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About the Role

Able to utilize independent judgment in performing routine and complex laboratory tests for physician's use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease states. Must be able to perform laboratory tests alone or with minimum supervision, utilizing technical and non-technical skills required for the efficient operation of the hematology clinical laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Trains and carries out an on-the-bench training program for new technologists and students.
• Participates in external Proficiency Testing and maintains established levels of Continuing Education required for licensure and remains updated on changes/progress in the Medical Technology field.
• Follows the laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.
• Identifies problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either corrects the problems or immediately notifies the Supervisor or director.
• Follows Hospital and Laboratory policies for Safety, including proper use of Personal Protective Equipment and Chemicals.
• Utilizes supplies and equipment in a cost-effective manner.
• Maintains a neat, clean, and efficient work area.
• Exercises all duties consistent with the needs of all patients regardless of age.
• Understands, follows, and implements the Hospital's policies for confidentiality of patient and employee records.
• Exhibits good customer relation skills.
• Uses all available equipment.
• Applies QC criteria, calibrates, and maintains instruments as per Departmental SOP.
• Practices clinical science in the specialty of hematology, hemostasis, urine, and body fluids analysis.
• Responsible for a wide range of laboratory assays intended for the examination of various biological specimens.
• Operates and maintains automated laboratory analyzers and other laboratory equipment based on departmental standard of operation.
• Possesses sufficient academic, technical, and clinical skills and knowledge to evaluate, troubleshoot, research, and resolve day-to-day problems or special projects as assigned by the supervisor.
• Performs preventive and corrective maintenance of equipment and instruments.
• Keeps adequate records.
• Informs supervisor of equipment or product failure, and problems requiring special attention.
• Performs and documents daily quality control measurements.
• Recognizes and solves quality control problems.
• Documents corrective actions when QC results exceed tolerance limits.
• Initiates QC practices on new parameters and evaluates old ones by establishing limits other than those provided by manufacturers.
• Performs or is willing to learn laboratory computer operations, such as logging in test requests, printing daily logs, entering manual results, editing and posting patient results, printing reports, retrieving reports, and other computer functions.
• Follows procedures for processing specimens for analysis.
• Evaluates and solves specimen problems and implements established steps for specimen rejection, notification of rejection, and documentation of such events.
• Performs all other duties as required.

Requirements

• Minimum formal education of Bachelor's Degree.
• Minimum of 1 year job-related experience.
• 4-year college degree (Medical Technology, Chemistry, Biology) from an accredited institution is desired.
• 2 years experience in Laboratory field is desired.
• NYS Clinical Laboratory Technologist License required.

Skills

• Hematology
• Hemostasis
• Urine analysis
• Body fluids analysis
• Automated laboratory analyzers operation and maintenance
• Laboratory computer operations
• Quality control
• Instrument calibration and maintenance
• Preventive maintenance
• Corrective maintenance
• Specimen processing
• Problem-solving
• Troubleshooting
• Customer relation skills

Location

• Wyckoff

Work Type

• Full-time
• Onsite

Experience Level

• 1 year minimum job-related experience
• 2 years desired experience in Laboratory field

Education Level

• Bachelor's Degree
• 4-year college degree (Medical Technology, Chemistry, Biology) from accredited institution desired

Salary/Compensations

• $51.6715 per hour

Benefits

• Union - 1199