Laboratory Technologist Level IV

About the role

Queens Hospital Center is located in southeastern and central Queens, providing quality medical care to residents within the borough. Established in 2002, the hospital features a 261-bed facility including the Queens Cancer Center, the first comprehensive cancer treatment center in the borough.

Responsibilities

• Purpose of Position: 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.
• Operates and maintains laboratory equipment, and performs quality control procedures.
• Participates in internal and external programs of quality control and proficiency testing, as required by regulatory agencies.
• Prepares packages, labels, standardizes laboratory media, reagents, and controls to ensure that the laboratory is adequately supplied.
• Prepares reports, makes entries on charts, and maintains data and other records on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, as required.
• May oversee, monitor, and/or review the work of subordinate personnel, as required.
• Assists with complex analyses on laboratory specimens. In areas outside of specialty or competency, under direct supervision, performs functions which require limited technical skills.
• In water pollution control assignments, performs laboratory tests for fecal matter and microscopic alga; performs biochemical, plankton, zooplankton and other species analyses.
• Participates in non-routine testing in connection with research programs in specialty and subspecialty areas, utilizing standard laboratory tests; makes minor modifications which are compliant with acceptable laboratory practices; and records all pertinent data in detail.
• Maintains internal and external programs of quality control and proficiency testing, as required by regulatory agencies.
• Maintains laboratory records and prepares reports.
• Assists in on-the-job or classroom training of subordinates, new personnel, and other persons, as required.
• May supervise subordinate employees. Under direction, reviews the work of subordinates and evaluates and documents work performance; takes corrective action, when needed to maintain the work of the unit at a satisfactory level.
• Orders and maintains adequate amounts of media, reagents, and other supplies or assists supervisor with this function.
• 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.
• Assists in the preparation of annual budget requests.
• Interviews applicants for the laboratories, and provides appropriate liaison between laboratory staff and those ultimately responsible for administrative policies.

Requirements

• 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, candidates must also meet one of the qualification requirements of a laboratory supervisor as outlined in Title 10, Section 58-1.4 of the New York Public Health Law.

Qualifications

Qualifying experience is not limited to New York State.

Special Notes

Candidates that are solely licensed or issued permits to practice as cytotechnologists or histotechnologists may only be assigned work, including supervising personnel performing laboratory work, in a laboratory discipline/specialty appropriate to their license or permit. Candidates that are licensed or hold permits to practice as clinical laboratory technologists may be assigned work, including supervising personnel performing laboratory work, in all laboratory disciplines/specialties.

Benefits

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
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• College Savings Program
• Union Benefits for eligible titles
• Multiple employee discounts programs
• Commuter Benefits Programs

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