Work Status Details: REGULAR FULL TIME | 80.00 Hours Every Two Weeks
Shift: Days
Pay Rate Type: Annual Salary
Location: Yuma Regional Medical Ctr

Listed is the base hiring salary range offered for this position. Actual salaries may vary depending on factors, including but not limited to skills and experience. The salary range listed is just one component of the total rewards/compensation package offered to candidates.
Min = $82,507.84
Mid = $107,260.19
Max = $132,012.54

Summary:
The Histology Manager provides leadership to the Histology team comprised of Histology Technologists , Assistants, and Histology Clerical Staff; Provides schedule coverage 3 days a week; Leads the Histology team to meet the needs of patients, physicians, and staff by ensuring excellence in all aspects of laboratory operations; Provides oversight and training of the administration of the Pathology Information System; Ensures appropriate staffing and productivity levels, develops/monitors performance and productivity improvement, safety, quality and regulatory standards; Ensures excellence in customer service and achievement of budgetary goals; manages continuous improvement of section's processes and functions; Responsible for fiscal management of the section, including forecasting and monitoring of operating performance; Identifies and implements strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of service; Involved in section's human resources and employee relations; Provides on-going training and professional development of staff.; Adheres to state and federal rules and regulations; ensures compliance with CAP, other federal, state and local agencies; Performs clinical and related duties as required. Reports to Admin Director, Laboratory Services.

Responsibilities:

• Operational Management

Competency: Exhibits a commitment to operational management and completing tasks through personal initiative, and persistence. Demonstrates an ability to plan, organize, coordinate, prioritize, balance workload and follow through to achieve institutional and individual goals and objectives; Demonstrates use of good judgments and sound decision-making (common sense, intuition, data collection, analytical skills, impact evaluation, and communications) to systematically address problems, define alternate solutions, negotiate and facilitate implementation of solutions; Balances need for consensus and involvement with need for decisiveness and action. Provides consistent and open encouragement to trying new and creative approaches, yet willing to make a decision and take a stand.
-Accountability: Performs and interprets, standard, complex and specialized tests; Participates in the introduction, investigation and implementation of new procedures and in the evaluation of new instruments; Evaluates computer-generated data and troubleshoots problem; Develops and implements internal policies and procedures for department in alignment with hospital policies. Ensures that laboratory procedures are accurate verifying results conducting and evaluating routine audits ; Ensures that functional verification, preventative maintenance and trouble-shooting on all equipment are conducted to ensure reliable results, and maintains proper documentation of equipment; Serves as technical resource to physicians and staff; Manages resolution of technical issues related to results and/or instruments; Coordinates with others for employees work schedule and is responsible for acting as a group leader; Develops, completes, maintains and monitors QA/QC/PM processes to assure quality outcomes; Assists in training personnel in departmental procedures, policy and safety, and follows their progress assuring annual competencies are completed.

• Fiscal Management

- Competency: Demonstrates a personal accountability for financial results through mindful execution of section's budget; Engages staff in efforts to contain costs and improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of services. Understands the basics of health care financial management.
- Accountability: Assists in establishing section's budget targets, holds self and other individuals accountable for compliance with annual budget plan; Identifies program or service growth opportunities and methodologies to enhance revenues.

• System Thinking

- Competency: Ensure individual actions contribute to the overall good of the institution; Understands and is able to communicate how individual and section goals overlap with YRMC's goals; Demonstrates commitment for the good of the organization while maintaining congruence with commitment to the section; Recognizes and uses information about organizational climate and key individuals to accomplish legitimate organizational goals; Understands the importance of timing, politics and group processes in managing change; Balances section needs with the hospital needs and reconciles the two without sacrificing the critical needs of either.
- Accountability: Determines validity of test results through an understanding of the underlying scientific principles of laboratory testing as well as the technical, procedural, and problem-solving aspects; Exercises initiative and independent judgment in dealing with the broad scope of procedural and technical problems; Collaborates in decisions involving; quality control/quality assurance programs, instrument and methodology selection; Completes preventive maintenance, safety procedures, reagent purchases, test selection/utilization, and computer/statistical data; Ensures compliance with regulations governing hospitals and the rules of accrediting bodies by continually monitoring the organization's service delivery system and by initiating changes as required.

