Supervisor - Histology Technician
Central Lab
Fairfax, VA
Evenings

Inova Central Laboratory is looking for a dedicated Histology Laboratory Supervisor to join their team! This role will be Full-Time Evening Shift: Monday-Friday, Hours will Vary
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
- Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.
Job Responsibilities included but not limited to:
- Oversees and assists team members in all areas of the Histology Laboratory, which may include but not limited to, ensuring team is meeting key-deliverables and quality standards, addressing and resolving challenges, managing and tracking performance and assisting in time management and scheduling; escalates issues to senior leaders as needed.
- Maintains department compliance with current standard operating procedures and is able to make suggestions to enhance workflow and policies as appropriate to help the team remain efficient.
- Strong communication skills with consistent and timely follow through.
- Conducts team member counseling, coaching and disciplinary sessions; Manages team member relations.
- Assists with team member onboarding.
- Works with team to provide training in all areas of the histology laboratory; ensures initial, semiannual, and annual competencies are completed.
- Completes daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly tasks as assigned by leadership. This includes but is not limited to the daily outstanding list, review of timecards, organization of team huddles and meetings, review of maintenance logs, delegating appropriate projects to team members evenly and fairly, and review of all supply orders.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements for consideration:
- Working Hours: Full-Time Evening Shift: Monday-Friday, Hours will Vary
- Minimum Education:- Associates degree in Chemical, Biological, or Medical Lab Sciences. OR

- Associates degree with 6 credit hours in chemistry, 6 credit hours in biology, and an additional 12 credit hours including any combination of chemistry, biology, or medical technology. In combination with: NAACLS Approved HT or HTL program or 3 months training in the histology laboratory.
- Years of Experience: 5 years of experience and knowledge of Histology Laboratory practices, technical skills, advanced troubleshooting skills, strong interpersonal, communication and team building skills.
- Certification Upon Start: Histotechnologist

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