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Supervisor - Medical Lab - Cytology

University of Mississippi Medical Center United States of America, Jackson, MS - Main Campus
Onsite Full Time
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Job description

Hello, Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Please review the following instructions prior to submitting your job application: Provide all of your employment history, education, and licenses/certifications/registrations. You will be unable to modify your application after you have submitted it. You must meet all of the job requirements at the time of submitting the application. You can only apply one time to a job requisition. Once you start the application process you cannot save your work. Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete your application before you begin the process. Applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. Once recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted. After you apply, we will review your qualifications and contact you if your application is among the most highly qualified. Due to the large volume of applications, we are unable to individually respond to all applicants. You may check the status of your application via your Candidate Profile. Thank you, Human Resources Important Applications Instructions: Please complete this application in entirety by providing all of your work experience, education and certifications/ license. You will be unable to edit/add/change your application once it is submitted. Job Requisition ID: R00052022 Job Category: Allied Health Organization: Anatomic Pathology Location/s: Main Campus Jackson Job Title: Supervisor - Medical Lab - Cytology

Job Summary

Provides technical expertise and support to Laboratory and Pathology Services. Assists in laboratories' technical operations in providing efficient, timely, and cost-effective laboratory services that support exceptional patient experiences. Serves as technical resource for all outside labs. Seeks direction from Lab Director and Medical Director as needed.

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Experience

Bachelor's degree in a Chemical, Physical, or Biological Science or Medical Technology from an accredited institution, Cytotechnologist, or Histotechnologist plus four (4) years of related experience in area(s) to be managed. CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Active credentials with one of the following:

  • American Association of Bioanalyst (AAB) – MT
  • American Medical Technologist (AMT) – MT
  • National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA) – CLS or CLSP (CG)
  • International Society for Clinical Laboratory Technology (ISCLT) – RMT
  • American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) - MT, CT, or HLT
  • American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) –CHS
  • HHS (Health and Human Services)-National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Services. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Knowledge of laboratory and experience with regulatory and accreditation of laboratory operations. Knowledge of management operations.

Responsibilities

Assists manager in implementing effective quality control and quality assurance policies and procedures. Participates in performance improvement and test utilization initiatives. Ensures that performance levels are maintained throughout the testing process using quality control records and monitoring instruments and results. Responsible for supervision of all job description duties, for all outside laboratories as well as internal labs. Develops plans for validation of all processes. Verifies precision and accuracy of test procedures. Maintains current written standard operating procedures and policies in UMMC's document center. Assists with maintaining regulatory and compliance standards and provides technical support during site inspections. Interviews and hires new personnel. Administers discipline with assistance from manager and HRBP. Conducts annual performance evaluations. Provides technical staff development within areas of expertise, including direct observation of performance. Facilitates the following programs for personnel: ninety-day and six-month competencies for employees; annual technical competency assessment; new policy/procedure training and implementation; ongoing assessment of staff's problem solving skills; continuing education. Assists the managers and medical directors with technical research, evaluation, and selection of new procedures and instrumentation. Prepares, reviews, and standardizes system technical testing policies and procedures. Assists in development of business case analysis of test offerings. Provides technical support on financial evaluations for both new and current testing procedure, instrumentation, and reagent evaluations. Gathers data as requested. Makes recommendations for changing procedures, instrumentation, consolidating testing work stations, or changing testing locations when appropriate, to increase cost effectiveness. Serves as a technical resource for all testing sites on all shifts, being accessible for consultation as needed. Assists in troubleshooting, resolves technical issues, and initiates appropriate corrective action when performance specifications are not being met. Ensures system is functioning properly before patient results are released. Provides problem solving technical support and consultation to physicians and other healthcare professionals. Accepts responsibility for area's quality, safety, inspection and audit performance, productivity, financial performance, contract compliance and capital equipment selection. Serves as communication liaison within laboratory and outside as needed. Promotes teamwork and customer service. Effectively communicates using appropriate verbal and written skills. Ensures official communications are timely, complete, relevant, and appropriate in content and format. The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time. Physical and Environmental Demands Requires frequent exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, constant exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, frequent working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, frequent travelling to offsite locations, frequent activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, frequent sitting, constant standing, frequent twisting, and constant walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more) Time Type: Full time FLSA Designation/Job Exempt: Yes Pay Class: Salary FTE %: 100

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Benefits

Eligibility: Grant Funded: No Job Posting Date: 08/14/2026 Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified): The University of Mississippi Medical Center is committed to educating the next generation of health professionals, discovering new cures and treatments and providing the highest quality health care. We foster environments that support respect, compassion and belonging for all faculty, staff and students as well as patients and visitors. Our employment, academic, research and clinical care practices reflect these commitments. UMMC is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), disability, age, sex (as that term is defined in applicable laws such as 45 CFR § 92.101(a)(2) and binding court decisions), religion, genetic information, veteran’s status and any other status protected by applicable law. UMMC also prohibits retaliation against those who report discrimination or harassment and against those who participate in the Medical Center’s investigation and handling of such reports. Further, UMMC complies with all applicable statutes, regulations and executive orders regarding sex discrimination, sexual harassment, domestic and dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, including but not limited to Title IX of the

Education

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