Specialty Laboratory Technologist - Blood Bank - Mount Sinai Morningside - Part Time/Nights (Midnight - 8am Every other weekend & 1 weekday)

About the role

The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates the ability to perform clinical/technical/service/administrative tasks.
• Performs technical procedures in Molecular Pathology, Tumor Cytogenomics, Flow Cytometry as outlined in the policy and procedure manual(s).
• Performs periodic/scheduled and as needed maintenance on instrumentation/equipment.
• Maintains documentation including remedial action for problems encountered.
• Performs quality control and calibration procedures when indicated; verifies in laboratory information system; records on Levy-Jennings charts; signs QC logs.
• Maintains all records as per the regulatory requirements: card files, patient requisitions, LIS Documentation, statistical data.
• Consults with the Supervisor or the Pathologist, if needed, on all important results, conflicting or out of range (recognized patterns specified in policy) results.
• Notes inadequate volume and/or abnormal appearance of sample Reviews all Critical Test results by repeat analysis if necessary, and communicates the same to Nursing Staff/ Physician every time. Supervisor/Pathologist is always notified in extreme cases.
• Enters the details of the Critical Value communication in L
• Prioritizes work activities to meet the established/expected test result turnaround time.
• Always notifies Supervisor if cannot perform a test or it is delayed.
• Affords assistance in Inventory Control to assure adequate supplies (QC, reagents, calibrators and other consummables) are available and reagents are stored properly (temperature sensitive).
• Takes initiative in resolving instrument related problems and finds alternate options for test processing.
• Uses available time to departmental advantage and assists where needed.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned area.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Medical Technology or equivalent education to meet NYS DOH technologist standards.
• ASCP preferred or NCA certification
• NYS Clinical Laboratory Technologist license required
• Blood Bank experience strongly preferred
• SEIU 1199 for MSHS for Lab Techs and Technologists with systemwide unified rates, BJR - Pathology Blood Bank - STL, Mount Sinai St. Luke's

Skills

Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned area.

Benefits

Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Pay

The salary range for the role is $54.6911 - $67.0586 Hourly.

Schedule

Actual schedules vary based on operational need.