**UPMC Jameson is hiring a full-time Histology Lead to join our team of excellent Laboratory Services professionals!** **If you are looking to join a dynamic team where you can find a sense of reward and accomplishment each and every day, then the laboratory team at UPMC Jameson may be the right fit for you. The Histology Lead will mainly work a daylight shift with no on-call, weekends or holidays required. No travel would be required for this position.** **Purpose:** Process and prepare specialized tissue samples in a clinical laboratory. Ability to process all Center of Excellence specialized tissues and specimens and prepare all specialized stains and techniques. **Responsibilities:** + Oversee workflow and assign staff to control the daily throughput. + Assist supervisor in developing work schedules and define rotational workflow duties of laboratory staff. + Identify capital equipment needs and present workflow justification to the supervisor. + Maintain and update procedure manuals. Correlate work practices to written procedures and present any necessary changes to the supervisor. + Assure staff compliance with required instrument maintenance protocols to maximize instrument operation and assure consistent specimen quality outcomes. + Participate in QA activities; identify issues that require focused QI team initiative. + Define issues and problems in operations, identify solutions, and justify recommended solution. + Work with supervisor to assess staff competency based on lab specific checklists. + Provide input to the performance evaluations of other laboratory personnel. + Demonstrates proper quality control techniques during review of routine and special stains. Successful completion of a NAACLS accredited HT/HTL program within the last 5 years OR an Associate's degree OR 60 semester hours of academic credit from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 12 semester hours of biology and chemistry OR Bachelor's degree with a combination of 30 semester hours of biology and chemistry. 4 years of clinical laboratory experience post-training if certified as HT OR 3 years of clinical laboratory experience post-training if certified as an HTL. **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** Am Society Clinical Pathology + American Society for Clinical Pathology + Act 34 with renewal **UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**