Manager of Anatomic Pathology Services

MedStar Health
United States, D.C., Washington
Feb 26, 2025
General Summary of Position Join our team as a Manager of Anatomic Pathology Services at Washington Hospital Center. In this leadership role, you will be responsible for the management of the Anatomic Pathology Services in the Department of Pathology, including Histopathology (which includes the grossing and accessioning areas), the Morgue, Cytopathology, and Surgical Pathology secretarial support. This is a full time day shift position on site in Washington, DC. Primary Duties and Responsibilities Oversees all aspects of the technical and administrative operations of the Anatomic Pathology Services. Assures that operational controls are established to assure high quality customer service, technical quality, cost-effectiveness and productivity/efficiency. Assures that turnaround time and case prioritization requirements are met. Develops and implements plans to achieve the defined operational goals/objectives for the area. Manages the area's human resources to meet operational goals/objectives. Establishes and monitors performance goals for the teams and provides leadership and support to team members to accomplish defined goals. Eliminates system/process problems and barriers to team performance. Assure effective selection, orientation, and training of new employees in the areas. Hires, evaluates, counsels, trains and fires subordinate staff. Maintains laboratory standards in compliance with accreditation, regulatory, and licensure requirements. Assures compliance with billing requirements of third party payors including Medicare/Medicaid. Develops and implements administrative and technical policies and procedures for the Anatomic Pathology Services. Assures compliance with all relevant policies and procedures. Manages financial resources. Prepares annual budgets and monitors revenues/ expenditures. Implements effective billing systems and manages the billing functions. Performs materials management functions including equipment justification/ selection, contract negotiations, and inventory/supply management. Maintains a comprehensive quality assurance program for the assigned areas. Orders supplies for personnel/department as needed or requested. Audits bills and ensures prompt payment. Develops and maintains an effective information management system Anatomic Pathology Services. Develops and maintains administrative report mechanisms for the areas; meets required deadlines for reports requested by the Director. Maintains current knowledge of technical and business developments and communicates relevant information to the work group. Minimum Qualifications Education Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science or a closely related field Experience 5-7 years of progressively more responsible job-related experience with clinical familiarity of Histopathology or Cytopathology Licenses and Certifications ASCP - American Society of Clinical Pathologist as a histotechnologist, medical technologist, or cytotechnologist This position has a hiring range of $87,318 - $157,289