LAB TECHNOLOGIST 3

NYC Health + Hospitals / Carter is a state-of-the-art facility with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating, equipped with 164-bed Skilled Nursing Facility and 201-bed Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) based in Harlem. Carter excels at providing quality medical, sub-acute, rehabilitative and long-term specialty services for individuals in need of medically-complex care like ventilator weaning. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies our ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnership.

From more than 600 Nursing Homes, Carter ranks #6 in Newsweek's Best Nursing Homes in New York 2024; and also received a high-performance rating for Short-term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report's Best Nursing Homes in America 2024.

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.

Job Description

Position Overview : The L3 technologist is competent in all areas of the laboratory and ensures that day-to-day operations are carried out efficiently and effectively. Demonstrates the ability to delegate, train and supervise, as well as carry out necessary maintenance and trouble-shooting activities. Communicates with clinical staff, affiliate laboratories, vendors and regulatory agencies as necessary. Participates in laboratory and hospital-wide improvement activities as required. Reports to the general supervisor and laboratory manager.

Responsibilities :

• Performs appropriate analysis for Chemistry, Hematology, Coagulation
• Provides coverage in all areas of the laboratory as needed.
• Accessions and prepares specimens for in-house testing and send out testing to Reference Laboratories.
• Participates in College of American Pathology (CAP) Proficiency Testing Programs.
• Submit to CAP, all Hematology / Coag proficiency results and performs proficiency test deviancy on received results.
• Performs instrument checks, calibration and quality control testing for automated instruments used in specimen analysis.
• Maintains appropriate records, i.e. qc, preventive maintenance
• Makes intelligent decisions with minimal supervision, and also possess ability to use independent judgment(s) in the absence of a Manager or Director.
• Provides physicians with assistance pertaining to specimen collection, in-house or reference lab testing capabilities as needed.
• Monitors inventory levels and informs Manager, and orders the required amounts. Calculates reagents needed.
• Calls and assigns Phlebotomists for blood work when it is requested.
• Adheres to Infection Control Standard Precautions
• Performs periodic maintenance for instruments and troubleshooting as needed.
• Responsible for all QC and IQAP programs in Chemistry.
• Performs reagent validations.
• Performs study for new coagulation reagents lot rollover.
• Responsible for implementing new instruments in Chemistry and training of lab technologists

Minimum Qualifications

1. Valid license as a clinical laboratory technologist, cytotechnologist, or histotechnologist issued by the NYSED.

In 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.

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NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes :