Laboratory Technologist - Level III

Since 1875, South Brooklyn Health has established its reputation for clinical excellence and culturally competent care. It has designations as a Certified Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Center, an Advanced Primary Stroke Center, an accredited Baby-Friendly Hospital, a U.S. News & World Report high performing hospital. The hospital's staff is as diverse as the patients they serve. Interpreter services can be provided at any time of the day or night in over 130 languages.At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.Work Shifts4:00 P.M - 12:00 A.M (Weekend Coverage)Job DescriptionPurpose:Under the direction of managersupervisor, work as clinical laboratory technologist in Blood Bank and responsible for but not limited to; bench work, rotating weekends, inventory management and or other assigned duties required for smooth laboratory operations, patient safety and optimal patient care. Collaborate with other sections of laboratory or departments within institution, to provide highest quality of care.Specific Duties and Responsibilities: The [Clinical Laboratory Technologist] is charged with and responsible for:Following laboratory's pre-analytic and analytic procedures and maintaining records of tests, maintaining records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.Perform patient testing and adhering to the laboratory's quality assurance procedures, including documenting all quality control activities, instrument and equipment verifications, maintenance and preventive maintenance, following the laboratory's policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established performance specifications, identifying and documenting problems that may adversely affect test performance, and notifying the supervisor, assistant director(s) or director and documenting all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications.Follows standard precautions, laboratory safetyinfection control protocols, use appropriate PPE, cleandecontaminate bench surfaces or equipment and does documentation as appropriate. Receiveshandlesin-lablabel specimens, ensures integrity, transcribes requisitionsorders if required, prints labels, separate, and prioritize specimens for analyses, preservation and storage and distribution to other section, reference laboratorysend out as appropriate and required. Ensure data integrity (generating, transforming, maintaining and assuring accuracy, completeness and consistency of data for a specimen inclusive all information collected, and data generated, to produce a test result).Receivesissuesquarantines blood and blood products, resolves discrepancies, request specimens from floorsunit for further workup as required. Perform ABO Grouping & Rh Typing, Direct Antiglobulin Testing, Antibody Screen Testing, Antibody Identification, Fetal Bleed Screen Testing, Antigen Typing, Antibody Elution and Crossmatch Testing, Donor Unit Retyping, transfusion Reaction Work-Up and other tests as required under the scope of testing and trainingcompetency. Receives and issues blood products, handle and preserve specimens according to requirements. Review of applicable test results daily for accuracy and reliability, accurately document in Laboratory Information System, communicate and properly document critical laboratory values to providers and escalate when not able to do so. Complies with laboratory SOP(s), patient confidentialitysafetyprivacy, HIPAA and PHI rule and that all patient identified information received or generated in laboratory, are health related confidential information and subject to confidentiality, HIPAA and PHI rules and regulations. Maintains standards of care, work on laboratory goals to prioritize patient safetycare and respond to inquiries courteouslyaccurately and in a timely manner and provide only necessary information admissible under the rules to the providers. Promote safe, cooperative and professional health care environment for patientpublic health safety, optimal patient care, best laboratory practices, rulesregulations and demonstrates standards of performance and behaviors consistent with timely clock in and clock out, scheduled breaks, cell PHONE usage, dress code and rules of conduct. Ensures adequate operating supplies, appropriate inventory management, specimen handlingmanagement including all pre-analytical, analytical and post analytical processing, monitorschecks and document environmental conditions, physically inspect reagentscontrolscalibrators or other supplies, checks lot number and expiration dates and does required documentation. Troubleshoots problems and calls facility services or vendor technical support when needed. Assist in staff trainingshadowing, actively participates in quality assurance and performance improvement process of departmentinstitution. Work on pending lists, communicate pending and other tasks to fellow workers and supervisor or laboratory management as required to accomplish tasks within due course of time for optimal patient care, safety and efficient laboratory operations. Ensures Shift to shift communication to staffsupervisors about pending tasks and ongoing compliance to avoid safetypatient care issues. Knowledgeable about SOP(s) relevant to scope of services.Keeps self-abreast of knowledgedevelopments in laboratory medicine and compliance with continuing education requirements.Perform other tasks as needed and be able to work on holidays and rotate weekends. All above statements reflect duties considered necessary to describe main job functions as identified and shall not be considered detailed description of all requirements that may be inherent in the position.Minimum Qualifications1. Valid license as a clinical laboratory technologist, cytotechnologist, or histotechnologist issued by the addition to meeting the qualification requirement of Assignment Level II, appointment to Level III requires:1. One (1) year of full-time paid experience as a technologist in a clinical laboratory or blood bank.Special Notes:Qualifying experience is not limited to New York State.Candidates that are solely licensed or issued permits to practice as cytotechnologists or histotechnologists may only be assigned work, including supervising personnel performing laboratory work, in a laboratory disciplinespecialty appropriate to their license or permit. Candidates that are licensed or hold permits to practice as clinical laboratory technologists may be assigned work, including supervising personnel performing laboratory work, in all laboratory disciplinesspecialties.If you wish to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the "Apply Now" button.NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per weekRetirement Savings and Pension PlansLoan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employeesPaid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contractsCollege tuition discounts and professional development opportunitiesMultiple employee discounts programs

Created: 2025-02-21