Laboratory Technologist IV

NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan is the community hospital of choice for residents of East Harlem, northern Manhattan, and neighboring communities. The hospital provides culturally-sensitive care in a welcoming and hospitable setting, emphasizing primary care medicine and utilizing the latest advances in medical science. Metropolitan delivers high quality health services with compassion, dignity, and respect to all, without exception. Since its founding in 1875, the hospital has been affiliated with New York Medical College, representing the oldest partnership between a hospital and a private medical school in the United States. Metropolitan is a part of the NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest municipal hospital and health care system in the country.

Job Description

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

Under general direction, with extensive latitude for independent judgment and decision making, supervises, directs, trains, assigns work to, establishes schedules for work completion, and reviews and evaluates work performance of personnel in a large laboratory or more than one small laboratory, performing tests and complex procedures in laboratory specialties and subspecialties; supervises and directs laboratory staff in a water pollution control laboratory in the performance of laboratory tests for fecal matter and microscopic algae; performs biochemical, plankton, zooplankton and other species of analyses. In addition to performing the typical tasks of lower Assignment Levels at a higher level, also performs the following:

TYPICALY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Plans and conducts training sessions for laboratory personnel in various laboratory techniques, and trains subordinates in new procedures and job skills, as needed; counsels subordinates on methods and techniques appropriate for use in complex technical problems or unusual developments in their assignments, consulting authoritative literature, when necessary.
2. Oversees a program of quality control and reviews such program performed by subordinates; participates on an individual basis and as a laboratory supervisor in all governmental proficiency test programs.
3. Prepares or oversees the preparation of laboratory samples for use in simulated and split-sample proficiency testing of clinical and other laboratories and follows-up by physical inspection of laboratory; submits written or electronic critique of test results.
4. May visit laboratories to ensure that laboratory policies and procedures are in compliance with City, State, and federal regulations, or to investigate public complaints; devises appropriate corrective action plans based on problematic findings.
5. Performs complex tests on specimens submitted to the laboratory, and records results on report forms, record books, and/or electronic form, as appropriate and required; answers written or oral inquiries regarding areas of specialty from hospital or laboratory personnel and other inquirers; represents the health care system in court and provides expert testimony on pertinent laboratory findings; prepares technical and other reports on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, as required.
6. Assists in the preparation of annual budget requests.
7. Interviews applicants for the laboratories and provides appropriate liaison between laboratory staff and those ultimately responsible for administrative policies.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Monitor each procedure performed in the Stat Laboratory for compliance with clinical laboratory standards and inform/assist the STAT Supervisors/Chief of Service/Associate Director regarding the state of laboratory testing.

Order/maintain sufficient reagents/QC materials and QC/QA and other records pertinent to regulatory inspection.

Receive/record all PT samples and dispatch PT results/exception reports to regulatory agencies.

Maintain all QC documentation - Linearities and Calibrations, Lot-to-Lot, Correlation studies, plus temperature/daily equipment QC.

Prepare Stat Chemistry guidelines and procedures and initiate all studies that affect the laboratory testing and coordinate staff in-service education and training in clinical Pathology as the need arises.

Minimum Qualifications
1. Valid license as a clinical laboratory technologist issued by the NYSED; and
2. Candidates must also meet one of the qualification requirements of a laboratory supervisor as outlined in Title 1 0, Section 58-1.4 of the New York Public HeaIth Law.

In addition, you can submit your resume to METCareers@nychhc.org with the Job Title and Job ID # of the job posting that you applied to in the subject line of the email.

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