• Customer Service

- Competency: Exhibits unyielding commitment to providing excellent service to patients, physicians, employees and other customers; Demonstrates strong communication skills through effective exchange of information with others, including written and oral communication, active listening, influencing the behavior of others and building personal rapport; Communicates with others in an open and friendly manner, while simultaneously building credibility and rapport; Exhibits strong interactive skills through a demonstration of respecting others' feelings, ideas and opinions; fosters an open interchange, displays a genuine understanding and acceptance of others; Demonstrates perceptivity regarding others' feelings, ideas and opinions.
- Accountability: Responsible for assuring a respectful work environment; Sets the tone in the section by communicating values and attitudes that will significantly shape the culture of the group; Models appropriate behaviors and values; sets expectations for respectful behavior with all employees; Communicates technical information such as answering inquiries regarding test results, methodology, test specificity and sensitivity and specific factors that can influence test results to other health professionals and consumers.

• Human Resources Management

- Competency: Develops others through setting clear expectations, mentoring and coaching, and holding others accountable for results; Utilizes work force analysis, identifies required competencies needed for effective management of human resources and is able to identify short and long-term staffing needs; Conducts oneself in an honest, credible, trustworthy manner consistent with YRMC's values. Demonstrates an integration of values, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors through an acceptance of responsibility and accountability for individual's own actions.
- Accountability: Ensures that the work force has the necessary skills to accomplish the work required to achieve the objectives of the section; Anticipates and identifies needs to meet future challenges. Fosters an open working environment for easy access to express ideas and concerns; Demonstrates and expects open communications; Promotes an environment that is open and collaborative while keeping the team focused on a common goal; Builds rapport, encourages teamwork, creates an environment where employees may feel empowered.

• Pathology Information System (PIS):Interacts with Information Systems, Nursing Services, Ancillary Departments and physicians in determining PIS needs and objectives; Collaborates with LIS Coordinator on all aspects of PIS systems administration and establishes standards and audits of standards for systems that meet or exceed customer satisfaction; Plans and directs all aspects of training for PIS that meet or exceed customer satisfaction; Collaborates with the Information Systems Department in defining and meeting application-related project objectives to include new technology and system implementation. Oversees the implementation and maintenance of PIS including testing and upgrades; Reviews and maintains current application contracts for fair pricing and service that is in the best interest of YRMC; Plans and maintains budget for technology involving the PIS.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Minimum Requirements:

• BACHELOR'S DEGREE
• HISTOTECHNOLOGIST CERTIFICATION (HTL)
• MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST (MLS)
• MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST (MT)
• 5+ years related; 1+ years supervisory experience
• Work experience in Histology department with processing tissues, embedding, microtomy, HE and IHC stains

Why Yuma Regional Medical Center?

Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) is located in Yuma, AZ. Our purpose is building a healthier tomorrow. We strive by putting patients first as they are the center of every decision and action we take. YRMC is rooted in the community by living and breathing the dynamic nature of our region. Being committed to progress by constantly and consistently advancing healthcare, creating meaningful experiences and improving the lives of everyone around us.

Our Values

Bring Kindness | Achieve Together | Aspire For Better | Do The Right Thing | Lead With Optimism |

About Yuma, AZ

Named by the Guinness World Records as the Sunniest City on Earth with winters averaging temperatures of 70 degrees, sunny days and cooler nights.

Yuma, Arizona is a place to explore the great outdoors with hiking, jet skiing, boating and off-roading. Don't forget to soak up the sun at the great Colorado River or one of Yuma's many lakes.

Yuma is centrally located in Southwest Arizona, within a short drive to many popular attractions and destinations.

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Bring your skills to one of the sunniest places on earth - Yuma, AZ!

Physical Requirements and working conditions for this position will be provided to you up on interview.