Supervisor- Cytotechnology

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Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is seeking a full time Supervisor- Cytotechnology to join our team! This role is scheduled for Day shift, Monday-Friday.

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!

Job Responsibilities Supervisor Cytotechnology:

• Provides direct supervision and leadership for the ICL Cytology Preparation Team, ensuring appropriate staffing, scheduling, competency assessment, workflow optimization, and adherence to established preparation protocols.

• Manages and oversees all Cytologists across the Inova Health System, including performance management, coaching, counseling, disciplinary actions, competency validation, and professional development.

• Coordinates, supervises, and standardizes all Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) procedures across the Inova system, ensuring appropriate staffing, procedural quality, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with pathologists and clinical teams.

• Serves as the system-wide subject matter expert for Cytology operations, acting as a clinical and technical resource for Cytologists, pathologists, laboratory leadership, and clinical stakeholders.

• Ensures compliance with CLIA, CAP, Joint Commission, and other regulatory and accrediting requirements related to Cytology and FNA services; leads inspections, audits, corrective actions, and ongoing quality improvement initiatives.

• Takes ownership for the selection, validation, and implementation of Cytology methodologies, instrumentation, and preparation techniques appropriate for the patient populations served across the system.

• Oversees and ensures successful participation in quality control, quality assurance, and proficiency testing programs for all Cytology services.

• Maintains high visibility in Cytology work areas and provides leadership for daily operational issues across all shifts and locations, ensuring continuity of service and timely case turnaround.

• Leads system-wide efforts to standardize Cytology workflows, policies, and procedures, implementing process improvements to enhance quality, efficiency, and patient safety.

• Compiles, analyzes, and reports Cytology statistical data for the entire Inova Health System, including workload metrics, productivity, quality indicators, FNA utilization, and performance benchmarks.

• Utilizes Cytology data and trend analysis to support strategic planning, staffing models, budget development, and resource allocation, and presents findings to laboratory and system leadership as required.

• Collaborates with pathologists and clinical teams to critically analyze patient data, support diagnostic accuracy, and ensure appropriate utilization of Cytology and FNA services.

• Assists in the development and management of budgetary and financial targets related to Cytology operations.

• Monitors industry trends, regulatory changes, and best practices in Cytology and FNA services, recommending and implementing appropriate system-wide responses.

• Performs other duties as assigned in support of departmental, laboratory, and organizational objectives

Minimum Qualifications:

• 4 years of Extensive experience and knowledge of Cytology laboratory processes, advanced troubleshooting skills, leadership skills, strong interpersonal, communication and team building skills.

Education:

• Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college/university in Cytology, Medical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology, or Histology

Certification:

• ASCP Board certification consistent with scope of Cytology Supervisor responsibility to include CT, SCT, IAC, HTL, or MLS

As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.

 

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