Manager Pathology Services

Job description

Manager Pathology Services
Inova’s Pathology Services is looking for a dedicated manager to be located at the Fairfax Medical Campus to lead daily pathology operations, including staffing, timekeeping, scheduling, supply and inventory oversight, workflow coordination (including coordination with other Inova hospital pathology labs), troubleshooting, and maintaining an organized, well-functioning work environment. The role provides comprehensive team member leadership through recruitment, onboarding, training and competency management, performance coaching, evaluations, engagement initiatives, and adherence to required policies and documentation. The manager represents the department in health system activities and oversees department level quality, safety, regulatory readiness, productivity, budget monitoring, and major operational projects, using data to identify trends, implement corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement. Oversight includes a team of office coordinators who handle reference lab orders/results, histology assistants who manage receipt and accessioning of tissue samples, grossing technologists and pathologist assistants, and cytologists. This is a full-time Day Shift, Monday to Friday with occasional evening hours and weekend shifts.
Inova is consistently ranked as 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 more!

Manager Pathology Services Job Responsibilities:
• Pathology Services is responsible for the strategic and operational oversight of Pathology Support services across Inova.
• Ensures regulatory compliance, operational excellence, workforce effectiveness, and system-wide standardization while fostering a culture of quality, service, safety, and fiscal stewardship.
• Develops and implements policies, procedures, and process improvements while managing departmental resources to support operational excellence, standardization, and responsible stewardship of organizational resources.
• Establishes, monitors, and revises performance expectations and productivity standards, providing coaching, feedback, and performance evaluations to support employee engagement and development.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Education: Bachelor's degree in related field or: Completion of 120 semester hours from an accredited institution, including the required medical laboratory science, biology, and chemistry coursework, is considered equivalent to a bachelor's degree in a related life sciences field.
• Experience: 5 years of experience related experience.
• Certification: UPON START- American Medical Technologist or American Society for Clinical Pathology Board certification consistent with scope of responsibility to include Medical Lab Scientist (MLS), Medical Technologist (MT), Medical Lab Technician (MLT), Histotechnician (HT), Histotechnologist (HTL), Technologist in Blood Banking (BB) or Pathologist Assistant (PA).

Preferred Qualifications:
• Prior supervisory or leadership experience in a high-volume pathology laboratory environment.
• Experience with scheduling, competency assessment, and performance management.
• In-depth experience with CAP regulatory requirements, including compliance monitoring, inspection preparation, corrective actions, and ongoing quality oversight.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and project-management skills.