Job Description
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.
Job Summary: Under general supervision of the Histology/Cytology Manager, along with Wellstar Laboratory Medical Directors and diagnostic expertise of the pathologist group, directly supervises all functions of the Cytology Section. Is responsible for planning, coordinating, staffing and technical issues of the section. Responsible for working with co-workers to efficiently perform cytology duties , ThinPrep screening (GYN-automated assisted PAP screening, Non-GYN, stat reads and FNA), special cytological preparations and evaluates specimens from different anatomic sites for interpretation utilizing appropriate criteria for both immediate and same day microscopic examination. Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions: SPECIAL PROCEDURES: Perform NON-GYN screening duties accurately and efficiently meeting error threshold. Perform stat FNA procedures and routine FNA within acceptable turnaround time. Perform GYN-Automated assisted PAP duties accurately and efficiently meeting error threshold per facility as applicable. Enter cytological findings in the laboratory computer system and distribute to the assigned pathologist. Continually update and follow all regulatory guidelines set by OSHA, CLIA, CAP, JCAHO, etc. Perform embedding, microtomy, special staining and IHC techniques per facility as applicable. CYTOLOGY PREPARATION: Ensure that specimens and patients are properly labeled with patient and site information when received in the laboratory. Accurately accession and enter patient data and specimen type into the Laboratory computer system. Process each specimen maintaining patient identification through the preparation process. Cytology prep is performed by the Cytotechnologist, per facility as applicable. Verify the quality control (routine, histochemistry stains and/or immunohistochemistry) and patient slides are acceptable before forwarding to pathologist. PATHOLOGY COMPUTER, PRINCIPLE AND INSTRUMENTATION: Knowledge of all cytology instrumentation and how to troubleshoot. Pull request and pending logs sendouts in the Misys and CoPath computer systems. Enter sendout test charges as well as intraoperative consultation and ThinPrep Pathologist review charges. Have complete knowledge and understanding for CoPath Cytology billing, physician group codes. QUALITY MANAGEMENT: Resolve and inform any quality control and/or quality assurance issues to supervisors of involved departments. Perform maintenance check on cytology equipment documentation required by regulatory agencies. Monitor patient reports and prepare Reference lab requisitions to be sent out for consultation; ensure HIPPA compliance. Coordinate staffing, vacation, and work duties to maintain a steady workflow. Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct. Required Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree Required Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s): All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.- Cytotechnologist - ASCP-Preferred
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About Wellstar
At Wellstar, people are at the center of everything we do and every decision we make. As a not-for-profit organization, we have made a generational commitment to transform healthcare for all. We work to ensure every person has access to personalized care that helps them spend more time being a person, rather than a patient. That s what we mean when we say we re more than healthcare we re PeopleCare.
Wellstar is nationally recognized for our inclusive culture, exceptional doctors and team members, and personal, high-quality care. We thoughtfully reinvest in prevention, wellness programs and charity care, and provide access to compassionate, world-class care through our expansive system of 11 hospitals, 329 medical office locations, 11 cancer centers, 91 rehabilitation centers, 35 imaging centers, 20 urgent care locations, five health parks, three hospice facilities and two retirement villages. To learn more about how we care for the communities we serve, visit wellstar.org.
Mission, Vision and Values- Our Mission is to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve.
- Our Vision is to deliver world-class healthcare to every person, every time.
- Our Values are to serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice.
When we say we serve the community, we mean it. Wellstar medical centers, health parks, medical offices and other facilities are conveniently located across the state of Georgia.
- 11 hospitals
- 2,729 licensed beds
- 5 health parks
- 20 urgent care locations
- 329+ medical offices
- 11 cancer centers
- 91 rehabilitation centers
- 35 imaging centers
- 3 hospice facilities
- 2 retirement villages
- 9 pediatric centers
- 11 sleep labs
- 7 wound care centers
- 10 counties offering home health services
With more than 1 million patient visits in 2023, the Wellstar Health Parks in East Cobb, Acworth, Avalon, Cherokee and Vinings provided patients with seamless care and convenient access to primary care, specialists, outpatient procedures, pharmacy, urgent care, physical therapy and imaging all at a single location. It s part of our commitment to offer access to quality healthcare at the right time and place for our patients.
