Clinical Lab Technologist MSMH

Job Description

Facility: Mount St. Mary's Hospital

Shift: Shift 3

Status: Full Time FTE: 1.010000

Bargaining Unit: ACE Associates

Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No

Work Schedule: Nights with Weekend and Holiday Rotation

Hours: Primary Shift: 9pm- 7am, 10pm-8am Four shifts a week, variable days, weekend and holiday rotation.

Summary:
Primary responsibility is to perform tests on body fluids to provide information for the diagnosis and treatment of patients. Proper handling of specimens, which will be analyzed at a later time, is imperative. The ability to organize work to insure that priority testing is efficiently performed is required. Work will be performed while upholding guiding behaviors, standards and adherence to Core Values. Clinical Laboratory Technologists may also perform duties of Charge Technologists when called upon provided they have six (6) years of experience as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist. Charge Technologist duties include operational functions such as patient and QC review, log sheet review, emergency scheduling, communications to other hospital officials as well as laboratory leadership, instrument service deployment authorization, safety related command, and other operational duties that require leadership action.

Responsibilities:

EDUCATION

• B.S. degree in Medical Technology or related discipline required
• Must have valid NYS Clinical Laboratory Technologist limited permit or full NYS Clinical Laboratory Technologist license reflected within the NYS Office of Professions prior to starting

EXPERIENCE

• Clinical rotation from an accredited school, in a hospital setting
• Clinical laboratory work experience if acting as a Charge Technologist as required by NYS

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Able to work safely with infectious and/or hazardous materials
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Customer focused

WORKING CONDITIONS

ENVIRONMENT

• Normal heat, light space, and safe working environment
• Ability to work in stressful situations is required
• Schedule flexibility is required
• Ability and means to travel among CH sites may be required