Clinical Laboratory Technologist - Part Time

Overview

NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality. NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services across 6 inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and over 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. The system includes two tuition-free medical schools in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise with NIH-funded awards.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist - Part Time.

In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for performing complex clinical laboratory tests on specimens for diagnostic purposes.

• Performs laboratory tests and procedures, which require technical skill and an exercise of independent judgment with minimal supervision, and documents results to ensure compliance with Medical Center and regulatory requirements.
• Applies sound technical judgment in evaluating problems and developing prompt, reasonable, workable alternatives, which benefit the patient within established guidelines of the department.
• Handles varying workloads while maintaining accuracy. Follows approved policies and procedures in performing specific methodologies and instrument operations and follows approved policies for proper recording (accuracy and legibility) and reporting of all results.
• Trains new and current employees. Teaches new employees established procedures and completes orientation/training checklist.
• Orients current employees to new/modified procedures and completes checklist.
• Maintains sufficient working supplies in order to assure the continued integrity of workstation operations.
• Maintains up-to-date pending logs to ensure that all specimens have been processed accordingly.
• Follows approved guidelines in approaches to problem solving and devises appropriate courses of action when patient results, control values and instrument function parameters are inconsistent or invalid: including investigation of possible sources of variance/interference, by taking appropriate action and/or performing additional testing as necessary to assure the accuracy of the reported patient value.
• Performs and records periodic quality control analysis, instrument function checks and preventive maintenance procedures following approved policy.
• Correlates final patient result with known facts concerning the patient's history (previous results) to determine goodness of fit and recognizes illogical results.
• Calls Critical Values to Nursing unit immediately upon their completion and records the name of person to whom the results were given as well as the time of the call.
• Brings unresolved problems to the attention of a supervisor/assistant supervisor(s) and is prepared to report on the results of initial problem investigation and discuss possible causes and solutions by presenting factual and objective data.
• Performs additional procedures as required to ensure the quality of the laboratory testing performed; and documents this activity.
• Performs special tasks and assignments as designated by supervisor.

• NYSDOH Licensed as a Certified Clinical Laboratory Technologist.
• Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Laboratory Technology from a program registered by the NYS Department of Education or Bachelor's Degree in the major of biology, chemistry or physical sciences from an accredited college or university or education requirement grandfathered by the NYSOP.
• One year experience in a clinical laboratory (completion of an internship at a qualified institution is acceptable).
• Effective Interpersonal and Communication skills required.

Proficient computer skills. ASCP registry preferred. Multitasking abilities and flexibility are a plus.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

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