Clinical Laboratory Technolgist Level 1 (Part-Time) - Blood Bank

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is America's oldest public hospital, established in 1736. Affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine, the 844-bed hospital is a major referral center for highly complex cases, with its 6,000 employees including highly skilled, interdisciplinary clinical staff. It sees more than 110,000 emergency room visits and 500,000 outpatient visits annually. Bellevue is an academic medical institution of international renown. We have served as an incubator for major innovations in public health, medical science, and medical education. Bellevue is a Level I Trauma Center delivering around-the-clock care in adult, pediatric, psychiatric and pediatric psychiatric emergencies as well as in the nationally-designated categories of cardiology, neurology, toxicology, and neonatology. In addition to providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art care Bellevue is a city-wide medical specialty referral source. Bellevue's clinical centers of excellence include: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care; Cardiovascular Services; Designated Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU); Comprehensive Children's Psychiatric Emergency Program; and Cancer Services.

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

• Prepares and sets up equipment, reagents and workstation. Prepares samples to be tested according to blood bank procedures. Performs manual and automated tests as needed.
• Analyzes, interprets, and reports test results.
• Performs ABO group, Rh typing and antibody screening on all patient samples. In addition, performs ABO group, Rh typing, and direct anti-human globulin tests on all cord samples.
• Performs transfusion reaction work-up on all patients that experience adverse reactions to transfusion; notifies Supervisor or Director
• Performs compatibility testing to minimize harm to patients. Utilizes blood carefully in order to minimize discarding. Performs routine and full crossmatching, selects appropriate blood for transfusion, releases emergency crossmatches, and processes Rh Immune Globulin requests.
• Accessions all blood and components as soon as possible after received.
• Compares and identifies documents from both patient and units properly before issuing blood and components for transfusion purposes. Perform the Utilization review of the Physician Order along with the checking of the patient diagnosis. Checks expiration date of blood and blood components before issuing.
• Investigates test results that fall outside established normal limits (i.e. -abnormal test results, identification of antibodies, fetal cell screening, eluate, and warm cross match).
• Prepares components for issuance to patients.
• Performs assigned quality control on reagents according to standard operating procedures. Performs quality control of equipment to ensure accurate results in Blood Bank testing.
• Participates in proficiency testing
• Assists with the training of new employees and trainees.
• Participates in in-services and continuing education courses

Minimum Qualifications
1. Valid clinical laboratory technologist, cytotechnologist, or histotechnologist limited or provisional permit issued by the New York State Education Department (NYSED).

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

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• Multiple employee discounts programs