquerque also enjoys 300+ days of sunshine, mild weather, and a growing economy in sectors like technology and healthcare. Plus, you’ll find unique attractions like the world-famous Balloon Fiesta, the historic Old Town, and (for fans) Breaking Bad tours! It’s the perfect city to lay down roots.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Pathology Manager manages the activities of the department within quality and budgetary guidelines.
• Ensures work is completed in accordance with standard turn-around times.
• Monitors and reviews proficiency testing, operational and department budget, laboratory quality control data, quality control systems and corrective actions. Conceives and implements continuous improvements and operational updates.
• Assists in developing and responsible for managing production metrics.
• Develops, implements, and manages performance standards for staff related to quality and efficiency, including productivity.
• Manages the adherence to written internal and external quality control procedures to ensure the quality of the results.
• Evaluates means and standard deviations for quality control materials and maintain corrective action logs as appropriate.
• Responsible for the quality and timelines of technical procedures to ensure full compliance with CLIA, relevant government regulations and other relevant standards as determined by the company.
• Monitors reagents and supplies for department and assists in the performance of all related tasks for managing inventory.
• Builds strong and effective teams, valuing different contributions; works with and through others, involving people in issues that affect them.
• Assists in the recruitment and selection of staff.
• Operates independently with a willingness to make decisions; Projects credibility and makes a professional and positive impression on others.
• Monitors progress and holds self and others accountable. Liaise with clients, vendors, and staff on all department issues.
• Maintains oversight of reagent and supply orders and approval of inventory purchases together with invoice coding.
• Assists in procurement and negotiates pricing and service requirements with vendors.
• Effectively monitors laboratory operations in the department and provides guidance to staff for all issues that arise including but not limited to, instrument failures, reagent/ quality control issues, sample integrity issues, delays in testing and communication of abnormal result.
• Identifies the key elements of a situation and any gaps and inconsistencies in data.
• Makes rational judgments from available information and analysis.
• Actively participates in root cause analysis investigations and process improvement initiatives.
• Responsible for timely and accurate responses to quality issues.
• Acts as a coach and mentor and shares expertise.
• Maintains a positive working environment ensuring staff motivation in particular periods of high workloads.
• Maintain low levels of staff turnover, actively contributing to the retention of key individuals.
• Manages the evaluation of and validation of new methodologies and instrumentation.
• Interacts with clients and internal/external auditors.
• Responsible for the evaluation of work performance of technical laboratory staff in the department and for employee performance evaluations.
• Reviews daily, weekly, and monthly metrics for department.
• Is aware of all pertinent employee health and safety regulations and requirements for their assigned department and manages compliance to same.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Candidate's education and experience must meet CLIA requirements for high complexity testing

• Three to five years histology laboratory supervision
• Willingness and ability to conduct all bench testing to support lab production
• HT or HLT(ASCP) certification

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Experience and/or familiarity using the following instruments: Sakura Tissue-Tek TEC 5 Embedding Module, Leica

RM2255 Automated Microtome, Leica RM2125 RT Manual Microtome, Sakura SCA 4740 Coverslipper, Sakura VIP5 Tissue Processor, Leica Autostainer XL Stainer, Biocare IHC stainer

SALARY, BENEFITS, SCHEDULE

Salary: $90k-$120K depending on education, certification, and experience

Benefits: Individual and family medical, dental, vision insurance, PTO/Holidays, 401K with 3% contributed by the company regardless of employee participation, profit sharing, annual discretionary bonus based on company and employee performance, free lunches once a week. Other perks.

Shift: Monday – Thursday 8am-5pm; Fridays 8am-noon

ABOUT LIGHTHOUSE

At Lighthouse Lab Services, we offer solutions to help start, grow, and run clinical laboratories. Our recruiting team has over 20 years of proven success placing job seekers in positions ranging from entry-level Medical Technologists to seasoned Laboratory Directors. We recruit nationwide, for permanent and travel positions with clients ranging from small hospitals to large reference laboratories.

It is the policy of Lighthouse Lab Services to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Lighthouse Lab Services is committed to working and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals of all abilities, including persons with disabilities.

If at any time during the application process you need accommodation, please contact recruiting@lighthouselabservices.com for assistance.

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