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Accessioning Supervisor

Pathology Watch

Pathology Watch

People & HR, Operations
Birmingham, AL, USA
Posted 6+ months ago

Job Functions, Duties, Responsibilities and Position Qualifications:

Job Description

Quality is in our DNA -- is it in yours?

You are a superhero when it comes to patient specimens. You’ve got problem-solving instincts, a passion for patient care, and the drive to keep things running smoothly. You’re also looking for great benefits, the support of an all-star team, and an opportunity to grow your career.

Join our front line of #HealthcareHeroes! Our mission is to advance the health and wellbeing of our communities as a leader in clinical laboratory solutions.

Location: Birmingham, Alabama

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Full-time: Benefit Eligible

In this role, you will:

Provide leadership and oversight of daily workflow, quality control and staff performance in the Accessioning Department to ensure the highest quality patient care. Will accurately receive, sort and accession specimens sent to Cunningham Pathology for preparation and diagnosis. Accountable for all technical, personnel, quality control and administrative functions in order to produce timely, high-quality specimen receiving, accession data entry, test ordering, and distribution of workload to other laboratory departments.

  • Directs the activities of the department staff to ensure efficiency by optimizing accessioning workflow to expeditiously deliver specimens to other departments while maintaining critical focus on quality.

  • Receives and processes derm, surgical, cytology and clinical specimens from referring physicians, ensuring accurate specimen identification and documentation on all logs. Duties consist of but are not limited to the following:

  • Receives and accounts for all specimens

  • Documents receipt of specimens utilizing standard format and notations

  • Sort specimens by specimen type

  • Ensures requisitions are completed correctly/completely

  • Accurately performs data entry of all patient and site information

All you need is:

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience

  • 2+ years previous supervisory experience preferred. Prior laboratory experience required

Company:

Sonic Anatomic Pathology

We’ll give you:

  • Appreciation for your work

  • A feeling of satisfaction that you’ve helped people

  • Opportunity to grow in your profession

  • Free lab services for you and your dependents

  • Work-life balance, including Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays

  • Competitive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance

  • Help saving for retirement, with a 401(k) plus a company match

  • A sense of belonging – we’re a community!

We also want you to know:

This role will have routine access to Protected Health Information (PHI). Employees will be trained on reasonable safeguards and are expected to maintain strict confidentiality, as well as abide by all applicable privacy and security standards. Employees are expected only to access PHI when it is required to fulfill job duties.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Work Shift:

1st Shift (United States of America)

Job Category:

Laboratory Operations

Company:

Cunningham Pathology LLC

Sonic Healthcare USA is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to an inclusive workplace for all employees. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.